says ‘kickbacks’ normal in gov’t

The Kano State Commissioner for Rural and Community Development, Musa Iliyasu-Kwankwaso has defended the state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on bribery video saga, saying collecting kickbacks is normal in government.

Speaking in a programme, titled: Jagoran Gwamnati a Karkara, aired on Freedom Radio in Kano on Sunday, Mr Iliyasu-Kwankwaso said, though it is illegal to collect certain percentage to award contract, the practice is rampant from federal up to the local government level.

“There is nothing new in this. Who asked the contractors to give the money to the governor?” he asked.

The commissioner challenged the contractors to come out publicly to claim that they paid 15 to 25% before they were awarded contracts.
“Since the three years of this administration, the contractors have been giving the kickbacks, why did they fail to claim that they must pay 15 to 25% before they were awarded contracts until now?

“I challenge the contractors to come out and say that they must pay the percentage before they receive contracts. This is just blackmail to the person of Ganduje.

“This kind of percentage, though it is not legal, but it is rampant in every level of government, from federal up to the local government level. It is nothing new,” he stressed.

He then challenged the authenticity of the clip, saying it was doctored. “This kind of video clip is normally doctored. Some politicians like Ibrahim Shekarau, Bindow, governor of Adamawa State among others, are all victims of this illicit practice. Let them continue to release even thousand of the video clips, so what?,” he said.

Mr Ganduje has appeared in a trove of video clips verified by graphics experts receiving bribe, amounting to about $5million from contractors in the state.

Multiple contractors who spoke with DAILY NIGERIAN on the condition of anonymity said the governor personally receives from 15 to 25 percent kickbacks for every project executed in the state.

The sting operation to capture the governor on camera began two years ago when one of the contractors agreed with DAILY NIGERIAN request to plant spy camera on his kaftan lapel while offering the bribe.
During about 10 months efforts to capture the bribe giving/taking scenes, the governor’s face and body were clearly captured in nine clips, while six others did not clearly reveal the governor’s face.

About $5m dollars were delivered to the governor during the sting operation.

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So is true,APC is an evil party. If EFCC keep quiet in this matter,then Buhari children will suffer for APC atrocity

Bmc urchins what sayeth thee

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oya make u atikulate

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Buhari is more interested in promised 5 million votes.

awon were, if na southerner now buhari and his efcc will come and search his house, Edwin Clark is a well respected southerner , that old man house was searched , he was harassed and embarrassed , but you don't need to search this one caught on tape, the evidence are there!

leave our son fayose, we like him. Northerners already sitting on our national wealth, go to DPR, all employment slots for them, CBN , presidency, 3 brothers using one certificate but you removed Adeosun! oil wells in the southerner backyard belong to a man in the north,the Hausa killed Awolowo, Abiola using this method , its all political, free our southerners, leave fayose our son alone.

Ghen Ghen. Under a so called government of change, people in government are coming out to defend bribery and corruption. Like Christ said on the cross of Calvary, it is finished.

Finally found his brother

Nonsense set of people represent this APChit party.

Everyone one of them does it

Is this one well?
If they all do it does it mean it is a good thing?
Shouldn't this nonsense stop?... Too bad at the end we are all going to see him get away with this. What a joke of a country!

corruption everywhere,5m dollars no b here ooh

“There is nothing new in this. Who asked the contractors to give the money to the governor?” he asked.

we the citizen know that it is not new and that is why you politicians always want to be in power by all means.

The commissioner challenged the contractors to come out publicly to claim that they paid 15 to 25% before they were awarded contracts.
“Since the three years of this administration, the contractors have been giving the kickbacks, why did they fail to claim that they must pay 15 to 25% before they were awarded contracts until now?

You want they to come out so that you will blacklist them from getting jobs from the government even if they qualify. they can't speak before collecting the job because they know the government won't give them.

“This kind of percentage, though it is not legal, but it is rampant in every level of government, from federal up to the local government level. It is nothing new,” he stressed.

If the president is truly Mr. Integrity I expect him to probe all the executives in that state and also part of his team has this statement just proved that this is high level of corruption in this present administration in all levels.

This statement should be coming out from a leader but they would say even worse things because they know the people can hardly do them anything.

who is the crazy person justifying illegality?

They should implement full Sharia law up north. Anybody caught collecting bribe money should be beheaded or given "short sleeve"

Na so we go dey for Naija?

the commissioner said it is normal thing

Fool.Since its normal,why then was he receiving it secretly?

Only in Nigeria. And the commissioner said it is a normal thing and the government has been collecting kickbacks before now. Wow... Just wow.

Hahababababhahahahah.... Keep talking we are listening.... Rubbish

I knew this they will turn it to strong head last last

As e dey Red ....e dhan Hot


BMC will avoid this thread like plague

Yet those from the unreasonable part of the south would get mad when you call Nigeria a zoo.

I am surprised they have not started defending Pablo Ganduje El Chapo, the mobile ATM

in other words,El capone Ganduje aka bullion van pocket, is an "egun je" master...

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APC= SCAM!


Let's ATIKUlate to save Nigeria

what a country! we are doomed forever. in humans country this is enough for the governor to resign but in this animal country people will still praise him.
if I mistakenly leave this country, even my dead body will not be buried here.

APC is corrupt more than one could possibly imagine.