The Minority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Sylvanus Nwankwo, who represents the Omuma State Constituency, alongside his colleague Peter Abbey, representing Degema Constituency, have withdrawn from the ongoing plot to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy.
At a press conference in Port Harcourt on Monday, the duo urged the State Assembly to reconsider its step.
According to them, the decision followed an appeal from “our elders and leaders”, who begged for leniency.
They said, “Rivers State issued a notice of impeachment on Governor Fubara and his Deputy. We appeal to our fellow colleagues to temper justice with mercy and see how we can solve this matter without the impeachment proceedings.
“Having listened to so many calls from our elders and leaders, both within and outside the state, we are begging our colleagues to reconsider our steps and see how this matter can be resolved amicably even though the governor and his deputy have infringed on the Constitution”.
Recall that the governor and his Deputy were served impeachment notice on Thursday last week over alleged gross misconduct.
