The Kano State House of Assembly has called off its investigation of alleged misappropriation of funds and other infractions by the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi.

The House resolved to drop the probe following a plea through a letter by the state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, which was read by the speaker, Kabiru Alhassan Rirum, on the floor of the House.

On Sunday, a coalition of civil society groups in the state had also joined in calling on the legislators to stop the exercise.

In his letter, Governor Ganduje said he was calling for the investigation to be dropped as a result of interventions by highly-placed personalities in the matter.

These personalities, according to the letter, include the acting president, Yemi Osinbajo; party leaders; former heads of state Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar; Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar; and to businessmen and indigenes of the state, Aliko Dangote and Aminu Dantata.

Mr. Ganduje said although he was reluctant to interfere in the activities of the state’s legislative arm, he appealed to the lawmakers to “temper justice with mercy” and allow peace prevail.

“Much as I recognize your independence as a separate arm of government and who has right to investigate the emir, I am pleading with you to allow peace prevail”, he stated.

He said there had been a meeting in Kaduna over the matter “at the instance of some governors”.

“There is no gain saying (the fact) that the Emir Muhammadu Sunusi ii has admitted all his faults and mistakes and agreed to make adjustment. I think at this juncture, we should allow peace as been achieved to continue”, the governor stated.

The House subsequently resolved to drop the probe.

The decision is coming more than a week after the Kano State government’s anti-corruption agency suspended probe into the financial dealings of the Emirate council.

The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission was investigating the alleged misuse of N6 billion.

The state’s House of Assembly had launched a separate investigation of the Emir following allegations of funds misappropriation, “defamation of character, breach of oath of office/oath of allegiance, abuse of office privileges and protocol, and political and religious interference”.

The chairman of the anti-corruption body, Muhyi Gado, said the commission was suspending its probe “indefinitely”.

He said the commission could not continue as the House was also conducting an investigation.

Mr. Gado declined further comments.

But a source told PREMIUM TIMES that the commission viewed the investigation by House of Assembly as interference and an effort to scuttle the probe.

“We are not happy with the coming in of the House of Assembly into this matter and we cannot continue doing the same thing with them; that is why we allowed them to do it themselves,” the source

Source: http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/231836-kano-assembly-suspends-emir-sanusi-probe-after-osinbajo-ibb-intervention.html

“There is no gain saying (the fact) that the Emir Muhammadu Sunusi ii has admitted all his faults and mistakes and agreed to make adjustment. I think at this juncture, we should allow peace as been achieved to continue”, the governor stated.

The House subsequently resolved to drop the probe.

The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission was investigating the alleged misuse of N6 billion.

The state’s House of Assembly had launched a separate investigation of the Emir following allegations of funds misappropriation, “defamation of character, breach of oath of office/oath of allegiance, abuse of office privileges and protocol, and political and religious interference”.

The chairman of the anti-corruption body, Muhyi Gado, said the commission was suspending its probe “indefinitely”.

I just don't know what to say....... Those muppets (pro-JJ) in support of jungle justice over petty thieves, when are you fools gonna upgrade??

I can't believe dis even osinbajo is supporting corruption

This stupid news they should have continued it to get the truth. If the investigate and see Emir Sanusi did nothing wrong the government gets egg on its face. If the find corruption we evaluate this traditional institutions and transparency of funds. This only serves to keep status quo and look like a measure flex on emir. Since the governor went out of his way to plead with legislature to kill investigation Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission wont bother.

FriendNG come read this trash the government is pulling with Sanusi.

Even you Osinbajo

ojun50:
I can't believe dis even osinbajo is supporting corruption

Don't be surprise, his body language tells more than his boss

Nigeria is a cursed country.
A prominent personality is accused of corruption and leaders intervened to see the probe halted!
Y not allow the probe to reach a logical conclusion,then intervene at d phase of punishment if any guilt is found.
We are not ready to practice democracy and to move this country forward.Everything we are doing is just pure drama and deceit.

doctokwus:
Nigeria is a cursed country.
A prominent personality is accused of corruption and leaders intervened to see the probe halted!
Y not allow the probe to reach a logical conclusion,then intervene at d phase of punishment if any guilt is found.
We are not ready to practice democracy and to move this country forward.Everything we are doing is just pure drama and deceit.

I dey tell you. The one that pains me most is the involvement of the Acting President Osinbajo who is a Pastor and Professor of law

Nigeria as a country is a fraudulent entity where the corrupt elites hold sway

kahal29:
Even you Osinbajo

He is seeking for northern endorsement

kahal29:


I dey tell you. The one that pains me most is the involvement of the Acting President Osinbajo who is a Pastor and Professor of law

You guys were the crying that he was being humiliated because he speak the truth about the problem facing the North, now that the investigation is being dropped you guys are still crying again.... . What do you guys really want sef..



I tire for unaoo

Anyone who thought dey were going to probe him was definitely smoking peppered horse shit...

Emir must not give up in saying the truth

Osinbajo is busy endorsing corruption while his boss Buhari abhors it. What an irony!
That is to say that fight against corruption is nothing but a ruse

two key things;

1. the core North would NEVER allow one of their own to be rubbished. when push comes to shove, they would resolve their differences without resorting to washing their dirty linens in public;

2. the Emir knows a lot of secrets. if he goes down, he would must likely cause serious embarrassment for the APC. he knows where some of the 'skeletons are buried'...

ivandragon:
two key things;

1. the core North would NEVER allow one of their own to be rubbished. when push comes to shove, they would resolve their differences without resorting to washing their dirty linens in public;

2. the Emir knows a lot of secrets. if he goes down, he would must likely cause serious embarrassment for the APC. he knows where some of the 'skeletons are buried'...

Do you have any clue why Aliko Dangote and Aminu Dantata care?

waledeji:


You guys were the crying that he was being humiliated because he speak the truth about the problem facing the North, now that the investigation is being dropped you guys are still crying again.... . What do you guys really want sef..



I tire for unaoo

Which guys are you referring to?

APC means Scam

Matazine people. They brought Sharia to this Country through Aminu Kano. They didn't impeach KwanKwaso when he wasted Kano Money on building Schools and Roads in Niger Republic.

If you talk pple complain u talk much. If don't talk pple also complain.

kahal29:

The one that pains me most is the involvement of the Acting President Osinbajo who is a Pastor and Professor of law

I am already holding my breathe here.I refuse to want to entertain d faintest thought that after d bitter disappointment of what has turned out to be a mirage of the Buhari presidency,an Osinbajo will assume full power and leave the hopes and blif of my type deflated again.
Plz,I stand on the assumption that others may av intervened on Sanusi's matter,but d acting president didn't av anything to do with it.

Why wld pastor stop such?

Blue3k:



Do you have any clue why Aliko Dangote and Aminu Dantata care?

& what clue do you have with respect to the involvement of the duo?

the North would always be one. you seriously think they would allow the Emir of Kano to be 'indicted' for corruption?

if he was going to be removed for ascending the throne 'illegally', that would be acceptable. but never would he be removed for corrupt practices.

but you are free to expantiate on your Dangote/Dantata theory though.

they have succeeded in showing the Emir how powerless he truly is

Blue3k2:
This stupid news they should have continued it to get the truth. If the investigate and see Emir Sanusi did nothing wrong the government gets egg on its face. If the find corruption we evaluate this traditional institutions and transparency of funds. This only serves to keep status quo and look like a measure flex on emir. Since the governor went out of his way to plead with legislature to kill investigation Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission wont bother.

FriendNG come read this trash the government is pulling with Sanusi.

Fight against corruption suffers setback if acting president and other APC governors can interfere.

They should allow him to either prove his innocence or dance the music of justice.

ivandragon:


& what clue do you have with respect to the involvement of the duo?

the North would always be one. you seriously think they would allow the Emir of Kano to be 'indicted' for corruption?

if he was going to be removed for ascending the throne 'illegally', that would be acceptable. but never would he be removed for corrupt practices.

but you are free to expantiate on your Dangote/Dantata theory though.

His grand father before him was removed for alleged curruption I think. It's no big deal. What theory did I make? I don't know why those two would honestly besides being from state.

NgeneUkwenu:
So, it doesnt matter, if he was corrupt or not?

This Country is a huge joke...

Absolutely!

Did you see intervention of the political pastor acting president? That dude will be worse than GEJ when it comes to siding corruption and helping cronies if he should assume full office.

he was the same guy that went to court to shield Sanusi when FRCN was investigating him and got court order to halt investigation (similar to what Peter Odili got).

Osinbajo is the same guy helping BAT to evade justice (though I admire BAT).

He is same guy that drafted the fraudulent pension bill for Governor Tinubu and other Lagos state governors that left office. It was his bill that other governors copied and domesticated in their States.

Osinbajo is a scam

kahal29:


I dey tell you. The one that pains me most is the involvement of the Acting President Osinbajo who is a Pastor and Professor of law

Why are you surprised? PYO is a fraud bro...

TonyeBarcanista:
Absolutely!

Did you see intervention of the political pastor acting president? That dude will be worse than GEJ when it comes to siding corruption and helping cronies if he should assume full office.

He was the same guy that went to court to shield Sanusi when FRCN was investigating him and got court order to halt investigation (similar to what Peter Odili got).

Osinbajo is the same guy helping BAT to evade justice (though I admire BAT).

He is same guy that drafted the fraudulent pension bill for Governor Tinubu and other Lagos state governors that left office. It was his bill that other governors copied and domesticated in their States.

Osinbajo is a scam

Prof. Osunbade is as kworupt as Buhary.

Blue3k:



His grand father before him was removed for alleged curruption I think. It's no big deal. What theory did I make? I don't know why those two would honestly besides being from state.

yes, but I don't think it was corruption issues.

my point is, the Emir won't be hounded on account of corruption, that it went this far was just to let him know that he is not exactly clean.

as a matter of fact, the 'attack' on the Emir was to have started with a probe of his tenure as CBN governor & to reopen his case with FRCN (not the radio corp.), but it would have been too obvious that it was as a result of his utterances against the FG hence the resort to use the existing conflict between the Emir & the governor.

it would also be more manageable & easier to quell when necessary, but the matter got out of hand & the Emir was prepared to go down swinging, a situation that would have led to embarrassment for the APC as the Emir was ready to reveal some dirty secrets, hence the need for high level intervention.

as for the duo you mentioned, I honestly have no concrete knowledge of why they would get involved.