Court Halts Ganduje From Borrowing ₦10bn For CCTV

In lieu of Governor Ganduje’s request to get a loan for the installation of some CCTV cameras in the Statet, a Federal High Court in Kano, which was presided over by Justice Abdullahi Liman, on Friday has put out restrained the Kano State Government from borrowing ₦10 billion for the installation of some Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in a bid to avert insecurity in the State.

A group of some NGOs in the State which include the Kano First Forum (KFF) had 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 Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano from borrowing N10 billion loan.

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Other respondents in the suit are the Attorney General of Kano State, Commissioner of Finance Kano and Speaker Kano State House of Assembly. Others are Access Bank, Federal Ministry of Finance, Debt Management Office and Fiscal Responsibility Commission.

Justice Liman granted the prayers of KFF and restrained the first respondent from borrowing the N10 billion loan and ordered all parties to maintain status quo. He also ordered the plaintiff to serve Federal Ministry of Finance, Debt Management office and Fiscal Responsibility Commission with the order and other court processes.

KFF is challenging the Governor of Kano State from borrowing the sum of N10 billion on the grounds of non-compliance with rules and regulations governing loan transaction. The applicants in their prayers challenged the state government for not complying with Debt Management Office establishment Act 2003, fiscal responsibility Act 2007 and laws of Kano State 1968.

The adjourned date would be later communicated to both parties in the suit.

The State House of Assembly had on June 15 approved Ganduje’s request to access N10 billion from Access Bank.

 

Africa Today News, New York

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