A Federal High Court in Abuja has directed the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and its Registrar-General, Hussaini Ishaq Magaji (SAN), to maintain the status quo in a case concerning the alleged withdrawal of the Certificate of Incorporated Trustees of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) and the Commission’s appointment of an Interim Management Committee for the body.
Justice Binta Nyako, who presided over the matter, also instructed the Federal Ministry of Youth Development and the Minister of Youth Development, both named as defendants, to uphold the same order.
The directive will remain in effect until the court hears and rules on a motion for an interlocutory injunction filed by the NYCN.
The Incorporated Trustees of NYCN Amb. Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo, President of NYCN and Secretary of Board of Trustees, had approached the Federal High Court Abuja as claimants and applicants seeking an interim injunction.
The injunction seeks to restrain the Registrar-General of the CAC and the Commission from withdrawing the Certificate of Registration of NYCN or de-recognising its existing claims to leadership.
The claimants and applicants are also seeking an interim injunction restraining the Minister of Youth Development and the Ministry from acting on or giving any effect to the purported withdrawal of the Certificate of Registration of NYCN by the CAC.
They are seeking the reliefs pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice for an interlocutory injunction.
When the matter came up in court, counsel to the Incorporated Trustees of the NYCN and that of Amb. Sukubo Sara-Igbe, Mustapha Shaba Ibrahim, (SAN), and Sheriff Aduke respectively brought an ex parte application.
Justice Binta Nyako ordered that the case can best be taken on notice and directed all parties to maintain the status quo.
The Judge directed that the defendants be put on notice before adjourning the case to October 28, 2025 for motion on notice.