The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, adjourned till March 14, 2022 hearing on the suit filed by the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) seeking a referendum for an independent State of Biafra.
The case was adjourned after the court presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo could not sit as scheduled.
Counsel to the CNG, Barrister Sufiyanu Gambo Idris, who made the disclosure while briefing journalists, said, “The suit has been adjourned till March 14, 2022, as there are people and groups that have applied to be joined as parties to the suit.”
Speaking also, CNG Spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, recalled that the organization had in June 2021 sued the National Assembly, and the Attorney General, asking the court to compels the defendants to halt the ongoing constitutional review exercise and in its place, conduct a referendum to determine what determines Nigeria and who populates it.
