A former aide to President Bola Tinubu, Denge Josef Onoh, has demanded the instant suspension of All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers within the Rivers State Home of Meeting over the continuing impeachment strikes in opposition to Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu.
Onoh stated the occasion should act shortly to cease what he described as an abuse of legislative energy in Rivers State. He warned that the impeachment plot may additional destabilise governance within the state if not checked.
The previous presidential spokesman made his place identified in an announcement launched on Sunday in Abuja. He accused the lawmakers of utilizing impeachment as a political weapon relatively than a constitutional course of.
Onoh, who can be Chairman of the Discussion board of Former Members of the Enugu State Home of Meeting, criticised the Rivers Meeting management below Speaker Martin Amaewhule. He described the renewed impeachment transfer as reckless and pushed by private curiosity, relatively than the welfare of the state.
In line with him, the motion quantities to an assault on democratic governance and constitutional order. He argued that the legislature was overstepping its boundaries.
He additionally questioned the idea of the allegations getting used to justify the impeachment. One of many main claims in opposition to the governor is the alleged failure to current the 2026 Appropriation Invoice.
Onoh dismissed this argument, stating {that a} nationally authorised funds is already in pressure and is anticipated to run till August 2026 below earlier emergency provisions.
He stated ignoring this actuality exhibits unhealthy religion on the a part of the lawmakers pushing for impeachment.
Onoh famous that this isn’t the primary time Governor Fubara has confronted such strain. He recalled that the present transfer is the third impeachment try in opposition to the governor since 2023. He added that the newest escalation started in January 2026, elevating considerations about persistent political concentrating on.
He additional alleged that the lawmakers behind the impeachment had lately defected from the Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP) to the APC on December 5, 2025. This, he stated, occurred solely days earlier than Governor Fubara himself joined the ruling occasion.
Onoh argued that the timing of those defections and the impeachment transfer raises critical questions on inner occasion motives and energy struggles.
“The simultaneous concentrating on of the governor and his deputy exposes a transparent agenda to grab energy via the again door. The APC ought to droop all its lawmakers concerned on this act of legislative rascality,” Onoh stated.
Likewise, the previous Tinubu spokesperson urged the APC management on the nationwide stage to intervene instantly. He warned that failure to behave may harm the occasion’s picture and undermine public confidence in democratic establishments.