The Kano chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has been barred by the Nigerian Police from staging a rally demanding for the resignation of governor Abdullahi Ganduje, over an alleged $5 million bribe.
Over the weekend, a video which has now gone viral, showed the Governor stuff bales of Dollar notes amounting to about $5million in his ‘babaringa’ which he collected from state contractors.
The governor, has however debunked the video as “cloned” and doctored, threatened a sweeping lawsuit against its publisher.
In an audio announcement on Tuesday evening, the Kano police spokesperson, Magaji Majia, said the police rejected the students’ request to conduct rally on October 29 from Zoo Road to Kano government house.
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The rally, according to Mr Majia, was to ask Mr Ganduje to step aside to allow for an independent investigation to ascertain the authenticity of the video clips.
He warned the group leader, Comrade Isa Abubakar, to caution his members to desist from embarking on this rally.
Mr. Majia advise anyone who has a complaint or suggestion on the matter to approach the committee set up by the state House of Assembly in order to expand investigation.
He said “whoever is caught violating this directives would face the wrath of law,”
Meanwhile Kano State House of Assembly on Monday set up a seven-member committee to probe the videos. The committee was given one month to perform its task.
More reactions are still being expected from various Nigerians and groups even as the Coalition of Civil Society Organizations of Nigeria ,CCSON, has asked Ganduje to resign immediately from office and clear himself of the corruption allegations.
It threatened to embark on a one-million march in Kano and Abuja to compel the governor to step aside.
