The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdulahi Ganduje, has dismissed as “baseless and comical” the allegations that protesters looted sensitive documents related to his corruption case.
The claims were made by Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, who stated on Wednesday that violent protesters in the state had seized all documents pertaining to the corruption cases filed against Ganduje, which were held at the State High Court.
In a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Edwin Olofu, Ganduje refuted the allegations, citing credible intelligence reports that indicated the protest, which tragically turned violent, was orchestrated and sponsored by Yusuf’s administration.
He expressed alarm that a sitting governor would incite such chaos and violence, endangering the lives and property of innocent citizens.
Ganduje further rejected claims by the Kano State government that the APC was behind the violent protests, asserting instead that the Kano State government had funded the unrest to tarnish the image of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration.
The APC Chairman condemned what he termed “reckless and irresponsible behavior” by the state government, accusing it of attempting to destabilize Kano, undermine the region’s peace and security, and discredit the President.
He called for those responsible for the violence to be brought to justice, warning that failure to do so could set a dangerous precedent for other states.
Ganduje remarked, “It is laughable that governance has been reduced to a huge joke in Kano State, where the state government would suggest that demonstrators broke into a court, carefully selected documents relating to the trial of the APC National Chairman, and took them away.
In this digital age, no discerning mind will buy into this pedestrian propaganda.”
He questioned the whereabouts of the documents in the custody of government lawyers, accusing the Kano State government of lacking ideas on how to effectively govern and resorting to repeated corruption allegations against him and his family.
Ganduje labeled the claims as a “desperate attempt” by Governor Yusuf’s administration to deflect attention from their role in the violence that erupted in the state.
He criticized the state’s handling of both security and legal matters, describing the insinuation that critical documents could be taken during a protest as “far-fetched” and indicative of growing incompetence.
Ganduje also pointed out that Governor Yusuf had, just a day before the protest, publicly encouraged people to demonstrate, only for the situation to spiral out of control, with the hired protesters turning against their initial plan.
