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The federal high court in Kaduna has declined to hear the suit filed by Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of the state, for lack of jurisdiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his ruling, Rilwanu Aikawa, the presiding judge, transferred the case to the Kaduna chief judge for determination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In June, el-Rufai sued the Kaduna house of assembly over a claim that his administration diverted N423 billion when he was the governor of the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through Abdulhakeem Mustapha, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), el-Rufai filed the fundamental rights suit at the federal high court in Kaduna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He asked the court to declare the report of the ad hoc committee set up by the house of assembly unconstitutional, null, and void for violating his right to a fair hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On June 5, the Kaduna assembly recommended the probe of el-Rufai over the allegation of public funds diversion and money laundering during his administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The house of assembly made the recommendation after a report by an ad hoc committee set up to investigate the state\u2019s finances under the administration of el-Rufai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

El-Rufai was governor of Kaduna from 2015 to 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the ruling delivered on July 30, Aikawa dismissed the applicant\u2019s application, asking him to recuse himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The judge held that the applicant failed to provide cogent reasons or facts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In July, the former Kaduna governor petitioned John Tsoho, chief judge of the federal high court, accusing Aikawa of \u201cgross bias, injustice, and denial of a fair hearing\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The federal high court in Kaduna has declined to hear the suit filed by Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of the state, for lack of jurisdiction. In his ruling, Rilwanu Aikawa, the presiding judge, transferred the case to the Kaduna chief judge for determination. 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