Sunday, January 11, 2026 - A pro-democracy group has called on Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to resign amid an ongoing impeachment process initiated by members of the State House of Assembly.
The call followed the submission of an impeachment notice
against the governor, reportedly signed by 26 of the 27 lawmakers in the
Assembly.
The notice was presented during Thursday’s plenary by the
Majority Leader of the House, Major Jack, who outlined eight allegations of
gross misconduct against the governor.
Reacting in a statement on Saturday, the National Vanguard
for Accountable and Transparent Democracy, NVATD, through its spokesperson
Wisdom Abah, said the governor’s actions had intensified the political crisis
in the state.
The group accused Fubara of reneging on peace agreements
brokered by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to resolve the standoff between the
executive and the legislature.
According to NVATD, the governor’s continued refusal to
engage with the Assembly, including failing to present the 2026 budget, amounts
to a disregard for legislative authority.
The group urged the governor to step aside to prevent
further political instability in the state.
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