Court joins NULGE in suit seeking to stop allocation to Kano LG councils
Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court has granted a joint application by the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) and two other associations in a suit seeking to halt the statutory allocation of funds to the 44 local government councils in Kano State. The judge also ordered that the names of the […]
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Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court has granted a joint application by the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) and two other associations in a suit seeking to halt the statutory allocation of funds to the 44 local government councils in Kano State.
The judge also ordered that the names of the elected chairmen of the 44 councils be listed in the case, and directed all newly joined parties to serve their court processes before the next adjourned date.
The decision followed applications by Sabiu Sammani, counsel for NULGE and the two associations and Mustapha Hussaini, representing the elected chairmen.
Justice Amobeda noted a motion for adjournment filed by the chambers of Adeboyega Awomolo SAN, despite the day being scheduled for the hearing of all pending applications, including those seeking to join the suit.
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However, counsel for the plaintiffs, Abdul Adamu Fagge SAN, opposed the motion, arguing that the application was not ripe for hearing and accusing the defendants of attempting to delay the case by filing applications in fragments.
Meanwhile, Femi Falana SAN, representing the Attorney General of Kano State, acknowledged receiving the motion and requested an adjournment, citing a pending appeal before the Court of Appeal.
He noted that either a written or oral application for adjournment was standard procedure.
The plaintiffs — Abdullahi Abbas, Aminu Tiga, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) — in suit number FHC/KN/CS/425/2025, are asking the court to restrain the federal government, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Accountant General of the Federation from disbursing monthly statutory allocations to the 44 Kano councils.
They argue that the local government elections held on October 26, 2024, were invalid, referencing a Supreme Court judgment affirming that only democratically elected councils should receive allocations.
NULGE and the other associations applied to join the suit, asserting that the outcome would directly affect them.
Justice Amobeda acknowledged the pending appeal and the motion for adjournment filed by Awomolo’s chambers.
In the interest of justice, he adjourned the case to May 26.