Abdullahi Sule, governor of Nasarawa, says governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are not losing sleep over the impeachment process initiated against Siminalayi Fubara, Rivers governor.
Sule spoke during an appearance on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ on Thursday.
Asked if the governors were anxious about the plot to remove Fubara, Sule insisted the process was strictly guided by the law.
The Nasarawa governor added that impeachment cannot occur without due process.
“I’m not worried because I think it’s an issue of the court. I am not worried about anybody impeaching anyone,” he said.
“You don’t just wake up and impeach somebody without going through the due process.
“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.”
Sule noted that court rulings and actions by the chief judge were already addressing the matter.
“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 added.
On internal party matters in Rivers, Sule said the issues were for the APC to resolve, not 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.
“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.”
His remarks come as the latest impeachment attempt against Fubara remains stalled by legal and procedural obstacles.
On January 23, a Rivers high court adjourned the case indefinitely, ruling that the court of appeal must first address pending appeals filed by the speaker and other lawmakers.
The ruling effectively halted the impeachment proceedings.
Similarly, Simeon Amadi, the chief judge of Rivers, refused to set up an investigative panel, citing existing court orders and the principle that courts should not act on matters already under judicial review.
This marks the third impeachment attempt against Fubara in less than three years.
The latest effort, led by Martins Amaewhule, speaker of the Rivers house of assembly, began on January 8.
The lawmakers accused Fubara of gross misconduct, including failure to present appropriation bills, alleged unauthorised spending of public funds, withholding lawmakers’ allocations, and demolishing the assembly complex in 2023.
The move has been widely interpreted as part of the ongoing political rivalry between Fubara and Nyesom Wike, his predecessor.
The Rivers house of assembly has denied the allegations.
Fubara has repeatedly called for calm, expressing confidence in divine intervention and affirming his commitment to governance.
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