Ogona Anita
A Rivers State High Court of Oyibo local government Area sitting in Port Harcourt has issued an interim order of injunction against the Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly, MARTIN CHIKE-AMAEWHULE, and thirty two others including the clerk of the house and Chief Judge of Rivers State.
The order restrained the Chief Judge of the state, Justice SIMEON CHIBUZOR-AMADI from receiving, forwarding, considering and or however acting on any request, resolution, articles of impeachment or other document or communication from one to twenty-seventh defendants for the purposes of constituting a panel to investigate the purported allegations of misconduct against the governor and his deputy for seven days.
The presiding judge, Justice F.A FIBERESIMA, in a ruling in a motion experte in a two separate suit by governor SIMINALAYI FUBARA and Deputy Governor, Professor NGOZI NMA-ORDU also grated leave to Claimants applicants to serve the interim order, the originating processes in the suits and all other subsequent processes meant for first to thirty one defendants at the gate of the Rivers State Assembly quarter.
The Court also directed that the interim order, the originating processes in the suits to the serve on the number thirty two dependent who is the Chief Judge of the state through any staff of Judiciary at the Chief Judge’s Chambers within the high premises.
Our Correspondent reports that the presiding, Justice F.A FIBERESIMA thereafter adjourned the case to the 23rd of January, 2026 for motion.
