Kano Gov, Abba Yusuf directs recovery of govt assets allegedly sold by Ganduje

Hours after his inauguration on Monday, Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano, a member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, directed all public places and assets sold by the immediate past governor of the State, Abdullahi Ganduje, should be overtaken by law enforcement agencies.

Yusuf disclosed this through his official Twitter handle, noting that the move will be valid pending the government’s final decision.

He lamented that Ganduje’s administration had indiscriminately sold Kano State Government’s properties.

He wrote: “In line with our transition advisory. Today, I am announcing that all public places and assets that were immorally plundered and sold by the Ganduje administration should be taken over by law enforcement agencies pending the government’s final decision.

“We have noted that the last administration had sold lands in and around schools, religious and cultural sites, hospitals and clinics, graveyards and green areas, and along the city walls of Kano. We have also noted that they indiscriminately sold numerous other landed properties and assets belonging to the Kano State Government within and outside the State to their cronies and agents”.

In the March 11 governorship election, Yusuf defeated the All Progressives Congress candidate and Ganduje’s anointed Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna.