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The Federal High Court in Yenagoa on Wednesday adjourned hearing on a suit instituted by some Ijaw leaders seeking to halt the process of licensing for marginal oil fields in their domains.
The presiding judge, Abimbola Awogboro, adjourned the case till April 20, for the continuation of hearing, following the absence of the defence legal team.
The suit marked PHC/YEN/CS/81/2020 was filed by Brown Agu (Opu Agu VIII); President, Ijaw Women Connect, Rosemary John-Oduone, and Femowei Friends on behalf of Ijaw ethnic nationality.
The plaintiffs joined the Attorney General of the Federation, the Minister of Petroleum Resources as well as the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources as defendants.