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Ganduje And Sunusi In A Renewed Feud

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The emerging report has it that, the Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi ll, is facing another probe by the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission over the alleged sale of landed properties belonging to the Kano Emirate Council.

 

Vig360 gathered that, sometime in 2019, the emirate entered into a partnership with a private firm, Capital Properties Nigeria Limited (CPNL), for the development of one of the lands known as Gandun Sarki located at Hotoro, Nassarawa Local Government Area of the State.

Also, the deal with CPNL was reached through a six-member committee set up by the emirate under the chairmanship of Jarman Kano, Professor Isa Hashim to coordinate the transaction.

However, the Kano state anti-corruption commission disclosed that it has arrested two members of the committee for allegedly collecting the sum of N20m kickbacks suspected to be fronting for the emir and would be charged to court for extortion and collecting gratification.

Additionally, checks revealed that the current feud between Ganduje and Sunusi is coming a few days after the Supreme Court affirmed Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje’s victory.

The Governor has been at loggerhead with Emir Sanusi and many see this as a continuation of the initial crisis that led to the creation of an additional four new emirates in the state.

Most important to know is the Gandun Sarki, as according to Kano tradition, is farmland set aside by the emirate across the state for annual farming activities.

Apart from the Hotoro property, the emirate was also alleged to have sold Gandun Sarki in Bubbugaje to CPNL at the cost of N70m. However, the anti-corruption commission found that only N55m was retired into the account.

Meanwhile, many commentators viewed the recent probe as not different from the previous ones and that, it is all targeted at Sanusi for allegedly, supporting Abba Kabir Umar, the PDP governorship candidate against Ganduje during the February 2019 elections.

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