A leading Nigerian civic organisation has fired a powerful shot across the bow of the Rivers State House of Assembly, branding the fresh impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy Prof. Ngozi Odu as unconstitutional, speculative, and driven entirely by personal and factional political agendas rather than any genuine breach of the law.The Good Governance Advocacy Centre (GGAC), after conducting an intensive 72-hour independent forensic review of the allegations and legislative process, concluded that no act of gross misconduct the strict constitutional threshold required under Section 188 has been established against the governor or his deputy.In a strongly worded statement released in Port Harcourt on January 15, 2026, GGAC Country Representative Dr. Zaccheus Ocha declared: “The Good Governance Advocacy Centre has concluded a 72-hour independent review that shows there is no act of gross misconduct established against Governor Siminalayi Fubara or his deputy. What is presented as impeachment is, in substance, a political project aimed at personal and factional gains, not the protection of constitutional order.”
The watchdog described the impeachment allegations which reportedly include administrative decisions like appointments, budgetary actions, and other executive prerogatives as manifestly weak, lacking any proven criminal infraction or violation of court orders. GGAC stressed that impeachment remains an extraordinary remedy, never intended as a tool to enforce political loyalty, settle succession battles, or intimidate the executive arm.The statement directly linked the crisis to the lingering power tussle between Governor Fubara and his predecessor, former Governor Nyesom Wike (now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory), whose loyalists dominate the Assembly:“Our analysis indicates that the legislative actions against Governor Fubara are deeply rooted in the post-transition power tussle following the exit of the former governor, Nyesom Wike, and the resistance to the governor’s efforts to assert institutional independence.”
Here is the influential former Governor and current FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, whose shadow looms large over the Rivers political drama:
GGAC warned that rushing into impeachment without dialogue risks plunging Rivers State Nigeria's oil-rich economic powerhouse into another round of manufactured instability, diverting attention from urgent governance, economic development, and security needs.The group made a clear call to action: Immediately suspend the proceedings, embrace genuine reconciliation, and allow respected elders, political leaders, and civil society to intervene before the crisis escalates into a full-blown constitutional showdown.As defections from the impeachment camp grow (with several lawmakers already withdrawing support in favour of political dialogue), GGAC's intervention adds heavyweight pressure on all sides. The burning question now gripping Rivers and the nation:Will the Assembly heed the calls for restraint, or will personal ambitions push the state toward yet another avoidable political earthquake?The coming days and the Assembly's scheduled sitting will tell. The eyes of Nigeria remain firmly fixed on Port Harcourt.