A Kano High Court, yesterday, issued an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Federal Government from tampering with the monthly statutory allocation of the 44 council areas in the state.  
 
It specifically restrained the Attorney General of Federation (AGF); Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN); Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and others from withholding the council funds as sought.
 
The Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Kano State chapter had sued the Federal Government and its relevant revenue agencies seeking to refuse any eventuality and or, possible attempt to deny its members their sources of income. 
 
The applicants, through their counsel, Bashir Muhammad, had filed a motion ex parte dated November 1, 2024, praying the court to restrain the respondents from withholding or delaying allocations essential for local governance in the state.
 
Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, in his judgment, held that the applicants had established their case beyond reasonable doubt, and therefore, granted all reliefs as sought.  
 
He declared that the respondents were under obligations to release and disburse the monthly allocation belonging to all sub-federating units of the country. 
 
Counsel to the 44 Local Councils, Ibrahim Isa-Wangida, who held brief for Eyitayo Fatogun (SAN), did not oppose the plaintiff’s application, adding that the disbursement of LG allocations should not be truncated.
 
However, counsel to CBN, Ganiyu Ajape, had filed notice of preliminary objection dated November 14, 2024, pursuant to Order 8, Rules (1)(2) of the fundamental rights.
 
The CBN lawyer had urged the court to strike out the name of his client for lacking jurisdiction to entertain the matter, and not to grant the applicants’ relief.