‘We Are Not So Worried To The Point That Fubara Will Be Impeached’ – Gov Sule

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has said governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are not overly concerned about the impeachment process involving Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, describing it as a matter already before the courts.

Naija News reports that Sule spoke on Thursday during an appearance on Politics Today, a current affairs programme on Channels Television.

Responding to questions about whether APC governors were worried that one of their colleagues could be removed from office, Sule said the situation must be handled strictly according to law.

“I’m not worried because I think it’s an issue of the court. I am not worried about anybody impeaching anyone. You don’t just wake up and impeach somebody without going through due process,” he said.

He acknowledged that governors were naturally concerned about developments affecting their colleagues, but maintained there was no cause for panic.

“Of course, whatever happens to any of our colleagues, we are worried, but we are not so worried to the point of saying he [Fubara] is going to be impeached.

“From all indications, actions are being taken. Courts are taking decisions. The Chief Judge is taking a position on that. So, for that reason, we are not worried,” Sule added.

Impeachment Effort Faces Legal Hurdles

The latest attempt to remove Governor Fubara from office has stalled amid legal and procedural obstacles.

On January 23, 2026, a Rivers State High Court sitting in Oyigbo adjourned the impeachment case indefinitely, ruling that the Court of Appeal must first determine pending appeals filed by the Speaker and other lawmakers. The order effectively halted immediate impeachment proceedings.

Similarly, the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, declined to constitute an investigative panel, citing existing court orders and the principle that courts should not act on matters already under judicial consideration.

This most recent effort marks the third impeachment attempt against Fubara in less than three years.

The current move began on January 8, 2026, led by the Martin Amaewhule faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly. The lawmakers accuse the governor of gross misconduct, including failure to present appropriation bills, alleged unauthorised expenditure of public funds, withholding lawmakers’ allocations and demolition of the Assembly complex in 2023.

The impeachment drive has been widely viewed as part of the lingering political rivalry between Governor Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, despite earlier attempts at reconciliation mediated by President Bola Tinubu.

Governor Fubara has repeatedly called for calm, expressing confidence in divine intervention and maintaining his focus on governance, even as legal and political battles continue around him.