Ganduje Fingered In Illegal Sale Of Gov’t Assets Few Weeks To End Of Tenure
Few weeks to the end of his tenure, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, has been fingered in the sale of state properties to family members and cronies.
The accusation was made by Abdullahi Bichi, the Chairman of
the transition committee setup by the Governor-elect, Abba Yusuf, to set
machineries in motion for a smooth take off of the next administration.
Bichi, who led the Recovery of Public Assets Subcommittee,
during a visit the Kano State Public Procurement Bureau (Due Process Office) on
Wednesday, said that the committee had received information that the Due
Process Office had been sold to Abba Ganduje, the governor's son.
“The office which was until this afternoon being actively
utilized by staff of the office was sold to the son of the exiting governor of
the state and we are deeply worried by the manner at which the outgoing
governor is mortgaging the common franchise of the good people of Kano state
leaves much to be desired,” he said.
He said the act of the government was akin “to vandalism;
they are uprooting every structure of governance.”
Bichi said that the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) had
genuine evidence that the property had been "sold for less than N10
million."
He described the government's actions as "a drama,"
with the actual game beginning on May 29. This is the final chapter of the
drama, and we will collect and return to the people whatever was stolen,
misused, or vandalised by the outgoing government."
He also advised property developers to be cautious, noting
that anyone involved in the conduct would face prosecution when the NNPP
government of Abba Kabir Yusuf takes over on May 29.
Muhammad Garba, the government's commissioner of information
and internal affairs, could not be reached for comment at the time of reporting
this story.
However, Garba had previously made a statement instructing
the NNPP to wait until it was sworn in before making policy declarations.
Ganduje had also urged his soon-to-be successor not to create a scenario that implied the state had two governors.
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