Denge Josef Onoh, a former South-East Spokesman to President Bola Tinubu, has asked the All Progressives Congress (APC) to immediately suspend all its lawmakers in the Rivers State House of Assembly involved in moves to impeach governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu.
Onoh made the call in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja.
The Chairman of the Forum of Former Members of the Enugu State House of Assembly described the renewed impeachment attempt by the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, as legislative rascality and a calculated, self-serving coup against constitutional order and democratic governance.
He added that the impeachment move, reportedly based on allegations of gross misconduct, including the non-presentation of the 2026 Appropriation Bill, fails to acknowledge the existence of a nationally approved budget running until August 2026 under earlier emergency provisions.
According to him, the current effort marks the third attempt to impeach Governor Fubara since 2023, with the latest escalation occurring in January 2026.
He stated that the lawmakers involved defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC on December 5, 2025, just days before Governor Fubara’s own defection to the ruling party.
“The simultaneous targeting of the governor and his deputy exposes a clear agenda to seize power through the back door. The APC should suspend all its lawmakers involved in this act of legislative rascality,” Onoh said.
