Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has said governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress are not overly concerned about the impeachment process involving Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, describing it as a matter before the courts.
Sule stated this while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday.
Responding to questions on whether APC governors were worried about the impeachment move and whether steps were being taken to prevent it, the Nasarawa governor said the process was governed strictly by law and due process.
“I’m not worried because I think it’s an issue of the court. I am not worried about anybody impeaching anyone.
“You don’t just wake up and impeach somebody without going through the due process,” Sule said.
He added that while governors were naturally concerned about developments affecting their colleagues, there was no cause for alarm.
“Of course, whatever happens to any of our colleagues, we are worried, but we are not so worried to the point of saying he [Fubara] is going to be impeached.
“From all indications, actions are being taken. Courts are taking decisions. The Chief Judge is taking a position on that. So, for that reason, we are not worried,” he said.
On internal APC matters in Rivers State, Sule said such issues remained within the purview of the party rather than the Progressive Governors’ Forum.
“We have asked the party to go and study the situation [in Rivers] and brief us if they need anything from the Progressive Governors’ Forum, because it’s purely a party affair for another state,” he said.
Sule disclosed that members of the APC National Working Committee were present during discussions and had been mandated to investigate developments in the state.
“Members of the national working committee were there during the meeting, and they were asked to investigate what is happening there.
“If they need our input anywhere, they can confirm. But it’s not something for the Progressive Governors; it’s a party affair,” he added.
His comments follow the latest attempt to impeach Governor Fubara, which has stalled due to legal and procedural hurdles.
On January 23, 2026, a Rivers State High Court sitting in Oyigbo adjourned the impeachment case indefinitely, ruling that the Court of Appeal must first determine pending appeals filed by the Speaker and other lawmakers.
The ruling effectively halted the impeachment proceedings.
Similarly, the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, declined to constitute an investigative panel, citing existing court orders and the principle that courts should not act on matters already under judicial consideration.
This is the third impeachment attempt against Fubara in less than three years.
The most recent move began on January 8, 2026, led by the Martin Amaewhule faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
The lawmakers accused the governor of gross misconduct, including failure to present appropriation bills, alleged unauthorised expenditure of public funds, withholding lawmakers’ allocations, and the demolition of the Assembly complex in 2023.
The impeachment effort has been widely viewed as part of the lingering political rivalry between Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike.
The state assembly had denied the claim.
Governor Fubara has repeatedly urged calm, expressing confidence in divine intervention while maintaining focus on governance.
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