The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in a judgment delivered by Honourable Justice Valentine B. Ashi in Suit No. FCT/HC/CV/2625/16 on 12th April 2018, declared as null and void the practice of collection of tenement rates by the 6 Area Councils (Abuja Municipal Area Council, Abaji Area Council, Bwari Area Council, Gwagwalada Area Council, Kuje Area Council, and Kwali Area Council) in the FCT, Abuja.