The Nasarawa State Authorities has suspended the 2025 Electoral Congress of the Nationwide Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Nasarawa State Chapter, initially scheduled for Saturday, Could 10, in response to an interim court docket injunction.
In an announcement launched by the Everlasting Secretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Improvement, Dr. Ibrahim Adamu Alhassan, the suspension was prompted by a ruling from a State Excessive Courtroom in Keffi following an ex-parte movement filed by Muhammad Jaafar Loko and 7 others. The plaintiffs are difficult the legality of the scheduled congress.
Dr. Alhassan additional disclosed {that a} separate authorized dispute is ongoing on the State Excessive Courtroom in Obi, the place former NYCN Chairman, Comrade Idris Ojoko, is contesting his removing from workplace, claiming it was illegal.
“Consistent with the rule of regulation and to keep up peace and order, the Ministry has suspended the deliberate NYCN electoral congress till additional discover,” the assertion learn. It added that the choice displays Governor Abdullahi Sule’s dedication to legality, peace, and due course of.
The suspension goals to forestall a breach of court docket directives and to uphold the credibility of youth management elections within the state.
As of the time of reporting, neither the NYCN Nasarawa State Chapter nor the events concerned within the authorized proceedings had issued official statements.