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 NDC STATEMENT ON COURT RULING Our attention has been drawn to a ruling by the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja this morning, wherein His Lordship, Honourable Justice Isah Dashen, gave a ruling on an application filed by an unregistered association known as Peace Movement Party. The public knows that by December 2025, the Nigeria Democratic Congress  as an association complained of INEC’s refusal to register us as a political party, whereupon we proceeded to the Federal High Court. The Federal High Court upheld our constitutional right to freedom of association under the Constitution and compelled INEC to register us, which INEC did. Since then, we have started political activities, embarked on the registration of members, held congresses from ward to national levels, held conventions, and concluded primaries to all offices following INEC’s timetable. We have been fully participating in all INEC activities without let or hindrance. NDC also fielded candidates, and fully pa...

COURT VOIDS GOV. ALIA'S ORDER ON PUBLIC GATHERINGS IN BENUE STATE. (PHOTO).


 COURT VOIDS GOV. ALIA'S ORDER ON PUBLIC GATHERINGS IN BENUE STATE 


2nd February, 2026     


A High Court of Benue State sitting in Makurdi has nullified an executive order issued by Governor Hyacinth Alia requiring citizens to obtain permits before organising public gatherings in the state.


In a judgment delivered by Justice Theresa Igooche, the court declared the order unconstitutional, illegal and a violation of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria, as amended.


The executive order, signed on February 28, 2024, also imposed a 10:00 p.m. curfew on public events, including rallies, wakes and other social activities.


Justice Igooche held that the directive was ultra vires the powers of the governor and amounted to an abuse of executive authority, as it infringed on citizens’ rights to freedom of movement, association and peaceful assembly.


The court dismissed all preliminary objections raised by the Benue State Government and the state Attorney-General, describing them as lacking merit and rooted in technicalities rather than the pursuit of substantial justice.


The suit was instituted in June 2024 by Chief Bemgba Iortyer Iortyom, a former Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State, alongside Adebayo Ogorry of the Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET).


The plaintiffs argued that the order had been used to justify arbitrary arrests, closure of businesses and disruption of political, social and religious gatherings across the state.

Upholding their claims, the court ruled that no executive order could override constitutional provisions guaranteeing fundamental rights.


Reacting to the judgment, Chief Iortyer described the ruling as a victory for constitutional democracy and the rule of law, noting that it reaffirmed the supremacy of the Constitution over arbitrary executive actions.


As of the time of this report, the Benue State Government is yet to react to the judgment or indicate whether it will appeal the ruling.


The decision has continued to generate discussions within political and civil society circles on the balance between maintaining public order and protecting fundamental freedoms in the state.

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