A High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State has issued an interim order stopping a planned political rally in support of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike.
The rally was scheduled to take place in Yenagoa on April 12, 2025.
Presiding over the case, Justice I.A. Uzakah granted the restraining order on Thursday in response to a motion ex-parte filed in Suit No. BYHC/YHC/CV/133/2025.
The motion was brought before the court by the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Biriyai Dambo, SAN.
The defendants in the suit include the NEW Associates—organisers of the event—Mr. George Turnah, and Minister Wike.
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Also named are the Nigeria Police Force, the Inspector-General of Police, and the Commissioner of Police for Bayelsa State.
The court order said the defendants and their representatives are prohibited from organizing or participating in any political gathering or rally in support of Wike within the state until the court hears the motion for an interlocutory injunction.
The case has been adjourned to April 11, 2025, for further hearing.
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