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Naira crisis: Supreme Court Suspension Order, FG Raises Objection<\/p>\n

…says, state governments have no locus standi<\/p>\n

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Zainab Tanimu<\/p>\n

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Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria<\/p>\n

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The Supreme Court yesterday ordered the CBN to allow the use of the old N1000, N500 and N200 notes beyond February 10 and fixed February 15 to hear the case.<\/div>\n
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A seven-member panel of justices presided by Justice John Inyang Okoro made the restraining order in a unanimous ruling.<\/div>\n
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It will be recalled that 3 state Governors had earlier challenged the implementation of the February 10 currency swap deadline, saying the phase out of the old notes should be a gradual process.<\/div>\n
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The federal government Wednesday filed a preliminary objection challenging the application by Kaduna, Zamfara and Kogi states against the implementation of the February 10 currency swap deadline.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/div>\n
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The federal government argued that the Federal High Court had the proper jurisdiction to entertain such suits under Section 251(1)(a)(p)(q) & (r) of the Constitution (exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal High Court).<\/div>\n
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While contending that the action before the apex court constituted an abuse of judicial process, the federal government said the state governments have no locus standi and reasonable cause of action to warrant the \u201cinvocation of the original jurisdiction of this honourable<\/div>\n
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Arguing the motion, counsel to the governors of Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara states, Abdulhakeem Mustapha (SAN) said the matter was important and had come with an affidavit of urgency.<\/div>\n
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But Magaji Mahmud (SAN), who announced appearance for the Attorney-General of the Federation, was not heard by the apex court being an ex parte motion.<\/div>\n
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Reacting to the Supreme Court order, a source in the Presidency said: \u201cGenerally speaking, it is not a judgment, it is just an order. An ex-parte order is a constitutional leverage specifically given to judges to make an order in exceptional circumstances granting the request of an applicant in a suit in the interim without hearing from the other party.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe order is only temporary. The judge will hold a full hearing within a short period of time,\u201d he said. Millions of Nigerians have been thrown into confusion following the mopping up of over 1.7trillion old naira notes and the glaring unavailability of the redesigned notes.<\/div>\n
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The development had led to endless queues in banking halls and ATMs as well as demonstrations in parts of the country.<\/div>\n
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Daily Trust reports that President Buhari yesterday met with the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele as well as the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami at the Presidential Villa, Abuja few hours after Supreme Court’s restraining order.<\/div>\n
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Daily Trust findings also revealed that Emefiele had met with Malami twice on Tuesday ahead of the Supreme Court’s judgment.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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