- The Kano attorney general and Haruna Dederi, commissioner of justice, who said Ganduje would be arraigned alongside his wife and six others.
- The accused individuals, as listed in the writ of summon, include Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Hafsat Umar, Abubakar Bawuro, Umar Abdullahi Umar, Jibrilla Muhammad, Lamash Properties Ltd, Safari Textiles Ltd, and Lesage general enterprises.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) ward in Ganduje, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State has suspended the party’s National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje.
Halliru Gwanzo, the ward’s legal adviser, made the announcement of the suspension during a Monday press conference in Kano.
Gwanzo highlighted the Kano State Government’s accusations of bribery against Ganduje as justification for the suspension.
“We decided to suspend Dr. Ganduje from the party due to the seriousness of the allegations against him,” Gwanzo stated.
According to the ward APC leaders, the suspension is effective from Monday, 15 April, 2024 until the former governor of the state clears himself from the allegations.
The suspension, throws the leadership of the APC into question and could have wider implications for Nigerian politics in the lead-up to the 2027 elections.
The APC national chairman is yet to comment on the suspension.
Efforts to contact the Chief Press Secretary to the APC National Chairman, Mr Edwin Olufo, failed as his mobile phone was unreachable.