A Rivers State High Court sitting in Oyigbo Local Government Area of Port Harcourt on Friday issued an interim injunction stopping moves by the Rivers State House of Assembly to initiate impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu.

The court restrained the Speaker of the House, Mr. Martin Amaewhule, the Clerk of the Assembly, and other defendants from sending any correspondence, resolution, or document to the Chief Judge of the state for the purpose of constituting a panel to investigate allegations of misconduct against the governor and his deputy.

Justice F. A. Fiberesima, who presided over the matter, also barred the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, from receiving, forwarding, considering, or acting on any impeachment-related request from the first to the 27th defendants for a period of seven days.

The ruling followed a motion ex parte filed in two separate suits by Governor Fubara and his deputy. The court granted leave to the claimants to serve the interim order and originating processes in Suit Nos. OYHC/7/CS/2026 and OYHC/6/CS/2026, as well as all subsequent court documents, on the first to the 31st defendants by substituted means, specifically at the gate of the Rivers State House of Assembly quarters.

Justice Fiberesima further directed that the court processes be served on the 32nd defendant, the Chief Judge of the state, through any staff of the judiciary at his chambers within the High Court premises.

The court subsequently adjourned the matter to January 23, 2026, for hearing of the motion on notice.

Meanwhile, despite the court order, the Rivers State House of Assembly reportedly resolved on Friday to continue with the impeachment process against the governor and his deputy.

In a related development, four lawmakers who had earlier withdrawn their support for the impeachment and appealed to their colleagues to abandon the move reversed their stance on Friday, accusing Governor Fubara of being adamant.