The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has said it cannot immediately yield
to calls to move against Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State who is
accused of receiving millions of dollars in bribe, saying Mr Abdullahi 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 posted from
its Twitter handle Thursday, during a tweet meet organised by Tap Nitiative for
Citizens Development, a public accountability think-tank.
Mr
Ganduje has been dogged by public scorn since videos appearing to show him
engaging in brazen contract racketeering started appearing online in October.
At least six of such videos have been published since the first clip was
released on October 11.
Daily
Nigerian, an online-based publication, said it has up to 15 of such videos of
Mr Ganduje. The governor could be seen receiving wads of United States dollars
from persons believed to be public works contractors.
When
Tap Nitiative demanded further explanation because the EFCC moved against Ayo
Fayose while he was the governor of Ekiti State, the anti-graft office said it
does not usually “give out information on investigations.”
“Investigation
of anyone for an alleged fraud remains a covert process,” the EFCC added.
The videos were recorded in 2017 in what Daily
Nigerian described as a sting operation aimed at beaming the
spotlight on the governor’s alleged penchant for contract racketeering.
The
governor has dismissed the videos as
“cloned” and filed a lawsuit against the publisher of the online
newspaper, Jaafar Jaafar.
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