The Kano State Chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has urged immediate past governor Abdullahi Ganduje to disregard the invite of the state Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) over a purported recorded video of him collecting dollar bribe.
The advice was contained in a statement jointly signed by the state Chairman and Secretary of the party, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas and Alhaji Zakari Sarina, respectively, and made available to newsmen in Kano on Thursday.
It was learnt that the commission had on Thursday invited Ganduje to appear before it over alleged dollar bribe videos.
The Chairman of the commission, Mr Muhuyi Rimingado, confirmed this to newsmen in Kano on Thursday.
Rimingado said that the commission is expecting Ganduje to appear before it next week to have the opportunity to clear his name after investigation proved that the video where the former governor was stockpiling bales of dollars in his Babariga was not doctored.
Rimingado said, that the commission has jurisdiction to investigate corruption cases from across all walks of life.
“We have a forensic arrangement with experts to analyse the video and would do everything possible to investigate the matter and any other issue regarding corruption in Kano.
“Following up on our pledge to follow due process as usual in the investigation of the alleged bribery videos (also known as dollar videos) involving the former governor of Kano state, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
“The commission is expecting the former governor to appear before it next week to have the opportunity to clear his name in the ongoing investigation.
“I have signed a letter to invite him for questioning at the commission next week because this is what the law says and we will provide ample opportunity for him to defend himself. said Muhyi.
“There is what the law provides, the law is coercive in nature, it
compels obedience. The law doesn’t lobby you to come and do certain things.
Reacting, the APC said it has realised that the invitation was part of what it described as the politically motivated issue of the Dollar video by the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), which is before a court of law, was part of a sinister ploy to dent the image of former Governor Ganduje.
It further explained that similar scenario was played to scuttle the former governor’s chance of securing ticket for the party’s gubernatorial election in 2019.
The statement added that this time, the detractors are engaged in this campaign of calumny to draw a wedge between President Bola Tinubu and Ganduje, one of the president’s strongest allies in the North.
The APC stated that while Ganduje’s contributions to the Tinubu political project right from the conduct of the primary election, is widely appreciated, his relationship with the President remains cordial.
