- Martin Amaewhule, speaker of the house, announced the lawmakers’ decision during their sitting at the assembly quarters in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
- The lawmakers based their decision on the resolutions reached during a meeting with President Bola Tinubu
The notice of impeachment that was earlier delivered to Governor Siminalayi Fubara has been withdrawn by members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
During their discussions, the parliamentarians only discussed the removal of the notification of Fubara’s impeachment.
This comes after a truce was negotiated during a meeting on Monday in the Aso Villa in Abuja between President Bola Tinubu and the warring groups.
TVC reports that the lawmakers announced their decision to withdraw in a notice read on the house floor, citing respect for the President as the reason behind their move.
The conflict between Fubara and Nyesom Wike, his predecessor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, split lawmakers in the House, with 27 of them decamping from the Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling All Progressives Congress.
In a series of events that unfolded during the feud, parallel sittings emerged, an impeachment plot against the governor was uncovered, the Assembly complex was demolished, and a wave of resignations swept through the cabinet of pro-Wike commissioners in Fubara’s cabinet.