Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has stated that governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are not overly concerned about the ongoing impeachment proceedings against Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, describing it as a matter before the courts.
Sule made the remarks during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, responding to questions on whether APC governors were worried about the impeachment move and whether steps were being taken to prevent it.
“I’m not worried because I think it’s an issue of the court. I am not worried about anybody impeaching anyone. You don’t just wake up and impeach somebody without going through the due process,” Sule said.
He acknowledged that while governors are naturally concerned about developments affecting their colleagues, there is no cause for alarm.
“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. 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 State, Sule emphasised that such issues fall under the purview of the APC rather than 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.
The Nasarawa governor further disclosed that members of the APC National Working Committee were present during discussions and had been tasked to investigate developments in the state.
“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,” Sule stated.
His comments come amid the latest attempt to impeach Governor Fubara, which has stalled due to legal and procedural hurdles.
On January 23, 2026, a Rivers State High Court sitting in Oyigbo adjourned the impeachment case indefinitely, ruling that the Court of Appeal must first determine pending appeals filed by the Speaker and other lawmakers. The ruling effectively put the impeachment proceedings on hold.
Similarly, 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 act on matters already under judicial consideration.
This marks the third attempt to impeach Fubara in less than three years. The most recent effort began on January 8, 2026, led by the Martin Amaewhule faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly, citing alleged gross misconduct including failure to present appropriation bills, unauthorised expenditure of public funds, withholding of lawmakers’ allocations, and the demolition of the Assembly complex in 2023.
The impeachment attempt is widely seen as part of an ongoing political rivalry between Governor Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, though the state assembly has denied the claims.
Governor Fubara has repeatedly called for calm, expressing confidence in divine intervention while maintaining focus on governance.
