Reconciliation between Ganduje, Emir Sanusi won’t stop probe, Kano Anti-Corruption Commission declares

The reconciliation between Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi ll, will not stop the probe of the monarch, the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission has said.

According to the chairman of the Commission, Barrister Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado, the investigation by the anti-graft agency is based on a complaint by concerned friends of Kano Emirate council, who raised some allegations of misappropriation of funds belonging to the emirate.

Barrister Magaji also revealed in a statement on Monday that the commission as an independent agency had nothing to do with the reconciliation between Governor Ganduje and the Emir of Kano.

He said, “After the receipt of the complaint, the commission launched investigation into the matter in line with the provisions of sections 8,9 and 15 of its Law 2008 which culminated into the issuance of preliminary investigation report forwarded to the government on the 31st May 2019, suggesting among other things, suspension of all persons fingered in the report to enable the commission continue with its investigation without interference.

“The preliminary report is just a tip of the iceberg of the commission’s findings as investigation is ongoing. The three fundamental issues raised in the report are obstruction of investigation which necessitated the report so that government can explore administrative means to enable the commission exercise its statutory powers with respect to the case.”

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The chairman of the Kano anti-graft agency also said that after the issuance of the query letter to the emir by the government, many things had happened which necessitated the commission to state its position.

“The investigation was not commenced at the instance of Kano state government, rather as a result of series of complaints by citizens of Kano state, the preliminary report is only for the government to act administratively so that the commission can continue to exercise its responsibilities without any interference and nothing more.

“So, as far as the commission is concerned this investigation is ongoing and the commission will do everything legally possible to deliver its mandate with respect to this case,” he concluded.

The Emir of Kano, had two days ago replied the query given to him by the Kano State Government.

The query was given to the emir last Thursday through the office of the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Alhaji Usman Alhaji.

Sanusi was issued the query over alleged misappropriation of N3.4bn by the Kano Emirate Council.

But in his response to the query, Sanusi in a letter signed by Abba Yusuf, acting secretary of Kano Emirate Council, on Saturday explained that the amount was just over N1.8 billion which he inherited from the coffers of the Emirate Council.

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