‘It’s laughable’: Ganduje speaks on stolen corruption charges documents

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has described as baseless and comical, the allegations that hoodlums stole documents on the alleged corruption charges against him in the Kano State High Court.

Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf had announced the stolen of the documents during the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest in Kano State.

The governor announced this in Kano on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, when he paid an on-the-spot assessment visit to the Kano State High Court that was vandalised by thugs during the recent nationwide protest.

Ganduje, while reacting to the allegations via a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Edwin Olofu, on Thursday, August 15, said the Kano State Government was responsible for the violence that erupted during the protest in the state.

Olofu stated: “It is laughable that governance has been reduced to a huge joke in Kano State that the state government will condescend low to suggesting that demonstrators broke into a court and carefully selected documents relating to the trial of the APC National Chairman, handpicked them and take them away in this digital age, no discerning mind will buy into this pedestrian propaganda.

“What happened to the documents with the government lawyers? The state government is bereft of ideas on how to run the affairs of the state and has always resorted to churning out myriads of corruption allegations against the former governor of the state Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and his family who served the state diligently.

“This claim is nothing more than a desperate attempt by Governor Yusuf’s administration to divert attention from their culpability in the violence that erupted in the state.

“The insinuation that such critical documents could be carted away during a protest is not only far-fetched but also a clear indication of the state’s growing incompetence in handling both security and legal matters.

Kano gov: Ganduje’s corruption charges documents stolen during protest

“It is a known fact that the day before the beginning of the protest Governor Yusuf was grandstanding and telling people that he would join them if they wished to protest but unfortunately for him the people hired by the state government to execute the protest against the APC government went haywire against their initial plan.

“After leading them on, it’s now clear to all that his government funded the violent protest that occurred in Kano.”

The APC National Chairman’s aide added that the state government sponsored a violent protest in Kano to undermine President Bola Tinubu-led administration.

Olofu said: “It is alarming that a sitting governor would incite such chaos and violence within his state, putting the lives and properties of innocent citizens at risk.

“We strongly condemn this reckless and irresponsible behaviour, which is an attempt to destabilize Kano, undermine the peace and security of the region, more importantly to tarnish the good image of our President.

“We demand that the Federal Government, through relevant security agencies, immediately launches a thorough investigation into the Kano State Government’s involvement in this unfortunate incident.

“The sponsors of this violence must be brought to justice to ensure that this does not set a dangerous precedent for other states.”

The Star