A Kano State High Court has adjourned the bribery and misappropriation case against APC National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, and seven others to November 20.
The state government charged Ganduje, his wife Hafsat Umar, and others with an eight-count allegation of bribery and the misuse of public funds amounting to billions of naira. During the latest hearing, counsels from both sides requested more time due to incomplete service of documents, leading Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu to postpone the hearing of pending applications until November.
Credible News recalls that Kano State Government filed a fresh fraud charge against Ganduje, his Commissioner for Local Government, Murtala Garo, and two others on August 9.
The charge sheet detailed that Garo, Lamin Sani and Muhammad Takai were charged with criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, making false statements and criminal misappropriation.
The state accused them of mismanaging the 44 Local Government’s statutory allocations remitted to the State Joint Local Governments account from the Federation account.
They were also accused of criminally diverting N57.4billion through several personal accounts of Local Government’s Cashiers and other Personal and Cooperate Accounts, the charge sheet said.
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The state government also accused them of transferring the funds into dollars for their personal benefits.
It further alleged that they acquired a service apartment on the Murtala Muhammad Way, a commercial apartment at Akoya Oxygen – x20868 Dubai in Tigerwood and plot 2201 Floor 22 Damac Height, Marsa Dubai Marina, a multi billion Naira Hotel in Jabi, Abuja.
Others are filling stations, on Gwarzo Road Kano, Eastern Bypass Kano.
On April 4, the Kano government filed a suit against Ganduje, his wife, Hafsat Umar and six others before the Kano High Court.
The six others include Ganduje’s son, Umar Abdullahi Umar, Abubakar Bawuro, Jibrilla Muhammad, Lamash Properties Ltd., Safari Textiles Ltd., and Lesage General Enterprises.
Also on July 16, in the charge sheet with case No. K/143c/24, the state government accused Ganduje and erstwhile commissioner for justice, Musa Lawan were charged with criminal conspiracy and misappropriation.
The Kano government accused Ganduje and Lawan of abuse of office.
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