A Kano State High Court has issued a perpetual injunction restraining the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from withholding funds meant for the 44 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The ruling follows a lawsuit filed by six applicants, including the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Ibrahim Muhd, along with Ibrahim Uba Shehu, Ibrahim Shehu Abubakar, Usman Isa, Sarki Alhaji Kurawa, and Malam Usman Imam. Represented by their counsel, Bashir Yusuf-Muhammad, they sought a court order preventing the withholding or delay of federal allocations essential for local governance. The respondents in the suit included…

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