The Ekiti State Government has applied to be joined as a co-plaintiff in a suit against the Federal Government at the Supreme Court of Nigeria on the naira redesign policy and the deadline issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria for the swap of old notes for new ones.

The Ekiti State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dayo Apata, filed the application for joinder at the Supreme Court.

The suit has Attorneys General of Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara States as Plaintiffs while the Attorney General of the Federation is the Defendant.

In a similar development, the Kano State Government has sued the Federal Government while Rivers State Government said it will join the suit against the Federal Government and the apex bank.