The Kano State governor,
Abdullahi Ganduje has reacted to the resignation of his deputy, Hafiz Abubakar.
He claimed that the former
deputy governor spent over N150million on foreign and local trips.
The governor said this to
counter Abubakar’s claims before his resignation yesterday that Ganduje had not
been paying his allowances.
Mr Ganduje said his former
deputy resigned over fears of imminent impeachment process by 30 out of the
40-member Kano state House of Assembly over “false, unfounded allegations and
undermining the state government”.
Mr Abubakar tendered his
resignation earlier on Sunday, citing irreconcilable differences with the
governor.
The ex-deputy governor had
in the past lamented the governor’s failure to pay allowances due to office for
several months.
In a statement by the state
commissioner for Information, Youth and Culture, Mohammed Garba, the governor
said the former deputy governor was also accused of making unguarded comments
capable of causing disaffection particularly in the ruling All Progressive
Congress , APC, and the state in general.
“The deputy governor, who
doubled as commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, has
publicly forsake the Ganduje Administration and swore allegiance to his
political Godfather, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso,” it said.
The statement also debunked
allegations over threat to his life and that of members of his immediate family
which is regarded as unbecoming considering his position as no. two citizen
with a provision for statutory security detail.
On non payment of
allowances, the state government said in one year alone, the former deputy
governor was paid over N120million.
“Based on available
records, in 2017 alone, the sum of over N120, 000, 000.00 was paid to him as
travelling allowance both within and outside the country, while in 2018, over
N30, 000,000.00 million was paid to him for various travelling allowances.
“Of recent, in July, to be
precise, the sum of N7,409,575.00 was released to the former deputy governor to
travel to the United Kingdom to receive an Honourary Degree from the University
of Reading; the sum of N7,800,000.00 was also paid as his travelling allowance
to Khartoum, Sudan for the convocation ceremony of the University of Africa;
for a trip to the United Kingdom for the World Education Forum, the sum of
N8,509,000.00 was paid to him; while his trip to Saudi Arabia for his
daughters’ graduation was also sponsored by the state government, among other
privileges extended to him,” the statement added.
The governor therefore
challenged the former deputy governor to show proof on allegations that the
state government had committed resources to sponsor rally in support of his
removal from office, adding that the gravity of the allegation may prompt the
government to take appropriate action.
“The former deputy governor
ought to have landed safely and quietly instead of making unsubstantiated
allegations just to draw attention,” he added.
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