Why APC Govs Aren’t Worried About Threat To Impeach Fubara – Gov. Sule

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State says governors elected under the All Progressives Congress (APC) are not unduly worried about the ongoing impeachment process involving Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, noting that the matter is already before the courts.

Sule made the remarks on Thursday while appearing on Politics Today, a political programme aired on Channels Television.

Reacting to questions on whether APC governors were concerned that one of their colleagues could be impeached and whether any intervention was underway, Sule said the impeachment process is strictly guided by the law and due process.

“I am not worried because it is an issue before the court. You cannot just wake up and impeach a governor without following due process,” he said.

The Nasarawa governor added that while governors remain attentive to developments involving their colleagues, there is no immediate cause for alarm.

“Of course, whatever happens to any of our colleagues is a concern, but we are not so worried to the extent of assuming that Governor Fubara will be impeached,” Sule stated.

He further explained that judicial and constitutional steps were already being taken to address the matter.

“From all indications, actions are being taken. The courts are making decisions, and the Chief Judge has taken a position. For that reason, we are not worried,” he said.

Meanwhile, the latest impeachment attempt against Governor Fubara has stalled following legal and procedural challenges.

On January 23, 2026, a Rivers State High Court sitting in Oyigbo adjourned the impeachment suit indefinitely, ruling that the Court of Appeal must first determine pending appeals filed by the Speaker and other lawmakers. The ruling effectively halted further impeachment proceedings.

In a related development, 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 entertain matters already under judicial consideration.

This is the third attempt to impeach Governor Fubara in less than three years.

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.(daily trust)