Rivers Lawmakers Accuse Governor Fubara of Plotting Their Recall Instead of Pursuing Peace
In the escalating political crisis rocking Rivers State, members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of orchestrating efforts to have their constituents recall them from office, rather than engaging in genuine dialogue for resolution. The allegation surfaced during a press briefing at the Assembly’s temporary legislative quarters along Aba Road, Port Harcourt, on Friday, January 16, 2026. Lawmaker Looloo Opuende, representing Akuku-Toru Constituency II, claimed that while some stakeholders and lawmakers were pushing for a political solution amid ongoing impeachment proceedings against the governor and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, Fubara was allegedly working behind the scenes. “While stakeholders and some lawmakers were making efforts to find a political solution to the crisis, the governor was working behind the scenes to induce their constituents to initiate their recall from the House,” Opuende stated. “Fubara was allegedly paying cons...