The Supreme Court has adjourned till November 1st for a definite hearing of applications in the suit seeking to stop Federal Government from an alleged ceding of 17 oil wells in Rivers State to Imo state. The Apex court earlier granted interim injunction against the Federal Government pending the determination of the suit brought before it by the Rivers state government. At the resumed hearing, the 7-man panel of justices granted a motion filed by the counsel to the Attorney General of the Federation for leaf to regularize court papers. One of the applications slated for hearing in the adjourned date is the one filed by Imo state counsel, Olusola Oke which is challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear the suit. Leader of the legal team of Rivers state, Joseph Daudu argued that it will be proper for the court to hear the applications at the same time including the ones challenging its jurisdiction but the defence counsel objected on the grounds that the issue of jurisdiction should be determine first before delving into the substantive case. After listening to the arguments, the panel adjourned till November 1st to hear the applications, ordering counsel in the case to conclude filing and serving of court papers before the hearing date. Rivers state through its Attorney General dragged the AGF and the Attorney General of Imo state before the Supreme Court asking for declaration that the boundary between Rivers state and Imo state, as delineated on Nigeria administrative map , 10, 11 and 12 editions and other maps bearing similar delineations are inaccurate, incorrect and do not represent the legitimate and lawful boundaries between the two States.
