Abdulazeez Ganduje, the eldest son of the embattled National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, has paid a solidarity visit to the chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, Muhyi Magaji Rimingado, at his office.
Abdulazeez visited Mr. Rimingado, on Wednesday evening, to show his support for the chairman’s anti-corruption efforts and the commission’s stride to investigate his father, mother and his brother.
WikkiTimes reports that the Kano State Anti-Corruption and Public Complaints Commission announced new corruption charges and maladministration against the ex-governor.
According to Magaji, investigations uncovered the diversion of N51.3 billion from local government funds to unauthorised individuals during Ganduje’s tenure.
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In September 2021, Abdulazeez lodged a petition with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against his mother, Hafsat Ganduje, accusing her of corruption.
However, Abdulazeez expressed concern to the commission’s chairman about his unjust removal as a director of one of the companies undergoing trial, expressing his distress over being ousted without his consent.
In the petition, he detailed how he was approached by a property developer to assist in acquiring land in Kano for a substantial sum of money.
The Kano anti-corruption commission had previously taken legal action against the trio and five others on charges related to corruption, misappropriation, and diversion of funds, amounting to billions of naira.
Meanwhile, WikkiTimes reports that the Kano State High Court has upheld the suspension of Ganduje from APC.
The court order issued by Justice Usman Malam Na’abba, acting on an ex parte order, barred Ganduje from representing himself as a member of the party and from presiding over any activity of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC).
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