The Department of State Services has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to prevent a former presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Professor Pat Utomi, from proceeding with his alleged plans to hold rallies.
The said rallies are over a suit pending before the court concerning his plans to establish a shadow government. However, in a fresh application on Wednesday, the DSS requested the court to restrain Utomi and his associates from making public comments or engaging in rallies over the proposed formation of a shadow government.
According to the DSS, intelligence reports indicate that though Utomi was currently out of the country, he plans to return on June 6 to stage roadshows and rallies under the guise of freedom of speech and association.
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The DSS alleged that these are intended to foment public discontent in furtherance of the establishment of a purported shadow government or cabinet. Justice James Omotosho has fixed June 25 for hearing on the earlier case by the DSS.
In the extant case, the DSS is asking for an interlocutory injunction to restrain Utomi, his associates and anyone acting on his behalf from organising any public gatherings, publishing media content, or engaging in activities promoting the purported shadow government until the substantive suit is resolved.
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