Nigeria’s Supreme Court has adjourned the case on the naira swap policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) till February 22 for hearing of the consolidated suits by 10 states.
The case which was heard on Wednesday had the presence of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, other lawyers and the governors of Kaduna State Nasir El-rufai and Kogi and Yahaya Bello.
The Court at the last sitting temporarily banned the implementation of the February 10 deadline of the CBN from making the old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes legal tender.
The Zamfara, Kogi and Kaduna state government instituted the suit against the Federal Government and the CBN.
Other states that applied to be joined in the suit against the CBN and the Federal Government include Niger, Kano, Ondo and Ekiti State.
Court proceedings began with Justice John Okoro leading a seven-man panel.
He said the court should not lose sight of the case and its intention as it affects the suffering of Nigerians.
Lagos State, through its Attorney General, Moyosore Onigbanjo, also applied, seeking to be joined in the suit.
Bayelsa State, led by Damian Dodo, had also applied to be joined in the suit as a respondent.
Similarly, Edo State applied to also be joined as a respondent.