Kano govt recordsdata contemporary cost in opposition to Ganduje

The Kano State Authorities filed a contemporary cost on Tuesday in opposition to former governor Abdullahi Ganduje.

Within the case with quantity Okay/143c/24, the state authorities accused Mr Ganduje, incumbent Nationwide Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and erstwhile Commissioner for Justice, Musa Lawan, of felony conspiracy and misappropriation opposite to part 308 of the Penal Code.

The alleged offence is punishable below part 309 of the legislation.

The federal government additionally charged him with abuse of workplace opposite to and punishable below part 97 and part 315.

The prosecution proposed 4 witnesses to show the case.

No date has been mounted for the arraignment.

NAN studies that the state authorities filed on 4 April prices in opposition to Mr Ganduje, his spouse, Hafsat Umar, and 6 others earlier than the Kano State Excessive Courtroom.

The six others are Mr Ganduje’s son, Umar Abdullahi Umar; Abubakar Bawuro, Jibrilla Muhammad, Lamash Properties Ltd., Safari Textiles Ltd., and Lesage Common Enterprises.

Nonetheless, the defendants haven’t appeared earlier than the court docket.

The decide, Amina Aliyu, has expressed concern concerning the defendants’ failure to look in court docket regardless of being served the fees by means of a substituted means.

The decide has proceeded to report a not-guilty plea for all of the defendants.

The defence lawyer, Nuraini Jimoh, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has additionally filed a preliminary objection difficult the validity of the fees.

The decide heard the objection, which the prosecution opposed and adjourned for a ruling. A date has but to be mounted for the ruling.

The prosecution, led by Adeola Adediyo, a SAN, has requested the court docket for a bench warrant for the defendants’ arrest.

Mr Ganduje has confronted scrutiny since his time in workplace as governor, significantly following the emergence of a video clip depicting him allegedly receiving bribes in bales of {dollars} from a contractor and stuffing them in his agbada.

Since approaching board, the administration of Governor Abba Yusuf, Mr Ganduje’s predecessor, has revived the case.

The state’s anti-corruption fee requested Mr Ganduje to look to clear his title on the scandal, however he declined the invitation.

In March, the Federal Excessive Courtroom in Kano dominated in his favour, holding that the state’s anti-corruption and public complaints fee lacked the facility to research former governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje, over the greenback bribery scandal.

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The decide, Abdullahi Liman, dominated that the alleged offence is a federal offence that may solely be prosecuted by the Lawyer-Common of the Federation and the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC).

Along with the authorized challenges, the previous governor can be contending with the reversal of his insurance policies and legacies by his successor. Notable amongst them is the reversal of the splitting of the Kano emirate and the reinstatement of Lamido Sanusi because the emir. The Kano emirate disaster has lingered, with completely different courts issuing others favouring the opposing sides however did not carry a decision.

. (NAN)