Kano Anti-Corruption Agency Summons Emir Sanusi’s Wife, Late Ado Bayero’s Wives n Others..

The Kano Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Corruption Commission has invited some officials of Kano Emirate Council and other individuals to explain why the council paid their foreign medical bills. 

The commission's action is despite a court order barring it from investigating the emirate, Daily Nigerian reports.

The anti-corruption commission had recently re-opened probe on the emirate finances, which it suspended two years ago, as crisis between Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and the emir worsens.

In a letter dated Monday, June 17,the commission invited them to appear at the chairman’s office conference room on Monday, June 24.

“The commission in the exercise of its power conferred to it under Section 9 and 15 of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Law 2008 (as amended) is further investigating an alleged violation of Section 26 of the commission’s enabling law in the management of Kano state council funds,” the letter signed by director of public complaints and mediation read.

“Consequent upon the above and pursuant to the provision of Section 31(1) (a) and (b) of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Law 2008 (as amended) you are requested to extend the Commission’s invitation to some personalities that expenditures were incurred for them in the respect of medical sponsorship to overseas to appear before this commission along with relevant documents to shed more lights on same,” the letter stated.

Those invited are one of the wives of Emir Sanusi, Maryam Sanusi; 93-year-old Sarkin Bai and District Head of Dambatta, Mukhtar Adnan; 92-year-old Jarman Kano, Professor Isa Hashim; 84-year-old Dan Iyan Kano, Yusuf Bayero.

Others invited by the commission are two wives of the late emir of Kano, Ado Bayero. They are Binta Ado Bayero and Hadiza Ado Bayero.

Also invited by the commission are Ma’ajin Watari, Abba Ahmed; former Dan Iyan Kano and uncle to the current emir, Ado Sanusi; Dan Ruwatan Kano, Ibrahim Ado Bayero and; Sallaman Kano, Aminu Dako.

However, the emirate council lawyers have written to the commission, drawing its attention of the subsisting order of the Federal High Court, Kano.

Meanwhile, a former commissioner for information, Mallam Muhmmad Garba has stated that reconciliation between Governor Abdullai Umar Ganduje and the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II can only be meaningful until the emir tender unresolved apology to the Kano chief executive.

Besides the apology, Garba said must also withdraw all litigation challenging the Kano state government over the creation of the new emirates.