A Senior District Court 3 Lafia, Nasarawa state on Thursday restrained the suspended Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Aliyu Bello, from parading himself as a member or chairman of the party.

This followed a motion filed by Suleiman Turaki, Counsel to Ibrahim Illiyasu, APC Chairman of Gayam Electoral Ward of Lafia, Nasarawa state.

The APC chairman of Gayam Ward, alongside 13 other officials, had on Tuesday, July 3, 2025 suspended the state chairman from the party for alleged anti-party activities.

The order signed by Abdullahi Lanze, Senior District Judge of the court, explained that the prayer was granted after listening to the application made by the applicant’s counsel.

The order specifically restrained Bello, whether by himself, his agents, privies, supporters, or any person acting on his behalf, authority or direction, from further parading himself as a party member or its Chairman.

He is also restrained from issuing statements, carrying out functions or acting in any manner whatsoever, through media or otherwise, as a member or Chairman of APC pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.

“COURT ORDER UPON CONSIDERATION of the motion exparte dated 2™ July, 2025 and filed on the 3™ July, 2025 by Z.Y. Suleiman Turaki Esq. counsel to the Applicant, supported by a 12 paragraph affidavit duly deposed to by Blessing Emmanuel Ayaka, a litigation secretary in the law firm of J.J. Gbaja and Associate, No. 19 Omgbolo Street, Bukan Sidi Lafia, Nasarawa state with exhibits attached,  having listened to the application made by the Applicant’s counsel, the application is granted as prayed. 

” IT iS HEREBY ORDERED AS FOLLOWS: An order of this Hon. Court is granted restraining the Respondent (Hon. Aliyu Bello), whether by himself, his agents, privies, supporters, or any person acting on his behalf, authority or direction from further parading himself, issuing statements, carrying out functions or acting in any manner whatsoever, through media or otherwise, as a Member or Chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Nasarawa state, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice,” the order reads.