Justice Ibrahim Musa-Muhammad of the Kano State High Court has restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from withholding the allocations of the 44 local government areas in the state.
The judge issued the order in an exparte motion filed by Ibrahim Muhammed, Chairman of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), and five other concerned residents of the state.
Others are – Ibrahim Shehu, Ibrahim Abubakar, Usman Isa, Sarki Kurawa and Malam Usman Imam.
In the motion filed through their counsel, Mr. Bashir Yusuf-Muhammad and Usman Bala-Salisu, the plaintiffs expressed concerns over the possible withholding of allocations essential for grassroots development.
The Accountant-General of the Federation, (CBN) Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), the 44 LGAs, UBA, Access Bank and six others were listed as respondents in the suit.
The judge in his ruling restrained the respondents and their agents from withholding the allocations to the local councils.
He said: “The respondents are restrained from withholding, refusing to disburse or delaying to disburse, deferring or suspending the monthly allocation or in any way tampering with the allocation from the Federation Account to the 44 LGAs pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.”
He adjourned the matter till November 21 for a hearing of the motion on notice.
