The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it cannot
probe Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, who is accused of
receiving millions of dollars in bribe because as a sitting governor, he
enjoys constitutional immunity from criminal proceedings. “The
governor is still serving and constitutionally is covered by immunity.
Being that as it may, the matter is in the instance sub judice,” the
EFCC wrote during a tweet meet organised by Tap Nitiative for Citizens
Development, a public accountability think-tank.
Ganduje
has been the subject of several videos, which appeared to show him
engaging in contract racketeering. At least six of such videos have been
published since the first clip was released on October 11. The
governor could be seen receiving wads of US dollars from persons
believed to be public works contractors. Ganduje has dismissed the
videos as “cloned” and filed a lawsuit against the publisher of the
Daily Nigerian online newspaper, Jaafar Jaafar.
