Court set aside order halting Ganduje’s N10bn CCTV loan

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has set aside, its interim injunction halting Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, from borrowing N10 billion for CCTV installation.

The Kano First Forum (KFF) had earlier filed a suit challenging the approval for the loan granted by the Kano State House of Assembly.

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

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

The court had earlier restrained the government from borrowing the money for the CCTV installation.

Justice Abdullahi Liman vacated the interim order after the respondents counsel, Muhammad Dahuru’s applied for setting it aside.

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Justice Liman relied on the basis shown by the applicant’s only misrepresentation and concealment of fact materials to vacate the order.

He transferred the case to vacation court as the Federal High Court would begin the annual vacation on Friday.

He stated that the adjourned date would be communicated to both parties.

Earlier, counsel to the respondents, Muhammad Dahuru, filed a motion, dated July 7, urging the court to discharge and set aside the earlier order it granted against his clients.

He argued: “As a result of security challenges based on banditry and kidnapping in the country, which needed to be seriously addressed for the protection of lives and properties.”

Counsel to the applicant, Badamasi Suleiman, had challenged the application filed by the respondent seeking to discharge the interim order it earlier granted stopping the loan.

The applicants, in their prayers, challenged the state government without complying with Debt Management Office Establishment Act, 2003, Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2007 and Laws of Kano State, 1968.

The Star