{"id":28395,"date":"2024-04-22T16:17:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T16:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=28395"},"modified":"2024-04-22T16:17:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T16:17:04","slug":"kano-anti-corruption-agency-traces-n51-3-billion-allegedly-misappropriated-by-ganduje","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/04\/22\/kano-anti-corruption-agency-traces-n51-3-billion-allegedly-misappropriated-by-ganduje\/","title":{"rendered":"Kano Anti-Corruption Agency Traces N51.3 Billion Allegedly Misappropriated by Ganduje"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCCAC) has uncovered startling revelations of alleged misappropriation amounting to N51.3 billion by former governor Abdullahi Ganduje, who currently serves as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n<p>Chairman of the PCCAC, Muhuyi Magaji, revealed these findings during an interview on Arise TV, shedding light on the intricate web of financial misconduct. The misappropriated funds were purportedly diverted to various local government accounts through deceptive means, including the creation of false expenditure and the use of third-party intermediaries.<\/p>\n<p>According to Magaji, the diverted funds were subsequently funneled into individual accounts and converted into cash, with some transactions involving the exchange of currency into dollars. The commission has meticulously tracked these transactions, uncovering a staggering sum of over N51.3 billion in diverted funds, with the total amount exceeding N100 billion based on confessional statements and evidence gathered.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Magaji disclosed that numerous government officials have confessed their involvement in the diversion of funds, corroborating the commission&#8217;s findings. Among the allegations leveled against Ganduje is the sale of a state-owned company to his family at a significantly undervalued price, further exacerbating concerns of financial impropriety.<\/p>\n<p>As the PCCAC prepares to take legal action based on the compelling evidence gathered, these revelations underscore the pressing need for accountability and transparency in governance, particularly in matters concerning public funds and assets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCCAC) has uncovered startling revelations of alleged misappropriation amounting to N51.3 billion by former governor Abdullahi Ganduje, who currently serves as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Chairman of the PCCAC, Muhuyi Magaji, revealed these findings during an interview on Arise TV, shedding light [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":28397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28395"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28438,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28395\/revisions\/28438"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}