Tag: Abdullahi Umar Ganduje

Misappropriation: Kano Govt. files fresh criminal charges against Ganduje

Aminu Imam
Kano on Ganduje

Kano State Government yesterday filed a fresh charge against the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of the State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. In a suit No. K/143c/24, the State government accused Ganduje and erstwhile Commissioner for Justice, Musa Lawan of criminal conspiracy, and misappropriation contrary to Section 308 and punishable under Section 309 of the Penal Code (as amended) CAP 105, Vol. 2, the Laws of Kano State of Nigeria. The offence, the State government said, is punishable under Section 97 and Section 315, accusing…

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APC National Chair Seat: Court to deliver judgement in suit seeking Ganduje’s removal

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Ganduje suit

A Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, fixed September 18 for judgment in a suit seeking the removal of Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress,  (APC). Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after Counsel to the Plaintiff, Benjamin Davou, and lawyers to the defence adopted their processes and made their submission for and against the case. The plaintiff – the North-Central APC Forum – led by Saleh Zazzaga, had filed the suit to query the propriety of Ganduje’s appointment as the Chairman of the…

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Kano: Gov. Yusuf to go after Ganduje over missing N5.4bn pension funds

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Gov. Yusuf Ganduje

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, of Kano State, has vowed to recover pension funds siphoned by the government of his predecessor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. The Governor, who made this known during the flag-off of the payment of N5 billion gratuities to 4,000 retirees, said he would do everything legally to retrieve the over N5.4 billion deducted monthly pension contributions that were not remitted by Ganduje administration. Yusuf said it is unacceptable for anybody to deduct workers’ monthly pension contributions without remitting the funds, adding that the payment of pension is not…

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Court fixes July 5 for suit on removal of Ganduje as APC Chairman

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Ganduje hearing

The Federal High Court in Abuja, has deferred hearing of a suit seeking to remove the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, from office, till July 5. Justice Inyang Ekwo, adjourned to allow the litigants to respond to a counter-affidavit the embattled APC National Chairman filed to challenge the competence of the suit. When the case was called up for hearing on Wednesday, counsel for the plaintiffs, Benjamin Davou, told the court that he would need time to respond to the fresh process that was…

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APC: Tension over Ganduje’s failure to convene Quarterly APC NEC, meetings

Aminu Imam
APC Ganduje

…As embattled Ganduje’s fate splits Govs. There are growing concerns in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over the failure of the Party’s National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, to convene National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings. According to reports, the two organs of the party are key in fine-tuning and ratifying decisions of the National Working Committee (NWC), especially the NEC, which is its second highest decision-making organ. Unlike the NWC, which is saddled with the day-to-day running of the party, the NEC ratifies NWC’s decisions on…

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Kano: CJ reassigns corruption case against Ganduje, others to new judge

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Court Ganduje

Kano State Chief Judge, Dije Abdu-Aboki, has transferred the case of alleged misappropriation, and diversion of funds filed against the All-Progressive Congress(APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, along with seven others to a new judge. Recall that the case was earlier before a judge of the Kano State High Court, Usman Na’abba. But it has now been transferred to another judge, Amina Adamu-Aliyu. The Kano State Judiciary Public Relations Officer, Baba Jibo-Ibrahim, confirmed the development in an interview yesterday, in Kano. He said the office of the Chief Judge has…

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APC: More Northern groups call for Ganduje’s removal as APC Chairman

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Ganduje

Two different groups from the North-Central geo-political zone have initiated legal actions aimed at overturning the appointment of Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC). The groups are the ‘Concerned North-Central APC Stakeholders‘ and the ‘North-Central All Progressives Congress (APC) Forum‘. One of the groups, the Concerned North-Central APC Stakeholders, in a letter addressed to the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Party, dated April 30, 2024, emphasised the need to uphold the zoning arrangement, which designates the Party’s chairmanship to the North-Central…

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Kano: Commission of Inquiry probing ex-Gov. Ganduje begins sitting

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Ganduje

The Judicial Commission of Inquiry (JCI) on Public Properties and Assets, established by Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf of Kano State to probe the previous administration led by former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has commenced its sitting yesterday. The JCI sitting, scheduled to be holding at the High Court No. 3 within the Audu Bako State Secretariat. The panel, headed by Justice Farouk Adamu, has 10 terms of reference to work on. Recall that earlier this month, Governor Yusuf inaugurated two Judicial Commissions of Inquiry to investigate instances of misappropriation of public…

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“Kano govt. sponsoring protests against me in Abuja” – Ganduje

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National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has alleged that the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)-led government in Kano State is behind the series of protests against him in Abuja. However, the State government has refuted these claims. Protests demanding Ganduje’s removal as National Chairman of the Party, primarily led by groups and party chieftains from the North-Central, have gained momentum. In response, Ganduje, through his Special Assistant on Civil Society and Support Groups, Comrade Okpokwu Ogenyi, accused the Kano State government of hiring protesters,…

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?Kano: ‘How anti-corruption agency traced over N50bn LG funds diverted by Ganduje’ – Official

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Ganduje funds

The Executive Chairman of Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado, has said the agency was able to track over N50 billion diverted by embattled former State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Mogaji, who appeared on a television programme at the weekend, said that the funds successfully traced by the anti-corruption Commission were half of over N100 billion meant for local government authorities in the State. Speaking on the process through which the diversions were done, he said when local governments’ statutory allocations are sent to Kano State,…

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