Abdulaziz Ganduje, the eldest son of Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the suspended National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the Kano state government for probing his father over alleged corruption.
Daily News 24 reports that Mr Abdulaziz visited Muhuyi Magaji, the chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) on Wednesday.
Recall that the PCACC has filed a series of charges against Mr Ganduje, his wife Hafast and one of his sons over misappropriation and diversion of public funds running into billions of naira.
Mr Ganduje, the immediate past governor of the state, was expected to be arraigned alongside his wife, son and six other defendants over the multi-billion alleged financial fraud.
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However, the trial was stall due to irregularities in serving the defendants with the court summons.
An online newspaper Daily Nigerian reports that Mr Abdulazeez visited Mr Rimingado on Wednesday evening to encourage the chairman for his anti-corruption drive.
Daily Nigerian cited sources as saying that Mr Abdulazeez had also supported the charges filed against his father, mother and brother by the commission.
“Abdulazeez is fully in support of these charges filed against his parents. He has also complained to the commission chairman that his name was unlawfully removed as a director of one of the companies facing trial. He bitterly lamented how he was removed without his consent,” the source added.
It could be recalled that Mr Abdulaziz had raised eyebrows in 2021 when he filed a petition against his mother Hafsat Ganduje to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged land fraud.
In the current alleged corruption case, Mr Ganduje has been charged with receiving about $413,000 in kickbacks from contractors as well as diversion of N1.2 billion.
His co-defendants in the case are Abubakar Bawuro, Jibrilla Muhammad, Lamash Properties Limited, Safari Textiles Limited and Lasage General Enterprises Limited.
The charge sheet stated that the former governor thereby committed the offence of official corruption contrary to and punishable under Section 22 of The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission Law 2008 (as amended), Law No2 of 2009, Laws of Kano State of Nigeria.
