The Kano state government have come up with new charges against its former governor and current National Chairman of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) Abdullahi Ganduje, his commissioner for Local Government, Murtala Garo, one Lamin Sani and Muhammad Takai.
According to the new charges, Garo, Sani and Takai were charged with criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, making false statements or return and criminal misappropriation.
The state say they mismanaged funds from the 44 Local Government’s statutory allocations remitted to the State Joint Local Governments account from the Federation account.
They were also accused of criminally diverting ₦57.4billion through several personal accounts of Local Government’s Cashiers and other Personal and Cooperate Accounts, the charge sheet said.
The state further alleged that they acquired a service apartment on the Murtala Muhammad Way, a commercial apartment at Akoya Oxygen – x20868 Dubai in Tigerwood and plot 2201 Floor 22 Damac Height, Marsa Dubai Marina, a multi-billion Naira Hotel in Jabi, Abuja. They are also accused of acquiring filling stations, on Gwarzo Road Kano, Eastern Bypass Kano, from illicit gains.
The state also indicated they plan to call 143 witnesses but no date has been fixed for the trial.
