Intimidation of Ganduje, not in Kano's best interest —— Group tells Kano govt

A group, Kano Concerned Forum has berated the recent action of the Kano Government, which seeks to investigate the Ganduje administration.
Speaking with newsmen in Kano, yesterday, the secretary of the forum Comrade Auwal Shu'aib said " elections are done and dusted. Now is time to deliver to Kano people good governance and dividend of democracy. To bring back an old and expired line of investigating the past administration is tantamount to self admission of failure. If the Gov Abba-led government had a clear roadmap for development, it won't be wasting its precious time on frivolous issues of investigating Ganduje administration and his family. Because, Kano people are overwhelmed with existential challenges,like high cost of living, hyperinflation and want.

He continued, " it's almost getting to a year since the government took over, it has not achieved a major significant milestone, while waste time on what is not tenable? Kano people are more concerned on getting them out of doldrums they are in. Federal governments has massively supported state government to ease the current hardship, we in Kano are waiting to see how the government will be succour to us. Therefore, this needless, politically motivated committee is nothing but vendetta aimed at servicing the ego of some interests within the state".

Speaking earlier, the Forum's co convener, Amb. Abdullahi Mohammed, lambasted the government on the perceived injustice and partiality in setting up the mandate and scope of the committee. He said " this commitee is ill-concieved. Even if there's a need for it, which I doubt, why the focus on Ganduje's administration alone? They ought to have started the investigation beyond 2015. It should be from 1999 through to 2023. This is in spite of an existing court order restraining Kano state government against harassment of Dr Ganduje and his family in whatever guise".

He continued, "it is the prerogative of a governor to lease government properties so long as the legal procedure are followed. It has been the practice among all governors in the country. Ganduje's children are Kano indigenes and have right to buy and own Governmvent properties so long as all criteria are met"
He concluded that, " Dr Ganduje has done his bit for Kano. And as Kano indigenes, we bear testimony to his massive infrastructural development, as well as consolidating Kano's position as center of commerce in West Africa, through the a robust commercialization of drive".

Recall, the Kano State Governmvent had last week set up two committees to investigate the administration of former governor and national chairman of the APC Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.