Ganduje Faults Gov Yusuf’s Court Papers Theft Claim, Calls it ‘Ridiculous’, ‘Unreasonable’

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has described as “ridiculous” and “unreasonable” the claim by Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, that he hired miscreants to break into the state high court and steal sensitive documents related to his corruption trial.

In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Edwin Olofu on Thursday, Ganduje said Yusuf’s claim called into question his capacity to handle Kano State’s security and judicial system.

“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,” Ganduje said.

“No discerning mind will buy into this pedestrian propaganda. What happened to the documents with the government’s 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.”

Ganduje’s aide also stated that the claim was a desperate attempt by Governor 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.”

Governor Yusuf had claimed that “enemies of the state hired undesirable elements” to vandalize the state high court and cart away the corruption charges files of the APC national chairman. However, Ganduje’s aide described this claim as “preposterous” and “baseless.”

“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,” Ganduje said.