Ganduje’s aide disputes Gov. Yusuf’s claim on stolen corruption case documents

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disputed Kano Gov. Abba Yusuf’s claim that thugs posing as protesters stole sensitive documents linked to Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje’s corruption case.

Ganduje’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Edwin Olofu, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.

Persecondnews recalls that Yusuf visited the vandalized court on August 14 and alleged that “enemies of the state” hired miscreants to destroy the building and stole the corruption case files of Ganduje.

During his visit, the governor condemned the vandalism and theft of sensitive documents, which he believed was a deliberate attempt to disrupt the corruption trial.

According to him, it was obvious that the vandals were on a sponsored mission.

In response to Yusuf’s claim, Olofu dismissed the allegation as absurd and unfounded.

He said: “It is laughable that governance has been reduced to a huge joke in Kano, where a state government could condescend low to suggesting that demonstrators broke into a court and carefully selected documents relating to the trial of the APC national chairman, handpicked and take them away in this digital age.

“No discerning mind will buy into this pedestrian propaganda. What happened to the documents with the government lawyers?.

“The state government is bereft of ideas on how to run the affairs of the state and has always resorted to churning out myriads of corruption allegations against Ganduje and his family, who served the state diligently.

“This claim is nothing more than a desperate attempt by Yusuf’s administration to divert attention from their culpability in the violence that erupted in the state.

“The insinuation that such critical documents could be carted away during a protest is a clear indication of the state’s growing incompetence in handling both security and legal matters.

“Gov. Yusuf should understand that the words and actions of leaders carry weight and have dire consequences.

“We stand with the people of Kano and call on all well-meaning citizens to remain calm and law-abiding while the authorities conduct their investigations.”