The EFCC Monday swooped on the Kano State House
of Assembly and detained the Speaker of the House,
Alh. Gambo Sallau, alongside principal officers in what
the state government has described as a political
assault on the state government following the mass
defection of the State Governor, Engr. Rabiu
Kwakwanso alongside several other key politicians in
government positions to the opposition All Progressive
Congress (APC) from the ruling Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP).

Arrested alongside the Speaker are the Deputy
Speaker, Isyaku Ali Danja, the Chief Whip, Deputy
Chief Whip, Majority Leader, Deputy Majority Leader,
Minority Leader, Deputy Minority Leader, Chairman
House Committee on Appropriation, Chairman House
Committee on Finance and Clerk of the House.
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A statement by the Government of Kano State said it
noted with utter disappointment and surprise, the arrest
of the officials.

The statement by the Director of Press and Public
Relations to the state governor, Halilu Ibrahim Dantiye,
stated that the public officials were apparently arrested
in connection with the budget amendment of 2013 of
the State Government, which has already been signed
into law by the state governor, Rabi’u Musa
Kwankwaso.

The statement added that the Speaker and his
colleagues have only exercised their constitutional
responsibilities of ensuring that budgets are properly
articulated, to ensure probity and accountability in
public expenditure, so that in the end, the citizens
enjoy dividends of democracy.

“It is Chrystal clear that the above mentioned public
officials were arrested by the EFCC on the orders from
the above, because of the legislators’ defection to
APC, in support of Governor Kwankwaso,” the
government said, adding that “This action is obviously
to intimidate and cow them into submission for
choosing to move to the progressive fold. This action is
not only despicable and absurd but also capable of
igniting crisis in the polity, thereby breaching the
relative peace that is being enjoyed in Kano state. It is
regrettable that the EFCC is allowing itself to be a tool
of witch-hunt in the hands of powers that be.”
THEWILL contacted the EFCC spokesman, Mr. Wilson
Uwajaren, to seek further information on why the
officials were detained and the allegation of witch-hunt,
he urged us to email our questions for a formal
response.
Mr. Uwajaren’s had not responded to our questions as
at the time of filing this report.



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