The Minna High Court, presided over by Justice Mikhail Abdullahi, has adjourned to February 12, 2026, a suit filed by the Niger State Parent Teacher Association (NIPTA) challenging the operation of education reforms in the state.
NIPTA is contesting actions it claims interfere with its activities, having dragged the Niger State Ministry of Basic Education before the court and seeking an order restraining the ministry from meddling in its affairs.
The motion on notice was filed at Minna High Court 2 under Order 93 (1) and (2) of the High Court of Niger State (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2018, and the inherent jurisdiction of the court.
In the suit, NIPTA is seeking an interlocutory injunction restraining the caretaker committee chairman and other committee members from taking any action that could vest the committee with operational authority, pending the determination of the substantive case. The association also asked the court to grant any further orders it deems appropriate in the circumstances.
The application was supported by a 15-paragraph affidavit deposed to by the Chairman of NIPTA, Mallam Yunusa Adamu.
The plaintiff argued that NIPTA is a corporate entity duly registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and has operated for several years. It contended that attempts by the defendants to take over its operations raised serious concerns among members and prompted its formal registration with the CAC.
According to the association, following its incorporation, it formally notified the Ministry of Basic Education through a letter dated May 5, 2025, addressed to the Commissioner for Basic Education.
NIPTA alleged that it operated without hindrance until November 7, 2025, when the second defendant, at a press conference held at the Education Resources Centre in Minna, announced the dissolution of the association. It further alleged that a caretaker committee, chaired by the third defendant, was subsequently constituted to run its affairs.
The association said it approached the court to test the legality of the dissolution, arguing that any actions taken by the caretaker committee could cause irreversible damage.
“It will be difficult, if not impossible, for the plaintiff to undo decisions or actions taken by the caretaker committee, and compensation will not be sufficient for the damages done to the association,” the plaintiff stated.
NIPTA is also seeking judicial interpretation on whether the Director-General of Schools and Education Reforms in Niger State, acting under the authority of the Ministry of Basic Education, has the power to arbitrarily dissolve an association that is a corporate entity duly registered with the CAC, in view of the provisions of Section 850(1) of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA).
The case was adjourned to February 12, 2026, for further hearing.