The Registered Trustees of Abuja Original Inhabitants Youth Empowerment Organization has via Suit No: FCT/CT/HC/CV/85/2023, has dragged the FGN and National Assembly to FCT High Court, praying the Court to Order and compel the Defendants to recognize FCT Abuja as a state and accord the inhabitants of FCT Abuja, the right to vote in the forthcoming Gubernatorial and House of Assembly election scheduled for 11th of March, 2023,
According to the Plaintiff’s Originating Summons, they pray the court to interpret that Section 299 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria equates FCT, Abuja with a State in status.
They also sought the following relieves;
Order of Court to mandate the federal government to give effect to sections 299, 301, and 302 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and section 18(b) of the FCT Act Cap. F6, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 to propose an executive bill or exercise his executive powers to establish for the FCT an elective functionary executive body to the governor of a state.
Order of Court to mandate the President and National Assembly to give effect to sections 4(2) Sub-section (4) (b); Section 303 of the 1999 Constitution to embark on “accelerated passage of the bill” to create administrative units and political structure for FCT, to enable the indigenes of Abuja to participate in elections related to states House of Assembly and Governorship elections.
