Courts Stops Kano Govt. From Borrowing N10bn For CCTV

A Federal High Court in Kano, presided over by Justice Abdullahi Liman, on Friday restrained the Kano State Government from borrowing N10 billion for the installation of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras.

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state

A coalition of NGOs, the Kano First Forum (KFF) filed a motion exparte dated June 27, sworn by the Director-General of the Association Dr. Yusuf Isyaka-Rabiu.

KFF through its counsel, led by Mr. Badamasi Suleiman-Gandu, prayed the court to restrain

Other respondents in the suit are the Attorney General of Kano State, Commissioner of Finance Kano, and Speaker of Kano State House of Assembly.

Others are the Federal Ministry of Finance, Debt Management Office, and Fiscal Responsibility Commission.

He also ordered the plaintiff to serve the Federal Ministry of Finance, Debt Management Office, and Fiscal Responsibility Commission with the order and other court processes.

The applicants in their prayers challenged the state government without complying with the Dept management office establishment Act 2003, fiscal responsibility Act 2007, and laws of Kano State 1968 are illegal, null, and void.

It was reported that the State House of Assembly had on June 15 approved Ganduje’s request to access N10 billion from Access Bank.

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