The Kano State Public Complaints
and Anti-corruption Commission says investigation into the alleged
misappropriation of N3.4 billion by the Kano emirate council is ongoing.
At a news conference in Kano on
Monday, Muhuyi Magaji, the commission’s chairman, said the activities of the
agency are free from the control of any individual or authority.
“By virtue of Section 8 of Kano
State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission Law 2008 (as amended),
which provides that in’exercising its powers under this law, the commission
shall not be subjected to the direction and control of any authority,” he said.
“So the commission is not under
the control or discretion of any authority or person. As far as the commission
is concerned, this investigation is ongoing and the commission will do
everything legally possible to deliver its mandate with respect to the case.
“After the issuance of query to
the Emir of Kano by the government based on the report of the commission, many
things have happened which necessitated the commission as an independent entity
to state its position.”
The Kano emirate council had
replied a query by the state government that N3.4 billion could not have been
misappropriated under Muhammadu Sanusi, the emir of Kano, since he inherited
about N1.8 billion on assumption of office.
The commission had earlier recommended
the suspension of Sanusi.
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest
man, and Kaode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti state, had brokered peace between
Abdullahi Ganduje, the governor, and Sanusi.
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