Court denies application to stop N27billion projects funding from state

.Local joint account too

A federal High Court sitting in Abuja has refused to grant an exparte order sought to deny Kano State government and two others the authority to manage and administer the Joint State and Local Government Account.

In the motion jointly moved by the 44 local councils of the state (Plaintiffs) asked for Order of the Court to restrain Kano State Government; Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice and Accountant General of Kano State ( Defendants) from further tampering with the joint account.

The litigation instituted by the Chairmen of the councils might have been instigated by the decision of the state government to spend N27 billion for the construction of two capital projects in the metropolis through the joint account funding.

The two capital projects “Tal’udu Inter-change (flyover and underpass) and Dan’Agundi Inter-change (flyover and underpass) already flagged off by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf is being funded by 30 per cent state and 70 per cent local government formula.

The application, with case no. FHC/ABJ/CS/1733/2023, before Justice D.U Okorowo to direct the defendants to henceforth stop “managing, controlling, administering, disbursing and spending the funds and allowances belonging to the 44 local government and state joint account, pending the determination of motion on notice.”

The presiding Justice, D. U Okorowo, who refused to authorise the exparte sought by the plaintiffs, thereby, held the application by a way of motion, ordered the defendants to show cause why the exparte, and other measures should not be granted.

The case is fixed for January 3, 2024 for hearing.