The Digest:
Federal High Court has quashed a plan to establish an alternative political structure within Nigeria. According to a report from Daily Post Nigeria, the court declared Prof. Pat Utomi's proposed shadow government unconstitutional, a move that reinforces the legal boundaries for political opposition in a nation
Key Points:
- A Federal High Court in Abuja has declared Prof. Pat Utomi's plan for a shadow government illegal.
- Justice James Omotosho issued an order restraining Utomi and his associates from proceeding.
- The judge ruled the concept "unconstitutional" and an "alien concept" to Nigeria's presidential system.
- The Department of State Services (DSS) had filed the suit against Utomi.
- The court held that the right to associate and criticize does not extend to unlawful activities.
- Justice Omotosho commended the DSS for acting to prevent a threat to internal security.
- The ruling solidifies the legal position against forming parallel government structures.
Sources: Daily Post Nigeria
