Alumni Association Takes Legal Action Against FG and Developers in FGC Kano Land Dispute

The Federal Government College Kano Old Students Association (FGCKOSA) has filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking to stop what it described as the unlawful conversion of land belonging to Federal Government College (FGC) Kano into a private estate.

The development was contained in a statement on Sunday and signed by Aminu Haruna Maipampo, the National Publicity Secretary of the association.

According to the statement, the case has been assigned to Justice Inyang Ekwo, with the first hearing scheduled for 8 July 2026.

FGCKOSA said the suit challenges a proposed Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement involving 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.

The association explained that the attorney-general was joined in the suit because of his constitutional role as the chief law officer responsible for ensuring that government actions comply with the law.

FGCKOSA said the core issue before the court is whether land belonging to a federal government school can be converted into private property and handed over to a developer under a concession agreement.

“The future of Federal Government College Kano cannot be decided in secrecy or through a private commercial arrangement that converts school land into a private estate,” the statement said.

The association noted that it had previously written to the Ministry of Education and the ICRC requesting details of the agreement but received no full disclosure of documents, approvals, or the legal basis for the transaction.

It also raised concern over alleged actions taken despite an existing court order in Kano restraining further steps on the land.

“Persons connected with the project were seen entering the school premises and marking out portions of the land,” FGCKOSA said.

The statement further described this as an attempt to push the project forward in defiance of the judicial process.

The association further warned that carving out about 30 hectares of land from the school for private development could permanently damage the institution.

“Federal Government College Kano is not vacant land. Its land was reserved for education, security, recreation and future expansion,” it added.

FGCKOSA said it is not against development but opposed what it described as a secretive stripping of public school assets.

It also revealed that it had proposed an alternative plan for the school’s development, which includes an alumni-led, transparent approach that would preserve the land for educational use.

Among its demands before the court are a declaration that the land cannot be converted for private use, an order nullifying any existing agreement, and an injunction restraining all parties from further action on the land.

“By this suit, FGCKOSA seeks the following outcomes: first, a clear declaration that public land held for Federal Government College Kano cannot be converted into private land for a private developer under the guise of a PPP.

“Second, an order setting aside any purported concession, transfer, lease, sale, or land-swap arrangement that violates the Land Use Act, the relevant concession laws, and the constitutional responsibilities of public authorities.

“Third, a perpetual injunction restraining the Ministry of Education, Pluck Global Company Limited, and all persons acting for them from dealing with, selling, allocating, marking, developing, or interfering with the disputed land.

“Fourth, full accountability from every public institution involved in the conception, approval, promotion, and attempted execution of this transaction.

“Fifth, a clear legal position from the court on whether any ministry, agency, or private company can treat federal government school land as disposable real estate without full lawful authority, proper approvals, a transparent process, and regard for the public purpose for which the land exists,” the statement read in part.

“We do not need to sell the school to save it,” the association stated.

FGCKOSA called on all parties involved to suspend activities on the land and allow the court to determine the legality of the transaction.

The statement stressed that the case goes beyond Kano and raises broader concerns about the protection of public school assets across Nigeria.

“This case is not merely about FGC Kano. It is about whether public school land across Nigeria can be quietly traded away under opaque PPP arrangements while citizens are told to wait, watch, and keep silent. FGCKOSA will not keep silent. We call on the Honourable Minister of Education, the Federal Ministry of Education, Pluck Global Company Limited, the ICRC, and all public officers involved to stop all activities on the disputed land immediately and allow the court to determine the legality of the transaction.

“We call on the Attorney-General of the Federation, now a party to the proceedings, to take a clear institutional position in defence of the rule of law, public interest, and the protection of Federal Government educational assets. No one should treat a Federal Government College as disposable real estate,” the statement concluded.