Abdullahi Sule says the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors are not losing sleep over the impeachment proceedings against Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers State.
Sule, the governor of Nasarawa State, spoke on the matter while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday.
He said concerns within the APC over the Rivers situation were limited because impeachment is a process anchored in law.
According to him, removing a sitting governor cannot happen arbitrarily or outside constitutional provisions.
“I’m not worried because I think it’s an issue of the court. I am not worried about anybody impeaching anyone,” Sule said.
“You don’t just wake up and impeach somebody without going through the due process.”
The governor said that while governors naturally monitor developments affecting their colleagues, there is no certainty that Fubara will be removed.
“Of course, whatever happens to any of our colleagues, we are worried, but we are not so worried to the point of saying he [Fubara] is going to be impeached,” he said.
Sule explained that the matter was already being shaped by judicial decisions and the position taken by the chief judge.
“From all indications, actions are being taken. Courts are taking decisions. The Chief Judge is taking a position on that. So, for that reason, we are not worried,” he said.
Speaking on the internal disputes rocking Rivers State, Sule said the situation was a party matter rather than one for the Progressive Governors’ Forum.
“We have asked the party to go and study the situation [in Rivers] and brief us if they need anything from the Progressive Governors’ Forum, because it’s purely a party affair for another state,” he said.
He disclosed that the APC national working committee had been tasked with examining events in the state.
“Members of the national working committee were there during the meeting, and they were asked to investigate what is happening there. If they need our input anywhere, they can confirm. But it’s not something for the Progressive Governors; it’s a party affair,” Sule said.
The comments were made amid stalled impeachment proceedings against Fubara due to legal constraints.
A Rivers high court on January 23 suspended the case indefinitely, directing that pending appeals before the court of appeal must first be resolved.
The ruling brought the impeachment process to a halt.
Simeon Amadi, Rivers chief judge, also declined to constitute a probe panel, citing subsisting court orders and the principle of judicial restraint.
The stalled process represents the third impeachment attempt against Fubara within a three-year period.
The latest effort began on January 8 and was initiated by Martin Amaewhule, speaker of the Rivers State House Of Assembly.
Lawmakers accused the governor of gross misconduct, including failure to present appropriation bills, alleged unauthorised spending, withholding of legislative funds, and the demolition of the assembly complex in 2023.
The development has been widely interpreted as an extension of the political face-off between Fubara and Nyesom Wike, his immediate predecessor.
The Rivers State House Of Assembly has rejected the allegations.
Fubara has consistently appealed for calm, expressing faith in divine intervention while maintaining his focus on governance.
