AHMAD TIJJANI ABDUL
KANO – The Kano State House of Assembly has invited Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, to appear before its ad-hoc committee probing the alleged bribe-taking videos.
An online news medium, DAILY NIGERIA, had on October 14 and 15 exclusively published two videos showing Mr. Ganduje allegedly receiving bribe in dollars.
Sequel to the dust raised by the videos, the Kano House of Assembly, under the leadership of Alhaji Kabiru Alhassan Rurum constituted a committee on October 15 to establish the authenticity of the videos.
Consequently, Jaafar Jaafar, the publisher/editor-in-chief of DAILY NIGERIAN, testified before the committee on October 15 where he insisted that the videos were genuine, and expressed readiness to swear by the Quran to convince doubting Thomases.
In a three paragraphs letter to the governor entitled, “Invitation to respond to an allegation of bribery against H.E, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, a copy of which was obtained by DAILY INDEPENDENT requested the governor to appear on Friday.
The invitation letter that was signed by the Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee, and Majority leader of the 40-man Assembly, Alhaji Munir Baffa Baba Dan’Agundi, further requested the governor to make available to it “a written, signed and dated statement by your Excellency as part of the proceedings on or before Friday.”
The latest development by the Assembly probe committee was coming on the heels of another video uploaded on YouTube by yet to be identified individual where the governor, dressed on black kaftan with a cap to match, was seen as collecting wads of dollars from unnamed contractors.
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Source: Daily Independent
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