- APC has reacted to the bribery allegation against Governor Umar Ganduje of Kano state
- It says it won't take any action since the matter is in the court of law
- Ganduje was alleged to have collected up to $230,000 from Kano state public works contractors for the construction and allocation of stalls in a new market
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it cannot take any action on a video of Kano state governor, Umar Ganduje, in circulation which appeared to show him taking bribes from contractors, because the matter had been taken to court.
Premium Times reports that the party said that Ganduje had sued Daily Nigerian, the platform responsible for the two clips of the scandalous footage released between Sunday, October 14 and Monday, October 15.
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NAIJ.com gathered that the party's spokesman, Lanre Issa-Onilu, said that the governor had taken the medium to court.
He said: “The matter is in court, the governor has taken the medium to court. We cannot comment on a matter that is already before a law court.”
Issa-Onilu’s comments come a day after Daily Nigerian released the initial video to the Nigerian public on Sunday hours after a second batch was released.
The first video seemed to show the governor receiving up to $230,000 from Kano state public works contractors for the construction and allocation of stalls in a new market.
The governor has denied the allegations contained in the video, first saying it was ‘cloned’ and later threatening a lawsuit against the publisher of Daily Nigerian.
Calls have mounted for Ganduje, 68, to step down, but he appears defiant so far. Critics argue that the governor has, at best, violated money laundering laws by handling at least $230,000 (over N82 million) in cash.
According to Premium Times, both the police and the anti-graft EFCC separately said on Monday, October 15, they could not immediately commence investigation into the videos.
The Kano state House of Assembly had earlier on Monday raised a seven-man committee to probe the video.
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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had previously reported that the Kano state House of Assembly commenced probe of Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje.
The governor has been seen on trending videos that flooded the internet over the weekend collecting bribe from people suspected to be contractors. The video was published by Daily Nigerian and another one was released on Monday, October 15.
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Source: Naija.ng