Muhammadu Buhari, the President of Nigeria, has finally spoken on video of Governor of Kano Abdullahi Ganduje allegedly collecting kickbacks in dollars from a contractor.
During a live presidential town hall meeting ‘The Candidates’, Buhari said he is doubting the video showing the Ganduje collecting the bribe in dollars as he smiles and laugh.
okay reported that the live event was held at the Ladi Kwali Conference Centre, Sheraton Hotel, Abuja, on Wednesday.
When asked by the moderator Kadira Ahmed on why he hasn’t reacted to the corruption allegation against Ganduje, Buhari said:
“Can Ganduje fail to trust somebody to give the money to him?
“That clip, somebody brought it to me of how the Kano Governor was receiving dollars and smiling and putting it in his pocket. I don’t know the extent of technology used and I can’t answer now because the state assembly has gone to court I decided not to talk about it, and the state assembly constitutionally could have dealt with that but then I heard the matter was taken to court,” the president said.
The moderator then asked Buhari if he believes the video is fake or real but Vice President Osinbajo tried to intervene. At this point, the moderator cuts him short, saying: “he can talk for himself.”
Buhari then replied that: “As I told you, I’ve seen the clip; I don’t know how much technology was used but can Ganduje fail to get somebody to get the money to him [and] he has to take it directly himself, smiling?
“I honestly am completely overwhelmed and the system has given me some relief; it’s in the court, it is in the state assembly so let them as much as possible deal with it. This thing has received a lot of publicity and I hope by the time I go on my campaign for re-election there will be some answers from the court and the state assembly in Kano state about the video.”
