The Rivers State House of Assembly led by Hon. Martins Amaewhule has reversed its earlier decision to resume plenary on 26 January, opting instead to reconvene on Thursday.
The decision was communicated in an internal memo circulated to all lawmakers and signed by the Clerk of the House, Emeka Amadi.
The memo, dated 5 January, stated: “By the leave of the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule DSSRS and in line with Order 4, Rule 3 of the Standing Orders of the Rivers House of Assembly (1999), you are hereby informed that the House will reconvene for plenary on Thursday, 8 January 2026, at 10:00am.
“Consequently, you are expected to treat this information with utmost importance and attend the sitting accordingly.”
At the plenary presided over by Amaewhule, the Majority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Major Jack, read the notice of allegations and gross misconduct against Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
The assembly accused the governor of converting state funds into United States dollars and allegedly paying individuals from Abuja to influence President Bola Tinubu to intervene and prevent lawmakers from summoning him to present the 2025 budget before the House.
The notice, which was signed by 26 members of the assembly, was described by the lawmakers as being in line with the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution.
Amaewhule said the notice would be served on Governor Fubara within the next seven days.
Also during the plenary, the Deputy Majority Leader of the House, Linda Stewart, read the notice of allegations and gross misconduct against the Deputy Governor, Ngozi Odu.
