FGC Kano Alumni Sue FG Over Alleged Unlawful Conversion of School Land into Private Estate
The Federal Government College Kano Old Students Association (FGCKOSA) has instituted a suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja, challenging what it describes as the unlawful conversion of land belonging to Federal Government College (FGC) Kano into a private estate under a Public‑Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement.In a statement signed by Aminu Haruna Maipampo, National Publicity Secretary of the association, FGCKOSA confirmed that the matter has been assigned to Justice Inyang Ekwo, with hearing fixed for 8 July 2026.
The defendants include the Federal Ministry of Education, the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Pluck Global Company Limited, the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), and the Attorney‑General of the Federation (AGF). The AGF was joined as a party owing to his constitutional role as the chief law officer of the federation, responsible for ensuring legality in government actions.At the heart of the dispute is whether land belonging to a federal government school can lawfully be converted into private property and handed over to a developer under a concession agreement. FGCKOSA insists that such conversion undermines the public purpose for which the land was acquired and violates the Land Use Act, concession laws, and constitutional safeguards.
The association disclosed that despite an existing restraining order from a Kano court, individuals connected to the project were seen entering the school premises and marking out portions of the land. It described this as a clear defiance of judicial authority.FGCKOSA warned that carving out about 30 hectares of the school’s land for private development would permanently damage the institution, stressing that the land was reserved for education, security, recreation, and future expansion.
While clarifying that it is not opposed to development, the association condemned what it termed a “secretive stripping of public school assets.” It proposed an alternative alumni‑led, transparent plan that would preserve the land strictly for educational use.
Among the reliefs sought before the court are a declaration that FGC Kano land cannot be converted for private use under a PPP, an order nullifying any existing concession, transfer, lease, sale, or land‑swap arrangement inconsistent with the law, and perpetual injunction restraining all parties from further dealings with the land. Accountability from every public institution involved in the transaction, and a clear judicial pronouncement on whether ministries, agencies, or private companies can treat federal school land as disposable real estate without lawful authority, proper approvals, and transparency.
FGCKOSA emphasized that the case transcends Kano, raising broader questions about the protection of public school assets nationwide. It urged the Attorney‑General to take a firm institutional position in defence of the rule of law, public interest, and constitutional protection of educational assets, warning that no Federal Government College should be treated as disposable real estate.
