The Niger State Parent Teachers Association (NIPTA) has instituted a legal action against the Niger State Ministry of Basic Education, the Director General of Schools and Education Reforms, Hajiya Maimuna Mohammed, and the chairman of a newly constituted caretaker committee, Professor Yakubu Auna, over what it described as the unlawful dissolution of its leadership.
The suit, filed before Minna High Court II, seeks an interlocutory injunction restraining the defendants and the caretaker committee from taking any action or exercising control over the affairs of the association pending the determination of the substantive suit.
According to court documents, the application was brought pursuant to Order 93 (1) and (2) of the Niger State High Court Civil Procedure Rules, 2018, with the plaintiffs urging the court to exercise its inherent jurisdiction to halt what they termed illegal interference in the association’s operations.
In a sworn affidavit, the NIPTA chairman, Mallam Yunusa Adamu, stated that the association is a duly registered corporate body under the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), stressing that its legal status shields it from arbitrary dissolution by government officials.
Adamu explained that the association had previously faced repeated attempts by state authorities to take over its affairs, a situation that prompted its formal registration with the CAC to safeguard its autonomy and members’ interests.
He further disclosed that following the registration, the association officially notified the Ministry of Basic Education of its incorporation through a letter dated May 5, 2025, which was attached as an exhibit to the court filings.
According to the plaintiffs, the association operated without disruption until November 7, 2025, when the Director General of Schools allegedly announced its dissolution during a press conference held at the Education Resources Centre in Minna. The announcement, they argued, was made without legal authority or due process.
The suit further alleges that a caretaker committee was immediately constituted and handed control of the association, an action the plaintiffs warned could result in irreversible decisions and damage that monetary compensation would not adequately remedy.
Among the issues submitted for judicial determination is whether the Director General, acting under the authority of the Ministry of Basic Education, possesses the legal power to dissolve a corporate entity registered under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020, particularly in view of Section 850(1) of the Act.
The plaintiffs are also asking the court to determine whether the purported dissolution of NIPTA and the appointment of a caretaker committee amount to an illegal act.
The motion on notice has been fixed for hearing on January 12, 2026, before Justice Mikhail Abdullahi of the Minna High Court.
