The Supreme Court has resumed proceedings after a break over the naira redesign and swap policy brought against the Federal government by some states.
The seven-member panel led by Justice Inyang Okoro admitted Abia State as the 12th state co-plaintiffs after counsel to the Attorney General of the Federation, Tijani Gazalli (SAN) agreed to concede to Abia’s fresh application to join, which he earlier said was not ripe as the office was served in the court.
Counsel to the Attorney General of Abia, Udochi Iheanacho Esq pleaded that the originating summons to join and a consolidation application be taken alongside other motions from other states.
However, the Attorney General of Lagos State, Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN) raised an objection to the continued participation of the Attorney General of the Federation, whom he said was in contempt of the court.
He requested for permission to move his application for contempt proceedings against the AGF.
It should be recalled that the federal government on February 8, filed a preliminary objection challenging the application by Kaduna, Zamfara and Kogi states against the implementation of the February 10 currency swap deadline.
In the objection filed by Mahmud Magaji (SAN), the federal government argued that the suit ought not to have been brought before the Supreme Court as the reliefs sought were against an agency of the federal government, the CBN on its powers to withdraw old banknotes and introduce new ones under the CBN Act, 2007.
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