The political crisis in Rivers State has deepened as the All Progressives Congress (APC) directed the state lawmakers to, immediately, commence impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Should they decide not to follow the order, the party will invoke relevant sections of its constitution to discipline them as APC members.
Majority of the lawmakers defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
They are loyalists of Fubara’s predecessor who is now the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike.
Rivers State APC Caretaker Committee Chairman, Chief Tony Okocha, gave the order for the impeachment at a press briefing in Port Harcourt, the state capital on Tuesday.
He said the Assembly, led by Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, must impeach Fubara immediately.
Okocha said the decision of the party followed the remarks by Fubara that the intervention of President Bola Tinubu in the political crisis rocking the state was only a political solution and not constitutional.