Chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), Ibrahim Muhammad, has adjourned sitting in the case of seven governors after a judge on the panel fell sick on Monday.

The supreme court had previously fixed Monday for the determination of the seven outstanding governorship appeals but had to adjourn till Tuesday.

The Affected states are Sokoto, Imo, Benue, Bauchi, Plateau, Kano and Adamawa.

Earlier, the panel withdrew to its chamber because the supreme court hall was congested

In a bid to decongest the court, the registrar announced that the CJN had ordered that the number of counsels to make appearance in a matter be limited to five.

However, after reconvening and listening to the argument of counsels in the first case, the CJN announced again that they would have to adjourn because one of them was sick.

“Due to unforeseen circumstances, the court will abruptly rise because one of us is seriously sick,” he said.

Although the CJN had said the court would reconvene, it was later announced that it would no longer sit on Monday