The Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has alleged that Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State is employing diversionary strategies to mask his inability to fulfill his responsibilities effectively.
In a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Edwin Olofu, Governor Ganduje indicated that he is diverting attention away from the spotlight on the fact that, there is really nothing on the ground in the state to justify the sharp increase in statutory allocations to the state since the inception of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration.
Ganduje responded to the Kano State Government’s choice to bring forth criminal charges against him regarding the suspected involvement in bribery totaling $413,000 and N1.38 billion.
The statement partly read, “In their desperate attempt to malign me and my family, they either forgot or probably cannot conduct themselves by the dictates of the law.
“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.
“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.
“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.”
