A High Court sitting in Yenagoa Bayelsa has slammed the brake on plans by associates of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike to hold a mega rally in the State.
The rally planned for April 12 is to shore up support for Mr. Wike and President Bola Tinubu in the wake of the state of emergency declared in neihbouring Rivers State. But Bayelsa governor Senator Douye Diri, expressed concerns for security, fearing a clash of political party supporters.
Bayelsa State Attorney General, Mr. Biriyai Dambo, SAN, filed a motion urging the court to stop the rally and Justice I. A. Uzakah granted the Motion Ex-Parte in Suit No. BYHC/YHC/CV/133/2025
Listed as first and second defendants/respondents in the suit are the lead convener of the NEW Associates, organisers of the rally, Mr. George Turnah, and the FCT Minister, Wike.
The enrolled court order states that: “An order of the interim injunction is hereby made or granted restraining the 1st and 2nd Defendants, whether by themselves, their agents, associates, privies, representatives (or any person whatsoever acting at their behest), from conducting, convening, coordinating, engaging in, organizing, participating in, holding, hosting, or facilitating any political assembly, rally meeting, or gathering within Bayelsa State, for the purpose of solidarity, hosting, and celebrating the 2nd Defendant in Bayelsa State, pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice for Interlocutory Injunction.”
The matter was adjourned to April 11, 2025, for hearing.
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