Ganduje Asks Court To Restrain EFCC From Probing Him On Dollar Video
Abdullahi Ganduje, the ex-governor of Kano State, has petitioned a state high court to prevent the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from investigating him regarding a controversial viral video.
Recall that in 2018, a video appeared on social media, published by a Nigerian daily, allegedly showing the ex-governor accepting money from a contractor and concealing it in his ‘babanriga’, a traditional flowing dress.
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The Kano House of Assembly formed a committee to investigate the allegations despite Ganduje’s denial of the events depicted in the clips.
The committee has not yet presented its report, and a new assembly convened on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the former Kano attorney general has asked the court to prevent the EFCC from investigating Ganduje until a separate case between the ex-governor and Daily Nigerian publisher Jafaar Jafaar is resolved.
In this circumstance, only the EFCC is being sued.
Ganduje, through the former Kano state attorney general, petitioned the court for a declaration that the EFCC’s interrogation and invitation of the chairman and accountant general of the Kano state universal basic education board (SUBEB) regarding the video were unlawful.
Among the prayers was the following: “A declaration of this Honourable Court that by virtue of the supremacy of the 1999 constitution as established in Sections 1 (1) thereof, since the Kano state house of assembly has begun an investigation pursuant to its powers under Section 128 of the 1999 constitution in relation to the video clips of bribery allegations against Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
“The defendant may not exercise its investigative powers under Sections 6, 7, 13, and 46 of the Economic and Financial Crimes (Establishment) Act 2004 (EFCC ACT) until the Kano state house of assembly has completed its investigation.
“A declaration of this Honourable Court that by virtue of the supremacy of the 1999 constitution as established by Sections I (1) thereof, and the doctrine of separation of powers since there is a pending Case No: CV/1598/2021, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduic y, Jaafar Jafaar & Anor, before high court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja (Coram: Hon. Justice Y. Halilu) in which Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje is challenging the authenticity of the said video clips.
“The defendant cannot exercise its investigative powers under sections 6, 7, and 13 of the Economic and Finance Crimes (Establishment) Act 2004 (CFCC ACT) until the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja (Coram: Honourable Justice Y. Halilu) has ruled on the matter at hand.”
It is unknown whether the new administration of Abba Yusuf will pursue the case.
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