The Kano State Commissioner for Rural and Community Development, Musa Iliyasu-Kwankwaso has defended the state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on bribery video saga, saying collecting kickbacks is normal in government.

Speaking in a programme, titled: Jagoran Gwamnati a Karkara, aired on Freedom Radio in Kano on Sunday, Mr Iliyasu-Kwankwaso said, though it is illegal to collect certain percentage to award contract, the practice is rampant from federal up to the local government level.

“There is nothing new in this. Who asked the contractors to give the money to the governor?” he asked.

The commissioner challenged the contractors to come out publicly to claim that they paid 15 to 25% before they were awarded contracts.


“Since the three years of this administration, the contractors have been giving the kickbacks, why did they fail to claim that they must pay 15 to 25% before they were awarded contracts until now?

“I challenge the contractors to come out and say that they must pay the percentage before they receive contracts. This is just blackmail in the person of Ganduje.

“This kind of percentage, though it is not legal, but it is rampant in every level of government, from federal up to the local government level. It is nothing new,” he stressed.

He then challenged the authenticity of the clip, saying it was doctored.


“This kind of video clip is normally doctored. Some politicians like Ibrahim Shekarau, Bindow, governor of Adamawa State among others, are all victims of this illicit practice. Let them continue to release even thousand of the video clips, so what?,” he said.

Mr Ganduje has appeared in a trove of video clips verified by graphics experts receiving bribe, amounting to about $5million from contractors in the state.

Multiple contractors who spoke with DAILY NIGERIAN on the condition of anonymity said the governor personally receives from 15 to 25 percent kickbacks for every project executed in the state.

The sting operation to capture the governor on camera began two years ago when one of the contractors agreed with DAILY NIGERIAN request to plant spy camera on his kaftan lapel while offering the bribe.


During about 10 months efforts to capture the bribe giving/taking scenes, the governor’s face and body were clearly captured in nine clips, while six others did not clearly reveal the governor’s face.

About $5m dollars were delivered to the governor during the sting operation.

https://dailynigerian.com/kano-commissioner-admits-ganduje-received-bribe-says-kickbacks-normal-in-govt/amp/

Kickbacks are only normal in APC administration no wonder transparency International scored us very low despite the regime's anti corruption fight.

O GOD WHY US??

SO ITS BEEN LIKE THIS ALL THIS WHILE!!

AND THEY KEPT SCAMMING US WITH PMB, INTEGRITY AND CHANGE!

JUST IMAGINE WHAT A COMMISSIONER SAYS !

THAT COMMISSIONER SHOULD BE TRIPPED OF HIS POSITION IMMEDIATELY!!!

O GOD WHY US??

AND THEY KEPT SCAMMING US WITH PMB, INTEGRITY AND CHANGE!

JUST IMAGINE WHAT A COMMISSIONER SAYS !

THAT COMMISSIONER SHOULD BE TRIPPED OF HIS POSITION IMMEDIATELY!!!

It is finished

If no statement is issue, from a live video and some people are already calling the video fake then I pity all the youth in Nigeria.

If u are engineering incline and u can write and get band 7 in IELTS,I can confidently telling u that your destiny is not in Nigeria.

Australia is the best place for you my brother and sister nobody can fix the level of corruption in Nigeria.

Only the rate of death alone I read online in Nigeria is mind blowing.

The Kano Govt just spoke their mind...!

Kickback is NORMAL in BuhariAPC Govt anyday anytime..!

We can now see that it's impossible to restructure Nigeria because of the free Niger Delta Oil Money in the hands of Fulani supremacist up North.

This is the Genesis and Revelation of Nigeria Problem.

God save us from APC thieves

Buharis gouvernement has institutionalized corruption..

Imagine someone caught red handed stealing meat from ur pot telling you that it's the normal thing to do..


Bubu must go.

Bad eggs from PDP. Sai Buhari!

This commissioner's statement has actually shown that all political office holders are corrupt. The so called war against corruption is fake. They attack their enemies and protect those who sing their praises. Quick reminder of Shehu Sani on "insecticide and deodorant agents for anti corruption war. God help Nigeria.

Under GEJ they said stealing is not corruption, now Under PMB, mr integrity, corruption us normal.

Corruption is normal -APC Minions.

Buhari using insecticides to pight kwaruption. Yowa!!!

and see alimajiri in street of kano

“This kind of video clip is normally doctored. Some politicians like Ibrahim Shekarau, Bindow, governor of Adamawa State among others, are all victims of this illicit practice. Let them continue to release even thousand of the video clips, so what?,” he said.

You must be very stupid...

why cant the contract amount be reduced by such percentage and channeled into another project?

Its a pity some are sheepishly consoled with the "we are correcting PDP mistakes" and this is what you tell them.

Kwaruption pighting back


This shows Corruption is widely accepted under Buhari led APC...so what's the corruption they've been fighting all these while. Oh! I forgot, opposition must be fought first

APC Government has finally legalised corruption

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O GOD WHY US??

AND THEY KEPT SCAMMING US WITH PMB, INTEGRITY AND CHANGE!

JUST IMAGINE WHAT A COMMISSIONER SAYS !

THAT COMMISSIONER SHOULD BE TRIPPED OF HIS POSITION IMMEDIATELY!!!

Who will? The very Scissorskick Governor?

Now they have just institutionalized Bribery and Kickbacks.

But they'll tell you someone has integrity.

Don't forget these people do not believe in the rule of law.

Don't forget that they won't ever charge the alleged bribe givers and bribe takers to court.

Not ever.

Meanwhile, Ganduje is planning to deliver the whole of Kano votes to Buhari next year.

Five million Kano votes loading.

In Buhari's time, everything is being normalized.

Vote buying is being institutionalized.

They don't even pretend again.

They tell you clearly that it's INEC declaration that matters.

the truth keeps unveiling itself

politicians and corruption are twins

Just remembered my grandpa's popular saying; If falsehood climbs up,the truth always remains at the bottom waiting for it to climb down.

From calling it fake to admitting.

Only God knows how much Buhari has been receiving. We are finished as a country.

Lol this is hilarious. You admit Nigeria is fantasticly corrupt society but want us to believe the video is fake. Dont worry man the matter going to court. The governor will probably lose and wont be able to deflect to projects.

WhyMoD:
Buharis gouvernement has institutionalized corruption..
Imagine someone caught red handed stealing meat from ur pot telling you that it's the normal thing to do..
Bubu must go.

My brother this is absolutely crazy to imagine.

Passingshot...is it really normal as this APC Commissioner in Kano avers?
CilicMarin can you confirm?