President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday that Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, enjoyed immunity from prosecution as a sitting governor.

He also noted that under Nigerian laws, an accused remained innocent until proven guilty by the courts.

Besides, the President noted that the alleged dollar bribes Ganduje was seen stuffing in his pockets in a video widely circulated on social media, had become a matter already in a law court.

Buhari was reacting to criticisms in some quarters that he shielded his political associates like Ganduje among others, from prosecution in the face of glaring evidence.

Only on Thursday, the President, at an All Progressives Congress rally in Kano, raised up the hand of Ganduje for his second term bid before supporters.

In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Thursday, the President dismissed criticisms suggesting that his association with Ganduje was a smear on his anti-corruption stance.


The statement said some high-profile persons, including a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and a former state governor, were being prosecuted for corruption.

The Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Usman Yusuf, was also cited as another government official serving administrative leave to pave the way for investigation into corruption allegations levelled against him.

“Despite some of the suspects being close to the President, he had not shielded them from investigation, administrative suspensions and prosecution”, the statement added.

Specifically, on Ganduje, the Presidency said, “as a sitting governor, (he) enjoys immunity from prosecution in his own right.

“Furthermore, under Nigerian laws, a suspect is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

“In the circumstances, the matter is in court and the President has no power to dictate to the court or the Kano State House of Assembly, which is already investigating the matter, about what to do with the allegations against Ganduje.
https://punchng.com/bribery-video-ganduje-enjoys-immunity-from-prosecution-buhari/

So true sir. All those ranting of why Buhari is not prosecuting Ganduje is an ignoramus stupidize rambling meant to blackmail Mr President. But, alas PMB is too tough and rugged to be shaken by profane blabbing.
You guys should tell me of any sitting governor that has been prosecuted before. Even Fayose in the peak of Ekitigate enjoys immunity.

Modified :
I'm tired of the hypocrisy and instability of PDP apologists. If an accused person is in PDP and he's been prosecuted they'll be shouting witch hunting, persecution, media trial bla bla bla. Then the same person defect to the APC and they'll change their music: 'crucify him at all cost'.
If Ganduje defects to the PDP now, all their noise will stop and any attempt to prosecute him will be seen as witch hunting.
Buhari can not carve in for cheap blackmail. Period!

Buhari should be asking Ganduje to step aside for collecting $5 million bribe like Onnoghen. Instead of helping him campaign for his re-election. Buhari is the biggest fruadster in the country.

Corruption fighter indeed.

For you to be a successful APC member, you have to first loose your senses.

Aufbauh:
So true sir

Ganduje $5million bribe is more than the $3 million found in Onnoghen account.

Mr. Corruption fighter i hail ooh

Who doesn't know that Buhari is a world renowned HYPOCRITE.

#spit#

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vicdom:
Who doesn't know that Buhari is a world renowned HYPOCRITE.
#spit#

ngeneukwuenu madridguy and sarki don't know yet

litdutchboy:

Ganduje $5million bribe is more than the $3 million found in Onnoghen account.

It's so pathetic and shameless to bring up this kind of sterile logic.
In your own logic, we should free a thief caught red handed because the other thief was not caught at a time.smh!

I sympathize and empathize with your people cus who did this to you won't escape justice.

And Gov.Ganduje also enjoys immunuity from investigation Buhari is corruption.Corruption is Buhari.Buhari is a nauseating hypocrite.

We can see, therefore, that President Buhari’s anti-corruption fervour is merely self-serving. He regards only his political opponents as having the copyright on corruption. By this token, every allegation of corruption leveled against his friends and financiers must be “baseless.” https://opinion.premiumtimesng.com/2018/10/23/president-buhari-is-not-against-corruption-by-femi-aribisala/

Yet Buhari said he does not understand the "technology involved" in this grand babanriga dollar bribe stuffing scandal Ganduje is enmeshed in when Ganduje have obtained fraudulent court injunctions to stop his investigation by state or federal agencies.

President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday that Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, enjoyed immunity from prosecution as a sitting governor.

He also noted that under Nigerian laws, an accused remained innocent until proven guilty by the court

Yet you found Onnoghen , Dasuki and Zakzaky guilty without trial ..Buhari keep fooling yourself

SalamRushdie:
Yet you found Onnoghen , Dasuki and Zakzaky guilty without trial ..Buhari keep fooling yourself

This is why Mr.President will forever rot in hell.Damnable hypocrite being cheered on by zombies.

Aufbauh:


It's so pathetic and shameless to bring up this kind of sterile logic.
In your own logic, we should free a thief caught red handed because the other thief was not caught at a time.smh!

I sympathize and empathize with your people cus who did this to you won't escape justice.

Between Onnoghen and Gandollar who was caught red handed?

Thief + thief + thief = 3X thieves

See face like...

so y shud walter onnoghen not enjoy immunity as d sitting CJN?
Mtchewww!!! APC and hypocrisy are not far from each other.

Most of those who support Buhari don't have the nation's best interest at heart. They are only after one interest or the other. That's why they've decided to swim or drown with him even if he insults their fathers and rapes their mothers

I’m just feeling good today. Because I know this is the month when we terminate Atiku and Obasanjo’s political career. To Atiku supporters...don’t ignore that fear you’re feeling in your heart, let it consume you totally.
I feel good tarararara!

Aufbauh:
[s]So true sir. All those ranting of why Buhari is not prosecuting Ganduje is an ignoramus stupidize rambling meant to blackmail Mr President. But, alas PMB is too tough and rugged to be shaken by profane blabbing[/s].

Whatever

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You can imagine. But since the Constitution does not provide immunity for the CJN, he is automatically guilty before proven innocent and should therefore be unconstitutionally removed from office even before determining his guilt or innocence.

And yet the ONLY "selling point" of this bastard called Buhari is integrity (according to zombies)!

I don't blame the brain-dead idiot parading about claiming to be president. I blame Nigerians. Seriously

One just have to continue expecting the unexpected when it comes to Nigeria politics.

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This disgustingly corrupt snile man should shut up already..

Pea-brained crook.

No need to explain Oga. You are the worst president in Nigerias democratic history

"Hope you guys know, Ganduje’s impeachment could easily have been instigated without breaching the constitution?

Remember how Alams of Bayelsa was impeached?

All that needed to be done was get EFCC to open a dossier on every member of the Kano House of Assembly, and gradually tighten the noose.

I am just reminding us, for those hypocritically claiming Baba had no choice.

And if you claim he doesn’t have to interfere, then the constitution outrightly barred him from removing the CJN.

These guys have gone past caring about integrity.

It is only you the fool that continues to believe.

That is why you still believe a man who endorses another, the closest you can come to conclusion of a confirmed thief, will still fight corruption for you.

Continue living in your fool’s paradise"

Obinna Aligwekwe

This disgustingly corrupt senile man should shut up already..

Pea-brained crook.