A Rivers State Excessive Courtroom sitting in Port Harcourt has issued an interim injunction restraining the Speaker of the Rivers State Home of Meeting, Martins Chike-Amaewhule, and 32 different defendants from taking additional steps in the direction of the impeachment course of towards Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Nma-Odu.
The swimsuit was filed individually by the governor and the deputy governor on the Excessive Courtroom in Oyigbo Native Authorities Space.
Within the interim ruling on Friday, the courtroom additionally barred the Chief Decide of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Chibuzor-Amadi, from receiving or appearing on any communication from members of the Meeting regarding the structure of a panel of inquiry into the alleged misconduct towards the 2 high officers.
The order, granted by Justice F.A. Fiberesima, particularly prevents the Chief Decide from accepting, forwarding, contemplating or appearing on any request, decision or impeachment-related paperwork allegedly despatched by the lawmakers for a interval of seven days.
The courtroom additional dominated on the mode of service of the authorized processes, granting the claimants permission to serve the interim injunction and different originating courtroom paperwork on the primary to 31 defendants by pasting them on the entrance gate of the Rivers State Home of Meeting quarters.
Justice Fiberesima additionally directed that the Chief Decide, listed because the thirty second defendant within the case, ought to be served via any workers member of the judiciary at his chambers situated throughout the Excessive Courtroom premises.
The interim order is predicted to stay in pressure for seven days, pending additional proceedings within the matter.
