Kano Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has denied knowledge of contracts being awarded to one Musa Garba Kwankwaso believed to be a brother to his godfather and former governor of the state, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
Kwankwaso who at different times was defence minister and a senator was twice governor of the Kano State.
He contested the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party or ANPP coming third.
He’s instrumental to Yusuf’s emergence as Kano governor and is often reportedly dishing out orders to the governor since his inauguration in 2023.
Denying the award of the contract, the governor has therefore directed the State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission (PCACC) to investigate the alleged contract award for the supply of drugs to the 44 Local Government Councils of the state to Garba Kwankwaso.
This followed revelation by a Nigerian-US-born filmmaker and content creator, Bello Galadanchi, that the state government directed all 44 Local Government Councils to pay N10 million each for the supply of the drugs of the contract he said was awarded to one company – Novomed, owned by Musa Garba Kwankwaso.
He made the revelation in the social media, which he uses to make some claims about the state and Nigeria in general.
However, a statement jointly signed by the Commissioner of Information Baba Halilu Dantiye and Director General, Media and Publicity to the Governor, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, claimed Yusuf did not know of the contract.
“The Governor therefore directed the Executive Chairman, Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) to immediately investigate the allegation and report the outcome for further necessary action,” the statement said.
The statement added, “Gov Yusuf also urged the good people of Kano State to exercise patience pending the outcome of the investigation.”
Kano Governor Denies Awarding Contracts To Kwankwaso’s Brother, Begins Investigation is first published on The Whistler Newspaper