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Fubara: Lawyers move to recall 26 Rivers lawmakers, write INEC for voters register

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Legislative lawyers under the aegis of Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners, ALDRAP, have commenced moves to recall 26 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, including the Speaker Martin Amaewhule, over the impeachment proceedings initiated by the lawmakers against Governor Sim Fubara.

DAILY POST reports that the Rivers lawmakers had on Thursday commenced an impeachment process against Fubara, accusing him of gross misconduct, including financial misappropriation.

ALDRAP disclosed the commencement of the recall process in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

In the letter, the lawyers association demanded certified true copies, CTCs, of the voters register of all the state constituencies in Rivers State.

The legislative lawyers association, in the letter obtained by DAILY POST on Friday, said several of its members are constituents of the said lawmakers and as such, it has the legal right to initiate the recall process.

ALDRAP put INEC on notice that it would go to court to press for the release of the CTCs of the voters registers if the Commission fails to make them available.

Parts of the letter dated January 8, 2026, and signed by ALDRAP Secretary, Dr Tonye Clinton Jaja, SCN, read, “Notice of commencement of recall of Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly and 25 other legislators of the House of Assembly who signed the impeachment notice dated 8th January 2026 and request for certified true copies (CTCs) of the voter register of all the state constituencies of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

“Contrary to the judgment of February 2025 of the Supreme Court of Nigeria that enjoined the members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to work in peaceful harmony with the Governor of Rivers State by exploring and exhausting amicable methods to resolve conflicts, the members of the Rivers State Houseof Assembly have once again initiated belligerent methods.

“Ironically, both the Governor of Rivers State and the said members of the Rivers State House of Assembly are members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and ought to have explored and exhausted internal dispute resolution mechanisms.

“In light of the foregoing, as a public interest organisation of lawyers majority of whom are constituents of all state constituencies of the Rivers State House of Assembly, we hereby demand the aforementioned certified true copies (CTC) and put your Commission on notice.”

In a further reaction to the development, ALDRAP declared that the impeachment notice is dead on arrival because the lawmakers referred to Governor Fubara as “madam” in the letter addressed to him.

“The letter of notice of impeachment against Governor Fubara is dead on arrival for two legal reasons: (1) Fundamental flaw of addressing Governor Fubara as “madam” and (2) the constituents of Rivers State did not endorse or authorize the lawmakers of Rivers State House of Assembly to commence impeachment against Governor Fubara,” ALDRAP said.




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 2027: Any vote for APC is for terrorists to continue – Aisha Yesufu

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Former Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Senatorial aspirant for the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Aisha Yesufu, says any vote for the All Progressives Congress, APC, is for terrorists to continue in the country.
Yesufu made this remark in a statement posted on her verified X handle on Sunday.

This is as the rate of insecurity in the country has significantly increased with killings and abductions across the country.

The human rights activist also charged every Nigerian above 18 years old to get their Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs.
According to her, the miracle people have been praying for is more accessible with their PVCs

“Any vote for APC is vote for these terrorists to continue what they are doing,” the co-convener of BringBackOurGirls Movement said.




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Gbajabiamila: APC govt running Nigeria with alarming recklessness – PDP

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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government of running Nigeria with alarming recklessness.

PDP spoke in a statement posted on its verified X handle on Sunday.

The party was reacting to the scandal involving Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, and ‘the Director General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC’, Adeniyi Adeyemi.

Recall that Adeyemi alleged that Gbajabiamila received N400 million through a proxy and demanded an additional N200 million to secure his appointment.

The Presidency has, however, debunked the allegation, saying Gbajabiamila cannot give appointments.

Reacting, the PDP said, “The recent grave accusations levelled against Gbajabiamila and the admissions contained in the response issued by Presidential Spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, have confirmed what many Nigerians had long suspected.

“The APC-led Federal Government is running the country with alarming recklessness, where nepotism and cronyism have displaced merit, and impunity has become standard practice, administered in a manner akin to a criminal enterprise.

“Adeyemi alleged that the Chief of Staff solicited and received financial inducements from him in exchange for facilitating his appointment into the Presidential Economic Advisory Council and also made further demands in the course of running the office.

“In response, the Presidency, through Bayo Onanuga, did not directly deny the allegation; instead, it parried them, rather describing Adeyemi as an impostor and a fraudster who forged his way into the highest levels of government.

“How else can one explain the serial embarrassments emanating from the Presidential Villa under this administration? From the appointment of deceased persons into government offices, to the inclusion of undeserving individuals on the presidential pardon list, the N800 billion Progressive Governors Forum scandal, and numerous other avoidable blunders. This administration has demonstrated a troubling pattern of institutional failure.”




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2027 campaign must be issue-based, not personal attacks – Lamido to PDP candidates

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Former Jigawa State Governor and founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sule Lamido, has called on aspiring politicians and candidates to conduct issue-based campaigns and avoid personal attacks as preparations for the 2027 general elections gather momentum.
Lamido made the call Saturday when he received PDP Governorship candidates of Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Yobe states in his hometown Bamaina, Birnin Kudi Local Government.

He said, focusing on issue-based campaign will help in restoring unity and development of the country especially when the country is facing serious problems.

According to him, “We want to redirect and restore the culture of politics in terms of issues not personality.

“We must know, we are all Nigerians, that’s very important, we are citizens of this country, we all love Nigeria.

“It’s not about what someone did, it’s about what you will give as an individual or political party, what are you going to offer Nigerians?”

Lamido explained that, issues such as insecurity, education, economy, corruption among other are the issues that require attention.

“These are the issues we will be campaigning, so that by the time we win the government, it is going to be a government of the people ”

Speaking during the visit, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Gombe State and former Minister of Communications, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, commended the former governor for his fatherly role, steadfastness, and commitment to speaking the truth.

Pantami said the visit was aimed at seeking Lamido’s fatherly advice, guidance, and support as they navigate the current political landscape.

According to him, “Nigeria and Nigerians need leaders like Sule Lamido who stand with the masses and possess the courage to speak the truth to anyone, regardless of their position or status,” Pantami said.




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