Why Governor Ganduje's Son Reported His Mother To EFCC
Faith Ukanwa
Sep 14, 2021
First Lady, Hafsat Ganduje, Wife of the Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has been reported to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), by her son, Abdulazeez over an alleged bribery and land fraud.
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The First Lady was invited to report last Thursday to the Abuja headquarters of the anti-graft agency.
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Abdulazeez had dragged his mother to the Commission, sources familiar with the matter said, suggesting a pattern of corruptly using family access to power for private enrichment, PREMIUM TIMES report.
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However, the governor's wife failed to honor the EFCC invitation.
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According to sources who saw Abdulazeez's petition, he reported that he was approached by a property developer to help facilitate the acquisition of some plots of land in Kano with some hundreds of thousands of US dollars and at least 35 million Naira as "facilitation commission".
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PREMIUM TIMES further learnt that Abdulazeez said he paid the sum in dollars to his mother, Mrs Ganduje.
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"But three months later, (the property developer) discovered that the plots of land he wanted and had paid the first family for had been allocated to other buyers and he then requested to be refunded," one source added.
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Asked to comment on the matter, a spokesperson for Kano State Government, Mohammed Garba, said, "I am not aware" and, so, he could not comment.
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EFCC's spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, did not comment on the matter when contacted on Monday.
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But insiders said Mrs Ganduje could be arrested if she refuses to report for questioning. Unlike her husband, who by virtue of his office, enjoys immunity from arrest and prosecution, Mrs Ganduje enjoys no such constitutional immunity.
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