APC govs not frightened over Fubara impeachment transfer — Sule

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has stated governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress should not overly involved concerning the impeachment course of involving Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, describing it as a matter earlier than the courts.

Sule said this whereas showing on Channels Tv’s Politics At the moment on Thursday.

Responding to questions on whether or not APC governors have been frightened concerning the impeachment transfer and whether or not steps have been being taken to forestall it, the Nasarawa governor stated the method was ruled strictly by legislation and due course of.

“I’m not frightened as a result of I feel it’s a problem of the courtroom. I’m not frightened about anyone impeaching anybody.

“You don’t simply get up and impeach anyone with out going by the due course of,” Sule stated.

He added that whereas governors have been naturally involved about developments affecting their colleagues, there was no trigger for alarm.

“In fact, no matter occurs to any of our colleagues, we’re frightened, however we’re not so frightened to the purpose of claiming he [Fubara] goes to be impeached.

“From all indications, actions are being taken. Courts are taking selections. The Chief Choose is taking a place on that. So, for that cause, we’re not frightened,” he stated.

On inside APC issues in Rivers State, Sule stated such points remained inside the purview of the social gathering moderately than the Progressive Governors’ Discussion board.

“Now we have requested the social gathering to go and examine the state of affairs [in Rivers] and temporary us in the event that they want something from the Progressive Governors’ Discussion board, as a result of it’s purely a celebration affair for an additional state,” he stated.

Sule disclosed that members of the APC Nationwide Working Committee have been current throughout discussions and had been mandated to research developments within the state.

“Members of the nationwide working committee have been there through the assembly, and so they have been requested to research what is going on there.

“In the event that they want our enter anyplace, they will verify. Nevertheless it’s not one thing for the Progressive Governors; it’s a celebration affair,” he added.

His feedback comply with the most recent try and impeach Governor Fubara, which has stalled resulting from authorized and procedural hurdles.

On January 23, 2026, a Rivers State Excessive Courtroom sitting in Oyigbo adjourned the impeachment case indefinitely, ruling that the Courtroom of Appeal should first decide pending appeals filed by the Speaker and different lawmakers.

The ruling successfully halted the impeachment proceedings.

Equally, the Chief Choose of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, declined to represent an investigative panel, citing present courtroom orders and the precept that courts mustn’t act on issues already beneath judicial consideration.

That is the third impeachment try towards Fubara in lower than three years.

The newest transfer started on January 8, 2026, led by the Martin Amaewhule faction of the Rivers State Home of Meeting.

The lawmakers accused the governor of gross misconduct, together with failure to current appropriation payments, alleged unauthorised expenditure of public funds, withholding lawmakers’ allocations, and the demolition of the Meeting complicated in 2023.

The impeachment effort has been broadly considered as a part of the lingering political rivalry between Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike.

The state meeting had denied the declare.

Governor Fubara has repeatedly urged calm, expressing confidence in divine intervention whereas sustaining deal with governance.