Fubara’s Impeachment: Court disobeyed Nigeria’s constitution – Lawyer, Egbule

A legal practitioner, Godspower Egbule, has described the court order on the impeachment process of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State as clear and flagrant disobedience of the constitution.

Egbule made this known on Monday while fielding questions in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’ monitored by DAILY POST.

He said that the Rivers State House of Assembly has followed the provisions of the law in the impeachment proceeding.

According to him, at this point in Rivers State regarding the impeachment, it would be premature for anyone to go to court.

He said, “The court order on the impeachment process of Governor Fubara is a clear, flagrant disobedience of the constitution.

“Ours is a constitutional democracy and in the context of that, we have what is called separation of powers. And the whole intent of separation of powers is that you are going to have checks and balances.

“Within the context of what we have in Rivers State is that you have the House of Assembly that is checking the excesses of the executive.

“First, the Constitution in Section one says the constitution is supreme and its provision shall have binding force on all the persons and authority.”

Fubara’s Impeachment: Court disobeyed Nigeria’s constitution – Lawyer, Egbule