Court orders CAC, Youth Ministry to maintain status quo on NYCN dispute

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja

The Federal High Court successful Abuja has directed each parties to support the presumption quo successful the ongoing quality implicit the alleged withdrawal of the Certificate of Incorporated Trustees of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) and the assignment of an interim absorption committee by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).

Presided implicit by Justice Binta Nyako, the tribunal ordered the CAC, its Registrar-General, Hussaini Ishaq Magaji (SAN), the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, and the Minister of Youth Development—who are the defendants successful the case—to support the existent concern pending the proceeding and determination of a question for interlocutory injunction filed by the NYCN.

The Incorporated Trustees of the NYCN, alongside its President, Amb. Sukubo Sara-Igbe, who besides serves arsenic Secretary of the Board of Trustees, instituted the suit seeking an interim injunction to restrain the CAC and its Registrar-General from taking further steps toward withdrawing the Council’s certificate oregon interfering with its enactment structure.

They besides asked the tribunal to restrain the Ministry of Youth Development and the Minister from implementing immoderate actions related to the alleged withdrawal.

During proceedings, counsel for the claimants, Mustapha Shaba Ibrahim (SAN) and Sheriff Aduke, moved an ex parte exertion earlier the court.

Justice Nyako ruled that the substance should proceed connected announcement to each parties and ordered that the presumption quo beryllium maintained until the adjacent hearing.

The tribunal directed that each defendants beryllium duly served with announcement and subsequently adjourned the lawsuit to October 28, 2025, for the proceeding of the motion.

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