Tension in Kano Over Ganduje’s Arraignment

The planned arraignment of former Kano governor, Abdullahi Ganduje seems to have caused further division within the political class in Kano State.

Ganduje, the current national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), his wife, son and five others are facing charges bothering on corruption and abuse of office.

Checks reveal that formal summons extended to the former two term governor, his wife and six others by a Kano state High Court last Tuesday over allegations of financial impropriety while in office, further heightened tension in the state.

The probe has also increased the war of words between supporters of the ruling New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and the APC.

The NNPP-led administration in Kano State had set up a Commission of Inquiry to probe Ganduje’s eight-years tenure, and a litigation over alleged abuse of office.

Resident of the commercial city have also expressed fears that the controversial probe might lead to a security breach in the state