Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- A Kano State High Court has ruled that the federal government cannot interfere with the funds allocated to the 44 local government areas in the state.

Justice Musa Ibrahim Karaye delivered the judgment on Monday following a lawsuit filed by local government representatives seeking to protect their financial autonomy.

The case emerged after the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) requested a court order to stop the disbursement of local government funds. The APC argued that there were irregularities in the local government elections conducted by the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission in October 2024.

The lawsuit, led by Hon. Abdullahi Abbas, Hon. Aminu Aliyu Tiga, and the APC, was filed against severa...