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N10 billion loan suit: CAJA, other file applications for joinder

Centre for Awareness on Justice and Accountability, (CAJA), an NGO, and Comrade Bello Basi on Thursday approached Federal High Court sitting in Kano, seeking to join the suit as Applicants on the ongoing trial, filed by Kano First Forum, challenging Kano state Governor and other respondents from borrowing N10 billion loan.

It could be recalled that on July 1, the presiding judge, Justice Abdullahi Muhammmad LimanĀ  through an Exparte order restrained the respondents from any further action, ordered all parties to maintain status quo.

When the case resumed today, Thursday, for hearing, Barrister Ibrahim Isah Wangida and Barrister Bashir Yusuf Tudun Wuzirchi approached the court as interested parties seeking to join the suit on behalf of their clients.

In his response, counsel to the Kano State Governor, Barrister Musa Dahuru, Director Civil Litigation, Kano State Ministry for Justice, urged the court to adjourn its sitting to enable him respond to the applications sought to be join.

Earlier, the Applicant Counsel, Barrister Badamasi Suleiman told the court that he has an application seeking for the extension of time to file a counter affidavit.

Consquently, Justice Liman adjourned the sitting to 15th July, 2022 for hearing of motions of the interested party seeking to join the suit as Applicants and argument to discharge an interim order which restrained the defendants from further action.

The Respondents in the suit are: Governor of Kano State, Attorney General of Kano State, Commissioner of Finance Kano, Speaker Kano State House of Assembly.

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

KFF is challenging the Governor of Kano State from borrowing the sum of N10 billion on the alleged of non compliance with the rules and regulations governing loan transaction.

The Applicants in their prayers, similarly challenged the state government for allegedly not complying with Dept Management Office Establishment Act 2003, Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007 and Laws of Kano State 1968 is illegal, null and void.

Justice Watch News ealier recalls that the State House of Assembly had on June 15 approved Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, request request to access N10 billion from Access Bank.

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