- The council leaders is suing the state government before a Federal High Court, Abuja, over it plan to execute 70 per cent of the project with their funds.
The 44 local government chairmen in Kano State have instituted a legal action against the state government over the construction of flyovers in some parts of the state.
The subject of the litigation are two flyovers that the state government is planning to construct in Tal’udu and Danagundi all within the metropolis.
The council leaders are suing the state government before a Federal High Court, Abuja, over it plan to execute 70 per cent of the project with their funds.
The chairmen of the council are praying the court to stop the government from using their funds from their joint account.
In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1733/2023 and dated 29th December, 2023 are the Kano State Government, the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and the Accountant General of the state.
The plaintiffs are all the 44 Local Government Councils and the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Kano State chapter.
However, the governor while laying the foundation of the construction of the two flyovers Friday evening said it was normal to dip into the funds of local government to finance projects like.
He disclosed that it has been the tradition from his predecessors to finance such monumental projects through the joint- account managed by the state and local governments.
He added that when completed, all the local government areas will use the roads on a timely basis.
Speaking at the ceremony, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf said that the project was aimed at ensuring free flow traffic in the municipal to enhance socio-economic activities in the state.
He said that the project was initiated to reduce traffic congestion, ease travel, beautify the city, control pollution, and develop infrastructure in the ancient city.
He said that Kano as a mega city deserved massive infrastructure transformation to cater for the needs of over 10 million inhabitants and improve their socio-economic well-being.