Ganduje said the latest attempt by the state to drag his
name in the mud would fail adding that it spoke volumes of the level of crass
ignorance and disregard for the rule of law by the Governor Abba Yusuf-led
administration.
“In their desperate attempt to malign me and my family, they
either forgot or probably cannot conduct themselves by the dictates of the
law,” he affirmed.
“They failed to take judicial notice of the recent
pronouncement of the Federal High Court in Kano which ruled that the so-called
offence I am being accused of is a federal offence that can only be prosecuted
by the Attorney General of the Federation and the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC).
“Rather than join issues with my traducers in Kano over the
trumped-up charges levelled against me, I would implore them to redirect their
energies towards easing the plights of our people in Kano” Ganduje counselled.
“They still have the opportunity to revert to my blueprint
for the sustainable growth and development of Kano State. It is not yet late in
the day for them to emulate my developmental strides. They can still salvage
the situation as my tenure was devoid of any wrongdoings.
Ganduje who administered Kano State between 2015 to 2023,
also described the decision by the administration to set up two committees to
probe him over alleged misappropriation of public property, political violence
and missing persons in the state as a welcome development.
He, however, observed that it would have been in the best
interest of the state to extend the dateline of the probe to flag off from 1999
to date.
“As the saying goes, he who comes to equity must come with
clean hands. It shouldn’t be seen as targeted at my administration alone. It
should not be seen to be borne out of malice, vindictiveness and ill will. It
should be for public good and interest” he declared.
“We conducted the affairs of governance in the state openly
and transparently during my tenure. We don’t need to be seeking direction from
our masters to do what is proper,” he stressed.
