A High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has temporarily barred associates of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, from organizing a planned political rally in the state.
The rally, initially set to take place in Yenagoa on April 12, 2025, was intended as a show of support and celebration for the FCT Minister.
In an interim ruling issued by the court, the defendants and their representatives were ordered to suspend any political activities related to the rally until the court decides on a pending motion for an interlocutory injunction.
“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 court declared.
The case has been adjourned for hearing until April 11, 2025, just a day before the planned event.
