*Pix above: Ex-Gov Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and wife, Hafsat
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Baring any last-minute changes, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje; his wife, Professor Hafsat Ganduje; his son, Umar Abdullahi, and six other persons will be arraigned before a Kano State High Court on April 17, 2024…on charges of corruption.
According to a court summon sighted by journalists in Kano on Tuesday, the former two-time governor of Kano State, and seven others are to be arraigned on eight-count charges bordering on bribery allegation, diversion and alleged misappropriation of funds, among others.
The Kano State Government, in the criminal suit filed against the eight respondents, said it has assembled 15 witnesses for the case.
Other respondents in the suit are Abubakar Bawuro, Jibrilla Muhammad, Lamash Properties Ltd, Safari Textiles Ltd and Lesage General Enterprises.
The matter, which has been fixed for April 17, 2024, is before Justice Usman Malam Na’aba of the State High Court number four in Kano.
The State Online recalls that it has been a cat-and-mouse game between the incumbent NNPP Gov Abba Kabir Yusuf and his predecessor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje ever since he took took over in 2023./PLEASE SHARE
