The case, filed under Section 211 of the Nigerian Constitution and various sections of the Kano State Administration of Criminal Justice Law (2019), involves multiple counts of criminal conspiracy, breach of trust, and misappropriation. The legal team, led by Ya’u A. Adamu Esq., is supported by a detailed list of 143 witnesses, including local government cashiers, foreign currency exchange operators, and former bank employees.
Browsing: Abdullahi Ganduje
The Kano State Government on Tuesday filed a fresh charge against former governor of the state, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje.
The Kano State Emirates Council (Amendment number 2) Law, 2024, was sponsored by the Majority Leader and member representing the Dala Constituency, Lawan Hussaini Chediyar Yan Gurasa.
“I strongly advise both of you to withdraw from the madness of politics in Rivers State to avoid the dangerous crisis facing Rivers State, one of the most important states producing the resources used to sustain the economy of this country. I hope you do not forget that the International Oil Companies (IOCs) and the deep seaport of Onne are very well established in Rivers State.
“We traced a lot of the diverted funds to various individual accounts at the singer market and subsequently took the money in cash to the state government house with someone stationed with a counting machine.
“We are the authentic executives of Ganduje ward and we have passed a vote of no confidence and imposed a new suspension on Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje for series of reasons.
A group, Society for Peace Development and Education, has described a letter to the Kano State House of Assembly by “Yar Dangwalen Jihar Kano” for the dissolution of the newly created emirates, and reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi as Emir, as politically motivated and could sparke crisis in the state.
When the British conquered Nigeria, they appropriated the Emirate institution and used it to rule the people. Most of the Emirate dynasties of the Sokoto Caliphate across northern Nigeria were about a century old at the time of the British conquest. Their legitimacy was based on the Jihad led by Shehu Usman Danfodio and his followers from 1804 to 1807.
Kano state governor, Abba Yusuf says that his government is prosecuting cases of misappropriation of N5,436,000,000 by the immediate past Ganduje administration.
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje has invited his successor, the Kano state governor, Abba Yusuf to the ruling party.