The idea by Professor Pat Utomi to create what he referred to as “a shadow government” in the nation has been ruled unlawful by an Abuja Federal High Court.
Justice James Omotosho reportedly handed out the decision early Monday.
Remember how the Department of State Services (DSS) argued in the lawsuit filed under the case number FHC/ABJ/CS/937/2025 that Utomi’s action was meant to destabilize the nation and cause chaos?
In addition to being an anomaly, the DSS believes that the proposed shadow government is a serious assault on the Constitution and a danger to the current democratically elected administration.
It voiced worry that, if unchecked, such a system, known as a “shadow government,” might spark political upheaval, exacerbate tensions between groups, and give other illegal actors or separatist organizations the confidence to follow suit, all of which would be extremely dangerous for the country’s security.
According to the plaintiff, Utomi and his associates are planning a “shadow government” or “shadow cabinet,” which the court should declare “unconstitutional and amounts to an attempt to create a parallel authority not recognized by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended.”
Under Sections 1(1), 1(2), and 14(2)(a) of the Constitution, the DSS is also requesting a declaration that “any governmental authority or structure established or operated outside the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) is unconstitutional, null, and void.”
Details will be added soon.
