A STATE High Court in Kano has ordered the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Kano State Urban Planning and Development Authority from revoking, interfering or touching the Kano Golf Club’s land.
News Point Nigeria reports that, the court, presided over by Justice Zuwaira Yusuf, ordered the authorities involved to maintain status quo until further pronouncement at the next sitting, which is 5th June, by then the Governor-Elect, Abba Kabir Yusuf will have been sworn-in as scheduled on May 29th.
News Point Nigeria had last month reported Governor Ganduje’s plan to revoke the title of Kano Club, the oldest golf course in West Africa where the first aircraft in Nigeria landed on November 1, 1925.
This newspaper gathered that the 26-hectare club was established in 1903 at the beginning of colonial rule, with golfing starting in the course in 1908.
According to documents seen by this newspaper then, the Kano State Bureau for Land Management wrote to the club managers, saying the title of the club, issued on April 6, 1979, for a term of 40 years had expired on April 6, 2019.
“Kindly refer to the Land Use Act No. 6 of 1978 which specified terms and conditions governing land allocation and issuance of Certificate of Occupancy.
“In this respect, I wish to notify you that the term of your title above has expired with effect from 6th April, 2019, having been issued on 6th April, 1979 for a term of Forty years,” a letter signed by Ibrahim Naabba and copied to the governor read.
However, following a suit filed by trustees of the Golf Club dated March 29th, challenging the Kano state government, the court ordered a stop to the planned revoking of the land.
