The immediate past governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has said that his administration did not obtain any N10 billion loan for a close circuit television (CCTV) project in the state.
Ganduje, in a statement issued on his behalf on Tuesday by
his former Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Muhammad Garba,
described as misleading and untrue a report in some sections of the media that
his administration obtained the loan.
The former governor noted that the story, credited to a
civil society organisation, was meant to discredit his government by ignorantly
calling for an investigation into why the money was not spent on the project.
To this end, Ganduje challenged the group to provide
evidence that the N10 billion loan was obtained.
He said: “To further confirm that they are fake, the
so-called organisation knew nothing about the project, and the hastiness with
which their paymasters want them to be in the media exposes clearly their
intent. We, therefore, challenge them to provide evidence for the 10 billion
naira loan.”
Ganduje stressed that when the last administration conceived
the project, the State Executive Council and the Kano State House of Assembly
formally granted approval, bearing in mind the importance of the project in
enhancing security in the state.
He explained that unfortunately, on July 1, 2022, a Federal
High Court in Kano granted an injunction restraining the government from
obtaining the loan.
The former governor recalled that on July 19, the same court
presided over by Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman said that it was misled in
the case by one Yusuf Isyaku Rabi’u, proprietor of another non-existing CSO by
the name Kano First Forum, and therefore discharged the restraining order.
While asserting that the facility was not secured before the
end of his tenure, he said his administration intended to carry out the project
in appreciation of its importance and considering that there is even a bill
before the National Assembly, which at that time had passed through second
reading, that seeks to compel the compulsory installation of CCTV cameras in
private buildings and offices.
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