The Kano State Government has inaugurated two judicial commissions of inquiry with the mandate to probe the 2015 to 2023 tenure of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, over alleged cases of misappropriation of public property, political violence and missing persons.
Ganduje is the National Chairman of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Governor Abba Yusuf inaugurated the committees on Thursday, April 4.
At the ceremony, Yusuf charged the probe panel members to work towards bringing those found guilty to justice.
According to him, recovering of misappropriated public assets was part of his inaugural pledge.
Yusuf also recalled how he promised to unravel and prosecute those behind cases of political violence recorded in the state.
The Governor said: “Political violence is a major setback to democracy worldwide. It leads to loss of lives and property as well as mistrust on the part of the people and those in power.
“The disturbing cases of political killings especially in 2023 must not be swept under the carpet, this is to ensure we prevent future occurrences.
“The first commission under Justice Zuwaira Yusuf will look into cases of political violence and missing persons from 2015-2023. We expect them to unravel the criminal network involved and unmask the sponsors to face justice, find its causes and find out where violence is associated with 2015, 2019 and 2013.”
