The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has upheld a Federal High Court judgment nullifying several provisions of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA), 2020. A three-member panel unanimously held that sections 839, 842, 843, 844, 845, 846, 847 and 848 of CAMA infringed upon constitutionally protected rights to freedom of thought, conscience, religion, association, and peaceful assembly. The court also affirmed that Emmanuel Ekpenyong, a constitutional lawyer, had legal standing to challenge the provisions. The controversy over the amended CAMA began after former President Muhammadu Buhari signed it into law in August 2020.
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