Rivers: Court suspends order restraining CJ, adjourns Fubara impeachment suit indefinitely

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A high court in Oyigbo, Rivers state, has adjourned indefinitely the suits filed by Siminalayi Fubara, state governor and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, challenging the impeachment process initiated against them by state house of assembly.

At the proceedings on Friday, S.I Amen, counsel to the defendants in the suit, informed the court about a pending appeal filed by the defendants on the same subject.

He prayed the court to suspend further hearing pending the determination of the appeal.

Paul Erokoro, lead counsel to the claimants, and Lawrence Oko-Jaja, counsel to the 28th, 29th and 30th defendants, did not oppose the oral application.

Consequently, Florence Fiberesima, presiding judge, adjourned indefinitely pending the outcome of an appeal.

She noted that the outcome of the appeal will help the court determine the substantive suit before it.

The judge also suspended the ex parte order she granted on January 16, which restrained the chief judge of the state from receiving or acting on any impeachment notice against Fubara and his deputy. Thecable