The Nationwide Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on Thursday, described as ridiculous and unreasonable the insinuation by the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, that he (Ganduje) employed miscreants masquerading as protesters to interrupt into the state excessive courtroom and steal some ‘delicate paperwork’ referring to his (Ganduje’s) corruption trial.
The Yusuf-led state authorities filed not less than two corruption costs in opposition to Ganduje, together with one wherein the ex-governor, his spouse, Hafsat, son, Umar and others had been accused of $413,000 and N1.38bn bribery.
In an announcement on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Edwin Olofu, Ganduje stated Yusuf’s declare about stolen courtroom paperwork known as into query his capability to deal with Kano State’s safety and judicial system.
Describing Yusuf’s declare as disingenuous, Ganduje stated even when miscreants took away the paperwork within the courtroom’s custody, what in regards to the copy with the federal government’s lawyer dealing with the case?
Yusuf had on Wednesday advised newsmen in Kano that ‘enemies of the state employed undesirable parts’ to vandalise the state excessive courtroom, thought of one of many state’s historic public buildings, and carted away the corruption costs recordsdata of the APC nationwide chairman.
The governor made the assertion after he paid an on-the-spot evaluation go to to the courtroom, which was vandalised by hoodlums throughout the latest nationwide anti-hunger protests.
In line with him, it was apparent that the vandals had been on a sponsored mission.
However Ganduje’s aide stated they discovered the allegation as preposterous and baseless.
He stated, “It’s laughable that governance has been diminished to an enormous joke in Kano the place a state authorities might condescend low to suggesting that demonstrators broke right into a courtroom and punctiliously chosen paperwork referring to the trial of the APC nationwide chairman, handpicked and take them away on this digital age.
“No discerning thoughts will purchase into this pedestrian propaganda. What occurred to the paperwork with the federal government’s attorneys? The state authorities is bereft of concepts on easy methods to run the affairs of the state and has all the time resorted to churning out myriads of corruption allegations in opposition to Ganduje and his household, who served the state diligently.
“This declare is nothing greater than a determined try by Governor Yusuf’s administration to divert consideration from their culpability within the violence that erupted within the state. The insinuation that such essential paperwork could possibly be carted away throughout a protest is a transparent indication of the state’s rising incompetence in dealing with each safety and authorized issues.
“Governor Yusuf ought to perceive that the phrases and actions of leaders carry weight and have dire penalties. We stand with the individuals of Kano and name on all well-meaning residents to stay calm and law-abiding whereas the authorities conduct their investigations.”