For his failure to immediately obey the order of the Supreme Court over naira redesign policy, the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele,
The plaintiff in the matter, Olalekan Popoola, in suit number CV/2757/2023 is seeking an order of the court committing the Mr Emefiele to prisons for having disobeyed the interim order and Judgment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in Appeal No: SC/CV/162/2023 between Attorney General of Kaduna State and nine orders against the Attorney General of the Federation and 2 Others.
He prayed the court to declare that the subsequent or any compliance by the Defendant with the interim orders and judgment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in Appeal No: SC/CV/162/2023 between Attorney General of Kaduna State & 9 Ors v. Attorney-General of the Federation and two others does not operate to exculpate him of the earlier disobedience of the interim orders and Judgment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria at the material times.
He told the court, “the defendant, while holding office as the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria on 26 October, 2022 issued a directive introducing new N200, N500 and N1000 bank notes. “Based on the policy/directives, the termination date of use of the old N200, N500 and N1000 bank notes was set to be 31st day of January, 2023.
“Some aggrieved states approached the Supreme Court of Nigeria in its original jurisdiction, whereupon the Supreme Court made interim order directing that the old N200, NS00 and N1,000 will continue to be legal tender in Nigeria.
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