The Bayelsa State High Court, sitting in Yenagoa, has issued an interim injunction preventing supporters of the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, from holding a mega rally in the state.
The rally, which was scheduled for April 12, 2025, in Yenagoa, has now been temporarily blocked pending the resolution of a motion on notice.
The order was granted by Hon. Justice I.A. Uzakah in the case marked Suit No. BYHC/YHC/CV/133/2025. The motion was filed by the Bayelsa State Attorney General, Biriyai Dambo (SAN).
The court order states: “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 has adjourned the case until April 11, 2025, for further hearing.
