Abba Yusuf Probes Ganduje, Fires His Appointees, Revokes Sales Of Govt Properties

The newly inaugurated Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf has issued an executive order aimed at investigating the actions of his predecessor, Abdullahi Ganduje.

Yusuf, who gave the order during his inaugural speech on Monday, May 29, directed the state’s security agencies to immediately take control of all public properties that were sold under Ganduje’s administration.

The new governor also ordered that “all political appointees heading government MDAs and companies are hereby relieved of their appointment with immediate effect.”

He said, “As I swore to the oath of allegiance and oath of office this Monday, the work to recover public properties, assets, and looted funds starts now. With a near-empty treasury and a humongous local and international debt left behind by the former administration, and with almost all assets and properties looted, misappropriated or sold. The only rational thing to do is to commence the recovery and reclamation in the overall interest of public good.

“We have noted that the last administration have sold lands in and around schools, religious and cultural sites, hospitals and clinics, graveyards and green areas, and along the city wall of Kano. We have also noted that they indiscriminately sold numerous other landed properties and assets belonging to Kano State within and outside the state to their cronies and agents.

“I am announcing, today, that all these public places and assets that were immorally plundered and sold by the Ganduje administration should be taken over by law enforcement agencies, led by the Police, the DSS, Civil Defense, and Hisbah pending the final decision of government.

Governor Yusuf disclosed that a judicial commission of inquiry would be established soon to ensure that all individuals involved in these actions, as well as those who aided and abetted them, face justice.

He also relieved all political appointees heading government MDAs and companies of their duties with immediate effect. Likewise, all boards of MDAs, companies, and higher education institutions.

“And to guarantee that no public officers, their cronies, or assignees are ever allowed to engage in the looting of the commonwealth of the Kano people, a Judicial Commission of Inquiry will be empanelled in the coming days to ensure that all perpetrators and those that aided and abetted them are brought to justice.

“Similarly, all boards of MDAs, companies and institutions of higher learning are hereby dissolved with immediate effect,” the governor added.

“However, let me warn that our administration will not tolerate abuse of the public service procedures, corruption and indiscipline. We shall put in place a structure that will ensure transparency and accountability in governance.

“To start with, we shall resume the good practice of publishing the weekly reports of the State Executive Council meetings in national dailies; we shall re-introduce the full utilization of the Treasury Single Account; we shall ensure that all government payments and receipts are done through the electronic payment systems; and our suggestion boxes, for members of the public to offer advice to their government, will be placed in different locations across the state.”

KanyiDaily recalls that Governor Abba Yusuf had also vowed to reopen the murder case involving Alhassan Doguwa, the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives.