Rivers APC Rejects Impeachment Process against Gov’ Sim Fubara

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• Calls on APC Lawmakers to Immediately Discontinue the Impeachment Process •Resist pressure from outside to destabilize Fubara led Government

The River state All Progressive Congress (APC) has out rightly rejected the impeachment process commenced by the state house of Assembly against the incumbent governor, Sim Fubara, calling on the party lawyers to immediately discontinue the impeachment process.

In a statement signed Darlington Nwauju, Rivers State APC Spokesperson, which was obtained by our correspondent, the party described the development as ‘unfortunate developments coming out from the chambers of the Rivers State House of Assembly’

The party called on all members of the Rivers State House of Assembly especially APC members, to resist pressures from outside the Assembly chambers to destabilize the Government of Rivers state ably led by His Excellency Sir Siminalayi Fubara.

Condemning the development the Rivers state APC spokesperson said “We concede that the legislature is an independent arm in the tripod of governance, and the constitutional responsibilities of checks and balances are within their democratic purview.

Stating its stand, the Rivers state APC emphatically stated “Our Position as at today on this matter is that, we solemnly reject the resort to an impeachment process against our Governor and his deputy.

“It will be totally untenable for our party to keep quiet when an obvious hangover from strife that occurred within the PDP are allowed to resurface in our great party.

According to the party, “It is important to say to Rivers people and Nigerians that since the latest threat of impeachment centres on the budget, may we remind ourselves that under the period of emergency rule, a budget was transmitted to the National Assembly by the President and Commander-in-Chief in May 2025 which was approved by the Senate on 25 June 2025 and subsequently by the House of Representatives on July 22 2025 for a total sum of #1.485 trillion.

Interestingly, this budget is for one year and should run until August 2026 and if the Governor is comfortable with the composition of the said budget, he may elect not to present any supplementary budget. Besides, the constitution allows for a six-months spending window into the new fiscal year by a state governor.