By Joel | October 9, 2025
Abuja — Tension flared on Thursday as more than 3,000 members of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) took to the streets in Abuja, protesting the withdrawal of the Council’s registration certificate by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).
The demonstrators, who converged at the CAC Headquarters, accused the Registrar General (RG) of CAC, Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, SAN, of acting unlawfully and sabotaging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda through the Council’s deregistration.
In a statement issued during the protest and made available to newsmen, Barr. Abubakar Suleiman, Secretary General of NYCN, described the CAC’s action as a “gross violation of due process,” stressing that there is a pending case at the Court of Appeal involving the same matter.
“Over 3,000 Nigerian youths are gathered here today to say no to impunity, lawlessness, and disregard for the rule of law,” Suleiman said. “The National Youth Council of Nigeria is duly registered with the CAC. There’s a subsisting judgment of the Federal High Court which ruled that CAC has no power to delist the NYCN. Yet, the Registrar General went ahead to delist us despite a pending appeal.”
The youth leader accused the Registrar General of undermining the President’s reform agenda by acting outside the law.
“The RG is an employee of the presidency, yet he is working against the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Tinubu,” Suleiman continued. “We are here to tell Nigerians that enough is enough. The RG must go.”
According to the protesters, the demonstration marks the beginning of a 30-day nationwide action, during which NYCN members will occupy CAC offices in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until the deregistration is reversed.
“We will not relent. This is day one,” Suleiman vowed. “For 30 days, this protest will continue across all CAC offices in Nigeria until justice is served. We want transparency, due process, and respect for the rule of law.”
The NYCN, established as Nigeria’s apex youth body, maintains that its deregistration is illegal and politically motivated, urging the presidency to intervene immediately to safeguard youth representation and uphold institutional integrity.
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