A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has adjourned the suit challenging the suspension of the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara; his Deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu and members of the state House of Assembly following the emergency rule declared by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The court adjourned the matter filed by a former federal lawmaker and Peoples Democratic Party Rivers State governorship aspirant in the 2023 general electons, Dr. Farah Dagogo, to May 26, 2025
Dagogo filed the suit on April 9, 2025, arguing that the President’s actions were ultra vires and lacked any constitutional backing.
At the hearing on Monday, lawyer to the plaintiff, Cosmas Enweluzo, SAN, told the court that all defendants had been duly served and expressed readiness to proceed with the case.
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The defendants are President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas and Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rted), Rivers State Administrator
Only the fifth defendant, Ibas appeared through his lawyer, Kehinde Ogunwumiju, SAN, and requested additional time to respond to the originating summons.
After hearing from the lawyers, the presiding Judge, Justice Adamu Mohammed, granted the request and vowed that the matter would proceed on the next adjourned date regardless of further delays.