Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has said that the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission would go on with the process of probing the former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II.
He said this is because the effort to stop the probe was quashed by a competent court of law.
“When we wanted to bring on board, reform to our traditional institution, the former Emir did not cooperate with the process of reform. The process was truncated, so the only option for him was to find his way out. And that was what happened,” he said.
Speaking during a media interactive session at the Africa House, Government House, Kano, Monday, Ganduje said when the process started, there were some legal issues that slowed the process.
“That time there was this so-called Kano Elders Forum, that tried to also frustrate the reform process. Their case was squashed by another court of competent jurisdiction.”
In the absence of all legal issues, as observed by the governor, the process has already been concluded, “And it is the sole aim of trickling down development to other parts of the state, particularly the communities that house the new Emirates that were created,” he said.
“Our state Anti-Corruption Agency will continue probing the former Emir over the issues he has with them. When he took them to court to stop the Agency from probing him, the case was quashed. So they will continue probing him according to the set down law,” Ganduje said.
Dateline Nigeria reports that Sanusi was deposed and banished to Nasarawa State by the Kano State government, before the move was voided by a court. The former emir is now in Lagos.
