Former Governor Ganduje and Wife Charged with Bribery and Corruption: Billions of Naira Misappropriated

Former governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, his wife Hafsat Umar, and five others have been charged with eight counts of bribery, misappropriation, and diversion of funds, amounting to billions of naira.

The charges were filed in a charge sheet dated 3rd April, 2024, with a 15 prosecution witnesses list attached.

The defendants include Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Hafsat Umar, Abubakar Bawuro, Umar Abdullahi Umar, Jibrilla Muhammad, Lamash Properties Limited, Safari Textiles Limited, and Lasage General Enterprises Limited.

One of the counts alleges that Ganduje, while serving as Governor of Kano State, corruptly requested and received a sum of $200,000 from a beneficiary of a contract awarded by the Kano State Government.

This action is punishable under Section 22 of The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission Law 2008 (as amended), Law No2 of 2009, Laws of Kano State of Nigeria. The document states that Ganduje committed the offence of official corruption contrary to and punishable under the law.

This news was summarized from a post on Sahara Reporters