• Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Health
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
Saturday, July 12, 2025
  • Login
No Result
View All Result
NEWSLETTER
Elanza News
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Health
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Health
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
No Result
View All Result
Elanza News
Home News

Biafra Referendum: Suit Hurt Hearing For Over 2years

... as Court adjourned suit to 24th May 2023

Elanza by Elanza
March 30, 2023
in News
0
Biafra Referendum: Suit Hurt Hearing For Over 2years
0
SHARES
39
VIEWS
FacebookTwitterWhatsappEmailTelegram

The suit filed by the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) seeking a referendum to determine the fate of Biafra and other self-determination agitations, suffered hearing for over two years as a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, adjourned the hearing to 24th of May, 2023.

Again, today the case was adjourned after the court presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo could not sit as scheduled.

RelatedPosts

Mining Marshals Under Siege: Minister Alake Exposes Blackmail Attempts

Alleged N29 Billion Fraud: Ex-governor Nyako, EFCC Consider Out-of-Court Settlement

Troops Kill 15 Terrorists, Arrest Scores in Northern States

Counsel to CNG, Barrister Sufiyanu Gambo Idris, while briefing journalists, noted that the case is slated to 24th of May, 2023.

He said: “The court did not sit today Even though today supposed to be rejoinder. The Judge give reasons that he is absent even though is not made available to us, so we decided to take another date and we took 24th of may 2023 for motion.”

Recall that, the Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has filed a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to stop the National Assembly from taking any further action towards reviewing the Constitution unless the question of Nigeria’s unity, particularly the Biafra agitation was settled through a referendum.

The court document marked FHC/ABJ/CS/538/2021 was dispatched for service on the Offices of the Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Attorney-General of the Federation.

Reacting to the development, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, Spokesperson of the Coalition of Northern Groups, said that the coalition have confident that the court, being the ultimate temple of justice would eventually do justice to the suit and history would be made.

ALSO READ:  Zango Kataf Local Government Chairman, Mr Francis Sani Get Award

He said: “We’re however worried that while the case is suffering these much adjournment, the country on the other hand, is getting more embroiled with each passing day. This case ought to be treated as the only available decent option to finally resolve the long drawn and fast escalating regional agitations and unreasonable violence and resounding rumours of war from particularly the southeast.

“This suit, when concluded, will permanently put an end to the widespread pervasive distrust resulting from the hate campaigns persistently waged by political opportunists and authors of senseless violence. The suit hopes to secure a final legal pronouncement on the issue of self determination by enclaves that call for it on the slightest of pretenses. We hope the court will see the urgency of treating the matter once for all.”

Also speaking, Counsel to Ibom People’s Movement, Barrister. Adesina Oke, asking to join in the suit for self determination for Akwa Ibom citizens, demand an end to the political and economic colonization of Akwa Ibom by the Nigerian State.

Oke said: “Ibom Peoples Movement is led by Offiong Offiong Aqua who is the Leader and Chief Political Officer of this self determination group. We are asking for a self determination referendum to determine the future of ignored Akwa Ibom as a Federating Unit in the Nigerian State. Do our people want to continue being second class citizens in Nigeria or not?”

He noted that Akwa Ibom land has natural resources making it the 1 contributor to the economy of the Nigerian State, added, “Akwa Ibom resources are under the manipulation and control of other ethnic nationalities and the Nigerian State with net benefits of less than one (1) per cent to the people of Akwa Ibom. Akwa Ibom people do not have a proper and legitimate representation at the executive branch (MDAs) of the Nigerian State.

ALSO READ:  Minister uncovers plot by some Nigerian politicians to hijack conditional cash transfer

“We resolve to maintain the sanctity of the Akwa Ibom people who, as the most ancient of all the ethnic groups in present day Nigeria, are a unique, distinct and aboriginal people sharing no migration history whatsoever with any other tribe in Nigeria.”

Tags: CNGCourtReferendum
Elanza

Elanza

Related Posts

Mining Marshals Under Siege: Minister Alake Exposes Blackmail Attempts

Mining Marshals Under Siege: Minister Alake Exposes Blackmail Attempts

by Nathaniel Irobi
July 12, 2025
0

Dele Alake, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, has revealed that the Mining Marshals (MM)—a security unit formed in 2024...

Alleged N29 Billion Fraud: Ex-governor Nyako, EFCC Consider Out-of-Court Settlement

Alleged N29 Billion Fraud: Ex-governor Nyako, EFCC Consider Out-of-Court Settlement

by Nathaniel Irobi
July 12, 2025
0

A former governor of Adamawa State, MurtalaNyako, has opted for an out-of-court settlement with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...

Troops Kill 15 Terrorists, Arrest Scores in Northern States

Troops Kill 15 Terrorists, Arrest Scores in Northern States

by Nathaniel Irobi
July 12, 2025
0

In a series of coordinated operations across the country, troops of the Nigerian Army on Thursday neutralised more than 15...

Recommended

Rishi Sunak Returns to Goldman Sachs as Senior Adviser After Downing Street Exit

Rishi Sunak Returns to Goldman Sachs as Senior Adviser After Downing Street Exit

3 days ago
Protest Day 2: Lawyers Storm NASS, Submit Petition to Senate President Over Massive Corruption in NMDPRA

Protest Day 2: Lawyers Storm NASS, Submit Petition to Senate President Over Massive Corruption in NMDPRA

4 days ago

Popular News

  • CDS’s Wife, Shehu Sani, Katung, Other’s To Storm Pastor Mutum’s Ordination, Book Launch

    CDS’s Wife, Shehu Sani, Katung, Other’s To Storm Pastor Mutum’s Ordination, Book Launch

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Bwari Council Chairmanship Aspirant, Dara, Dumps Labour Party Over Suspected Foul Play In Primaries

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Innoson, Ibeto, Apostle Alozie To Honour Archbishop Emma David At Golden Jubilee Celebration

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Kaduna Govt Unveils 345 Supervisory Councillors, Special Advisers Across 23 LGAs

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Bannon Tried to Use Iran Strike to Split the GOP Says Former Counselor to Jared Kushner, Eliyahu Okkon, Esq.

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

Connect with us

Facebook Instagram Twitter Youtube
Elanza logo

Elanza News is your NO 1 online platform for all news update.
#SayNoToFakeNews
Contact Us

Category

  • Arts & Literature (25)
  • Business (737)
  • Education (217)
  • Entertainment (310)
  • Health (193)
  • National (2,168)
  • News (8,145)
  • Opinion (297)
  • Politics (1,621)
  • Science (15)
  • Security (405)
  • Sports (436)

Newsletter

© 2023 Elanza News - The No 1 online news platform

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Science
  • National
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Health

© 2023 Elanza News - The No 1 online news platform