The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has instituted legal action against the Bayelsa State House of Assembly at the Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged plot to impeach him. In the suit, marked **FHC/ABJ/CS/221/2025**, Ewhrudjakpo claimed that members of the Assembly were being pressured to remove him from office because of his refusal to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) — the platform on which he and Governor Douye Diri were elected. While Governor Diri recently resigned from the PDP, Ewhrudjakpo has maintained his membership of the party. Represented by his counsel, Reuben Egwuaba, the deputy governor also alleged that some local government chairpersons, including Alice Tange of Sagbama LGA, were facing threats of removal for similarly refusing to decamp to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ewhrudjakpo is seeking several interim injunctions, including an order restraining the state Assembly from commencing or conducting any impeachment proceedings against him for remaining in the PDP. He argued that such action would violate Sections 188(5)-(9), (11) and 36(1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). He also asked the court to restrain the Assembly from recognising or dealing with any APC member as the deputy governor of Bayelsa State. Additionally, he is seeking an order preventing the Inspector-General of Police, the Director-General of the Department of State Services, and the Bayelsa State Attorney-General from withdrawing his security protection pending the determination of the motion on notice. After hearing Egwuaba’s ex parte application on October 27 — as contained in a certified true copy dated October 29 — Justice Emeka Nwite directed all defendants to appear before the court to show cause why the interim orders should not be granted. The listed defendants include the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, its Speaker, the Inspector-General of Police, the Director-General of the DSS, the Bayelsa State Attorney-General, the State Chief Judge, and the Clerk of the Assembly. Justice Nwite held that the interest of justice would be best served by allowing the defendants to appear and state their positions before a ruling on the interim injunction. The case was adjourned to **November 13, 2025**, for the defendants to show cause, after which the court will proceed to hear the substantive motion on notice.