The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has issued an order restraining the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), its Registrar-General, and the Federal Ministry of Youth Development from taking further action in the dispute over the alleged deregistration of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN).
Justice B.F.M. Nyako, in a ruling delivered on October 15, 2025, directed all parties to maintain the status quo ante bellum pending the hearing of the substantive motion scheduled for October 28, 2025.
The order followed a suit filed by the Incorporated Trustees of the National Youth Council of Nigeria and its President, Ambassador Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo, who also serves as the Secretary of the Council’s Board of Trustees. The plaintiffs are challenging the purported deregistration of the NYCN by the CAC through the Ministry of Youth Development.
It would be recalled that on October 7, 2025, the CAC reportedly announced the deregistration of the NYCN, barely days after Ambassador Sukubo was re-elected as president despite ongoing legal disputes concerning the council’s leadership.
In suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/2142/2025, Justice Nyako granted an interim injunction restraining the CAC, its Registrar-General, and their agents from withdrawing the registration certificate of the NYCN or recognizing any new leadership or trusteeship within the council until the determination of the motion on notice.
The court further barred the Minister and Ministry of Youth Development from enforcing or acting upon the alleged deregistration pending the hearing.
Counsel to the claimants, Mustapha Shaba Ibrahim, SAN, urged the court to preserve the legal rights and existence of the NYCN pending the resolution of the dispute.
Justice Nyako, in her ruling, emphasized the need for peace and adherence to the rule of law, ordering all parties to refrain from any actions that might prejudice the outcome of the substantive case.
The matter has been adjourned to October 28, 2025, for hearing of the motion on notice.
