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Supreme Court adjourns Naira redesign suit, fixes March 3 to deliver judgement

Muhammad A. Aliyu
By Muhammad A. Aliyu
Published: February 22, 2023
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The Supreme Court of Nigeria has adjourned the case challenging the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) till March 3, 2023.

The seven-member panel of the apex court communicated the decision on Wednesday.

The case, which seeks to restrain the federal government from giving effect to the deadline on the use of old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes, was initiated by Kaduna, Kogi, and Zamfara before the supreme court.

The suit faced opposition from the governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who argued that the policy was aimed at making the ruling party unpopular ahead of the elections.

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Six more states, including Rivers, Kano, Niger, Jigawa, Nasarawa, and Abia, joined the suit when it came up for hearing, making a total of 16 states.

On February 8, the supreme court restrained the CBN from giving effect to the deadline following an ex parte application brought by the three states. Subsequently, more states approached the apex court to be joined in the suit, including Ondo, Ekiti, Katsina, Ogun, Cross River, Lagos, and Sokoto states.

The plaintiffs are arguing that the implementation of the policy has caused untold hardship for Nigerians.

Kaduna and Kogi states, represented by Abdulhakeem Mustapha, asked the supreme court to set aside the preliminary objection of the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) in opposition to the suit for being in contempt of the supreme court order of February 8.

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Jigawa state, represented by Abiodun Owonikoko, asked the court to set aside the directive in President Muhammadu Buhari’s speech delivered on February 15.

“We urge the court to set aside the directive of President Buhari limiting the supreme court’s directive to only the old N200 note. It is a disrespect to the authority of the court,” he said.

Moyosore Onigbanjo, attorney-general of Lagos, also asked the court to prohibit the AGF or his principal, President Buhari, from being granted an audience until they comply with the order made on February 8.

He said the suit was not filed for Lagos residents but for the state government itself.

“The policy has impacted on Lagos state and is affecting the government from carrying out its constitutional functions,” he said.

Given the adjournment of the supreme court, the judgment can only be delivered after the presidential election billed for Saturday, February 25.

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