From: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna
Following an order in the high court of justice of Kaduna state on the 17th of April, 2024, the Drainage Contractors Association has confiscated property belonging to Kaduna State Roads Agency (KADRA) over nonpayment of debt.
In suit no: KDH/KAD/628/20, the claimants seek an order for summary judgment against the agency of Kaduna state (KADRA) in the sum of N523, 043, 090.61 with 10 percent interest from the date of judgment until the judgment sum is fully liquidated.
Meanwhile, in his judgment, Honourable Justice M.M Ladan, ordered KADRA to pay the said amount, being the aggregate sum of what the defendant owes the plaintiffs.
“The defendant shall pay interest at the rate of 10 percent of the judgment sum from the time of judgment until the date when the judgment sum is fully liquidated,” Justice Ladan averred.
The contractors in the suit also prayed that the cost of filling the suit be paid by the agency.
Carrying out the confiscation enforcement on Thursday at the KADRA sites, the Chairman of the Drainage Contractors Association, Aminu Idris told journalists that some Indigenous contractors totaling 112 were engaged to carry out some contract works for the state during the last administration, adding that they were yet to be paid.
While speaking, the counsel to the plaintiffs, Barr. Nnamele Onyegbosi explained that the case has lasted for a period of four years.
“ It is a case that was taken to full trial. The case was filed in 2020, and judgment was given in 2024. I know they will come to negotiate and we will accommodate them when they do so,” Barr. Onyegbosi explained.
