Confusion has trailed the suspension of the All Progressives Congress, APC National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje on Monday.
DAILY GIST reports that APC Ganduje ward in Dawkin Tofa Local Government of Kano state had suspended Ganduje, on Monday, citing corruption allegations levelled against him by the Kano state government.
This decision was communicated on Monday by the party ward legal adviser, Halliru Gwanzo while addressing newsmen in Kano State.
He said bribery allegations levelled against the former governor by the Kano State Government informed the decision for the suspension.
He said, “We decided to suspend Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje from the party due to the seriousness of the allegations against him,” Gwanzo said.
However, in response to the development, The Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, State Working Committee thwarted the suspension and sacked those behind the suspension of Ganduje.
The Chairman, Inusa Dawanau, while addressing Reporters shortly after suspending Ganduje stated that those behind the suspension of the party’s national chairman were caught in anti-party activities, and their records of meetings with the opposition were exposed.
The state Working Committee adopted the suspension of the ward’s APC leaders, which was behind the suspension of the National Chairman of the party.
It said, “They have sanctioned them for six months, and a special investigations panel has been set up to verify several allegations against them.”
According to the committee, Ganduje’s suspension is invalid, null and void and cannot stand.
The state’s APC chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas, said that they have since adopted the decisions of the Local Government party leaders and are now investigating the culprits’ anti-party activities.
“We have evidence of meetings between the State Government officials and those who suspended the National Chairman, and the State Working Committee has agreed to sanction them for six months. They will remain suspended until the expiration of the period,” Abbas said.
Ganduje and the others are billed to be arraigned on eight counts, including a $413,000 bribery allegation, diversion, and misappropriation of funds totalling N1.38 billion.
However, the Federal High Court in Kano ruled that the Kano Public Compliant and Anti-Corruption Commission lacks the power to investigate Ganduje over an alleged $5m bribery video.
In his judgment, Justice Abdullahi Liman said the offence was a federal offence that could be prosecuted by the Attorney General of the Federation and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
