Young Nigerians under the banner of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) on Thursday stormed the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) headquarters in Abuja to protest the commission’s recent deregistration of the council.
Led by NYCN President, Ambassador Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo, the demonstrators launched what they described as a 30-day continuous protest to demand the reversal of the deregistration and the immediate removal of the CAC Registrar-General, Hussaini Ishaq Magaji (SAN).
Naijaonpoint reports that the protest followed the Federal Ministry of Youth’s announcement that the CAC had withdrawn NYCN’s certificate of registration and installed a caretaker committee to manage its affairs, despite the matter being before the Court of Appeal.
Brandishing placards with inscriptions such as ‘Registrar-General Must Go,’ ‘Respect Court Orders,’ and ‘Deregistration of NYCN is a Security Concern’, the protesters blocked access roads to the CAC premises while chanting solidarity songs.
Addressing journalists, Sukubo said the CAC action undermined judicial authority.
He said, “This matter has already been addressed by the Federal High Court and is currently pending before the Court of Appeal in Abuja. We believe it should be resolved through the court process before any further administrative action.”
He vowed that the protests would continue nationwide until the NYCN was reinstated.
“We will maintain peaceful demonstrations until the Council is reinstated. We are also appealing to relevant authorities to review this matter because of its significance to Nigerian youth,” Sukubo added.
NYCN National Secretary, Comrade Gara Nongha, described the deregistration as troubling and demanded urgent intervention.
“The NYCN is the recognised umbrella body for Nigerian youth, and we seek an outcome that restores its full operational status,” he said.
Similarly, former Secretary-General of the Council, Barrister Abubakar Suleiman, reminded authorities that the matter was sub judice.
“A Federal High Court ruling had previously addressed aspects of this issue. We believe that any further steps should follow the judicial process currently under way,” he cautioned.
Reacting to the protest, Acting Registrar-General and Director of Customer Service at CAC, Julius Hanga, explained that the deregistration was temporary and not intended to shut down the council permanently.
“The deregistration was carried out to allow time for all pending issues to be resolved. Once legal and administrative concerns are settled, the NYCN will be reinstated on the CAC portal,” Hanga assured.
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