I’m probing Kwankwaso – Ganduje

Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Wednesday, disclosed
that the state government has taken former governor Rabiu Kwankwaso
to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC over
diversion of multi-million naira road contracts in the state.

Mr Ganduje further pointed out that the EFCC had gone far in its
investigation into how the former governor diverted funds meant for
the construction of 5-kilometre roads in the 44 local governments
of the state.

The governor, who dropped the hint while inaugurating 12
campaign committees for his second term bid, stated that the
anti-graft agency was able to discover how the fund was collected
from the 44 local governments.

“I was the deputy governor when the project was conceived and 90
per cent of the total sum of the contract was provided by the 44
local governments while the remaining 10 per cent was provided by
the state government.

“However, Kwankwaso collected the 90 per cent from the 44 local
governments, paid the mobilisation fee and funded his presidential
campaign with the remaining balance.

“The Kwankwasiyya people have started campaigning with the 5km
road project but I will expose them,” Mr Ganduje said.

However, when Daily Trust contacted the Works Commissioner
during Mr Kwankwaso’s tenure, Aminu Abdulsalam, said the allegation
raised by Mr Ganduje was nothing “but a new amusing topic to divert
people’s attention.”

Mr Abdulsalam, who is the running mate to the PDP gubernatorial
candidate, Engineer Abba Yusuf, affirmed that the contract was
conceived and awarded under Kwankwaso’s regime.

He, however, said it was awarded from Ganduje’s office when he
was the deputy governor and commissioner for local government.

“The 5km road project was not the case investigated by the EFCC
and is not Ganduje that took the case to EFCC. The EFCC has
finished that case,” he said.