THUR, AUGUST 17 2023-theGBJournal |The Kano State Government says it views with great concern a strong rumour going round that some strong forces within the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) party whose eyes are on Kano Election Petition Tribunals are bent on repeating what they did in 2019.
”They are all out to use whatever means to sway justice as was done previously,” the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) led Kano State Government said Thursday.
The concern stems from recent allegation made by the chairman of Kano National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, Hon. Justice Flora Ngozi Azinge that there was an attempt to bribe a member of the tribunal with money in order to sway Justice in favour of his client as according to her, “money has been flying in the Tribunal.”
”No doubt, all eyes are looking at the direction of the former Kano state governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje whose accession to the APC national chairmanship was opposed by senior and founding members of the party and indeed majority of Nigerians because of various allegations cases of corruption,” the State Government said in a statement signed by Baba Halilu Dantiye, Commissioner of Information.
”He certainly feels emboldened by what is generally perceived as his unfortunate and undemocratic selection as APC chairman who is rumoured to be all out to influence the outcome of various Election Petition Tribunals in Kano in particular and other states in general.”
The state government said it views this as a litmus test for present administration to show Nigerians its commitment to fighting corruption and defending democratic principles by ensuring that this case is thoroughly investigated and the culprits prosecuted.
It said the anti-corruption agencies are equally expected to swing into action especially when this type of allegation was made in open court by a respected Judge.
”However, the government views with delight the action of the Tribunal chairperson Hon. Justice Flora Ngozi Azinge as a positive testimony that there is still hope in the Nigerian judiciary and there are Judges and Justices with high sense of integrity abound in our country,” the Government said.
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