The Digest:
The Rivers State House of Assembly has initiated impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara for the second time in ten months, citing gross misconduct.
Key Points :
- Assembly resumed impeachment proceedings against Fubara on Thursday.
- Both the governor and his deputy are accused of gross misconduct.
- This is the second such attempt within ten months.
- The first bid in 2025 led to a state of emergency declared by Tinubu.
- That intervention temporarily suspended Fubara and the Assembly.
- Fubara has since defected to the APC; Wike remains in PDP.
- Wike now leads a coalition in Rivers supporting Tinubu’s 2027 bid.
