The Ganduje ward leadership of All Progress Congress (APC) in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State has announced the suspension of former governor of Kano state and current national chairman APC, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, pending the outcome of the corruption charges filed against him.
This was disclosed during a press briefing held in Kano.
While reading the ward party leadership resolve, the legal advisor, Malama Haladu Gwanja Ganduje, stated that the party had to take the decision for prosperity sake.
Responding to the issue, APC Secretary in Kano, Zakari Sarina, said that this is a case of impersonation. We will be issuing a formal statement on this very soon.”
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf had set up two panels to probe corruption and political violence between 2015 and 2023 when Ganduje governed the state.
Subsequently, a Kano High Court fixed April 17, 2024, for the arraignment of Ganduje, his wife, and six others.
They are to be arraigned on eight-count charges concerning dollar bribery allegation, diversion and misappropriation of funds that include alleged $413,000 and N1.38bn bribery, among others.
In the writ of summon sighted by our reporter, other respondents in the suit are Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Hafsat Umar, Abubakar Bawuro, Umar Abdullahi Umar, Jibrilla Muhammad, Lamash Properties Ltd, Safari Textiles Ltd and Lesage General Enterprises.
