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The Senior District Court III sitting in Lafia has issued an interim order restraining the Nasarawa State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress , APC, Aliyu Bello, from functioning in any official capacity or parading himself as a member or leader of the party pending the resolution of a lawsuit filed against him by members of his ward.
The court order, dated July 3, 2025, followed an ex parte motion brought before Justice Abdullahi M. Lanze by counsel to the applicant, Z.Y. Suleiman Turaki, on behalf of Ibrahim Iliyasu, chairman of the APC in Gayam Ward, Lafia Local Government Area.
According to the suit, marked SDC3/M1122/2025, Bello is accused of defying a suspension issued by executive members of his ward over alleged anti-party activities.
The order reads in part: “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 Progressives Congress in Nasarawa State, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.”
DAILY POST reported earlier in the week that Gayam Ward APC executives led by Iliyasu announced Bello’s suspension, citing Article 21 of the APC Constitution which outlines disciplinary procedures for acts deemed detrimental to party unity.
“We have resolved to suspend Aliyu Bello from the party with immediate effect,” Iliyasu stated during a press briefing, accusing the state chairman of actions that had embarrassed the party and undermined its credibility.
However, a faction of the ward’s executive, led by Assistant Secretary Adamu Bawa, distanced themselves from the suspension, claiming the move lacked due consultation and quorum.
Court bars Aliyu Bello from parading self as state Nasarawa APC chairman
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