Ganduje Reacts As Kano Govt Summons Him Over Dollar Videos

The camp of the immediate past Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has reacted to the fresh summon extended to him by the state Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC).

Ganduje in his reaction via the state’s former Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Muhammad Garba who spoke on his behalf said the invitation is politically motivated and targetted at blocking his possibility of getting a federal appointment.

As earlier reported by Naija News, the Kano PCACC has summoned the former governor over a series of controversial videos released in 2017.

The videos, which were published by an online news outlet Daily Nigerian, allegedly showed Abdullahi accepting kickbacks from contractors.

The former governor, however, denied the accusations and claimed that the videos had been manipulated.

According to the chairman of the PCACC, Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado, a thorough forensic examination of the videos has verified their authenticity.

He announced at a public dialogue on ‘Anti-Corruption Crusade in Kano’ on Wednesday that the examination indicated the videos were indeed genuine.

Rimingado further disclosed on Channels TV on Thursday that Abdullahi has been invited for questioning over the matter.

Reacting, Ganduje’s spokesperson in a chat with Daily Trust said the fresh move from the Kano State government is part of efforts to prevent the former Governor from receiving an appointment from President Bola Tinubu.

Garba said the allegations are nothing but trumped-up charges against Ganduje to dent his image.

“It is politically motivated to dent his image and to scuttle any future plans that they know President Bola Tinubu has for him because they are envious of the good relationship that existed between them so they want to bring a relationship problem between Governor Ganduje and President Tinubu,” he said.

Garba added that the concern of the “fifth columnists leading the charge in the background is that they are worried that Governor Ganduje will get another opportunity at the federal level to further widen the gap between them in terms of achievements and contribution to the overall lives of Kano people.

“But we are not worried because only God can determine who gets what at what time and it is God that will determine Governor Ganduje’s next step, whether he gets an appointment or not,” he submitted.