The Rivers State House of Assembly has insisted that no court order can stop its plan to sack Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu.
Chairman, House Committee on Information, Petitions and Complaints, Dr. Enemi Alabo George, made the declaration in a statement on Sunday.
He equally raised the alarm over an alleged plot by some persons linked to the executive arm to procure a court order stopping it from performing its functions.
George claimed that the plot was to get the ex parte order from the state High Court operating outside Port Harcourt, the state capital.
The House declared that such a move will not stand, describing it as dead on arrival, adding that this would amount to an attempt to subvert the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.
George also stated that all that is required is for the office holders who have already been duly served with the Notice of Allegations of Gross Misconduct is to respond to them item by item rather than deploy subterranean moves to subvert the law or use proxies to malign members and the Rivers State House of Assembly in the media.
The House described the move as illegal, insisting that it contradicted Section 272 (3) and 188 (10) of the constitution as well as some judicial decisions of the Court of Appeal.
The Rivers Assembly further advised persons behind the move to exercise restraint and refrain from actions inimical to the constitution.
Impeachment: Rivers Assembly Alleges Plot by Executive Arm to Procure Court Order
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