The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, PCACC, has summoned former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje for questioning over the controversial greenback movies.
In 2018, DAILY NIGERIAN had solely printed the controversial movies, which the governor insisted they have been “cloned”.
On Wednesday, the PCACC chairman, Muhuyi Magaji-Rimingado, had disclosed that the authenticity of the movies had been confirmed.
Speaking at a one-day public dialogue on ‘Anti-Corruption Crusade in Kano’, Mr Rimingado stated the movies have been subjected to forensic evaluation which indicated that they have been genuine.
Releasing an announcement on Thursday, the spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, Kabir Abba-Kabir, the previous governor has been invited for questioning.
According to Mr Kabir, Mr Rimingado, who made this revelation whereas showing as a visitor on Channels TV’s Lunch Time Politics program on Thursday, stated that the fee was anticipating the previous governor to look earlier than it subsequent week to have the chance to clear his identify within the ongoing investigation.
While answering a query on whether or not or not the fee would proceed with the investigation, Mr Rimingado stated: “I have signed a letter to invite him for questioning at the commission next week because this is what the law says and we will provide ample opportunity for him to defend himself.”
When pressed additional on what the fee would do if the governor fails to look, the chairman stated: “There is what the law provides, the law is coercive in nature, it compels obedience.
“The law does not lobby you to come and do certain things. There are procedures and we will follow all the necessary steps to do what is needful.”
While reacting to an allegation by the Coalition for Northern Civil Society Group that the fee began the investigation in order to ridicule the previous governor and cease him from getting federal appointment, the manager chairman stated the information converse for themselves for the reason that video got here out in 2018.
According to the assertion, the fee had indicated its intention to research and that for the reason that governor then loved immunity, there’s a restrict to what the legislation permits the fee to do in that regard.
“This is why on my return as the chairman few weeks ago and the fact that the former governor no longer enjoys immunity, we intended to reopen the investigation and give the former governor the opportunity to clear himself or otherwise, more so as the videos have continued to cause the state and citizens of the state ridicule across the globe.”
