Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria, a
civil society organisation, has taken the Economic Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) before a federal high court in Abuja over the bribery allegation against
Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state.
The organisation also listed the
Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offence Commission (ICPC) and
the police as defendants in the suit.
In October, Daily Nigerian, an online
newspaper, had published multiple videos showing Ganduje allegedly receiving
kickbacks from contractors, but the governor denied the allegations.
The Kano assembly subsequently
set up a seven-man committee to investigate the allegation against the governor,
but a high court in the state ordered the assembly to stop the probe.
But EiE faulted the response of
the agencies to the issue.
In a statement on Tuesday,
Tolulope Oladele, an assistant manager at EIE Nigeria, the organisation said it
is committed to demanding accountability from elected public officers in the
country.
“As an institution that is
interested in the nation building by promoting good governance, transparency
and accountability, we wrote to the ICPC, EFCC, and the Nigeria Police on
December 17, 2018 to investigate the bribery allegation against Mr Ganduje as the
court of law suggested,” EiE Nigeria said.
“We followed up with a reminder
letter on April 2, 2019. Sadly, the executive arm of government saddled with
the responsibility of investigating criminal offenses has taken no action!
“EiE Nigeria has filed a lawsuit
at the Federal High Court Abuja compelling the EFCC, ICPC and Nigeria Police to
probe and investigate Mr Ganduje on all allegations. The matter first came up
for hearing on May 10th and has been adjourned to May 24th. We are committed to
demanding that all who choose to serve and are elected into public office must
be held accountable for their actions.
“According to the Section 15(5)
of the 1999 Constitution “The State shall abolish all corrupt practices and
abuse of power.”
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