Ganduje’s Prosecution Will Continue, Kano Anti-Graft Agency Insists

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is still being prosecuted for alleged bribery, misappropriation, and diversion of public funds, the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has said.

The Chairman of the Commission, Muhuyi Rimingado, who was a guest on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief programme on Monday, said he won’t cower into discontinuing the case against the former Kano governor.

When he was asked whether the prosecution of the ex-governor would continue despite his recent arrest, Rimingado said, “Yes, we are prosecuting him in person.”

“In fact, we have started this investigation since 2021. I was made to leave and passed through a series of tribulation including arrest, detention, assault and humiliation.

“When I came back, I continued from where I stopped. So, I am not witch-hunting anybody.”

A Kano State High Court adjourned the hearing of preliminary objections in Ganduje’s case to February 13, 2025.

The case, instituted by the Kano State Government, involves an eight-count charge of bribery, misappropriation, and diversion of public funds allegedly amounting to billions of naira. Alongside Ganduje, the defendants include his wife, Hafsat Umar, and others: Abubakar Bawuro, Umar Abdullahi Umar, Jibrilla Muhammad, Lamash Properties Limited, Safari Textiles Limited, and Lasage General Enterprises Limited.

Meanwhile, last week, President Bola Tinubu appointed Ganduje as the board chairman of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).