The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has strongly criticized Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, over claims that sponsored thugs broke into the State High Court to steal sensitive documents related to an ongoing corruption case against him. Ganduje, a former governor of Kano State, described the allegations as both “unreasonable and ridiculous.”
In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Edwin Olofu, Ganduje expressed disbelief at the suggestion that demonstrators could have infiltrated a court, specifically targeting and stealing documents tied to his case. “It is laughable that governance has been reduced to a huge joke in Kano where a state government could condescend low to suggesting that demonstrators broke into a court and carefully selected documents relating to the trial of the APC national chairman, handpicked and take them away in this digital age,” the statement read.
Ganduje further questioned the logic behind such claims, highlighting the absurdity of the idea that in an era where most legal documents are digitized and multiple copies exist with lawyers, such a theft could occur. “No discerning mind will buy into this pedestrian propaganda. What happened to the documents with the government’s lawyers? The state government is bereft of ideas on how to run the affairs of the state and has always resorted to churning out myriads of corruption allegations against Ganduje and his family, who served the state diligently,” he said.
The former governor accused Governor Yusuf’s administration of attempting to divert public attention from its own failures, particularly its handling of security and legal matters. “This claim is nothing more than a desperate attempt by Governor Yusuf’s administration to divert attention from their culpability in the violence that erupted in the state. The insinuation that such critical documents could be carted away during a protest is a clear indication of the state’s growing incompetence in handling both security and legal matters,” Ganduje added.
Ganduje also warned Governor Yusuf about the consequences of making such baseless claims, stressing that the words and actions of leaders carry significant weight. He urged the people of Kano to remain calm and law-abiding while investigations into the matter are conducted. “Governor Yusuf should understand that the words and actions of leaders carry weight and have dire consequences. We stand with the people of Kano and call on all well-meaning citizens to remain calm and law-abiding while the authorities conduct their investigations,” Ganduje concluded.
