Ganduje reels off support for Kano judiciary

The Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has said that the government has paid over N100 million as medical allowances for High Court Judges in the state.

Governor Ganduje disclosed this when he received members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Kano State chapter who visited him in his office.

“We paid over N20 million as allowances for Magistrates and Sharia Court Judges.

“We also paid Sharia and Magistrate Court Judges N20 million as furniture allowance,” he said.

The governor said the state government also pays N46 million monthly as the overhead cost to the judiciary.

He said the state government also spent N100 million for the provision of furniture, accommodation and other expenses for the Court of Appeal.

The NBA Chairman, Aminu Sani-Gadanya, said members were in the governor’s office to discuss the financial autonomy of the judiciary.