Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
on Monday arrested the Speaker, Kano State
House of Assembly, Gambo Sallau and 10
other principal officers of the house.
The PUNCH gathered their arrest followed a
petition over the N25bn supplementary
budget presented by the governor, Rabiu
Kwakwanso to the lawmakers on December 5.
There are suspicions that the supplementary
budget is a cover up to financial
misappropriation.
Kwakwanso recently left the ruling Peoples
Democratic Party with four other governors to
join the opposition party-All Progressives
Congress.
The EFCC’s spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren,
confirmed the arrest to our correspondent in
Abuja.
He said, “It is true they were invited. They are
still with us. They were brought in from Kano
today (Monday).”
He, however, refused to give details of the
arrests and the allegations.
Uwujaren, however, debunked insinuations
that the arrest had political undertone.
He said, “It has nothing to do with politics.
The insinuation is unfounded. The EFCC is only
performing its statutory responsibility.”
However, Kwakwanso, has expressed dismay
and shock, over the arrest of the state
lawmakers.
He alleged that the public officials were
arrested in connection with the budget
amendment of 2013 of the state government,
which had already been signed into law by the
state governor.
He said, “It is crystal clear that the above
mentioned public officials were arrested by
the EFCC on the orders from the above,
because of the legislators’ defection to APC, in
support of Kwakwanso.
“This action is obviously to intimidate and
cow them into submission for choosing to
move to the progressives’ fold. This action is
not only despicable and absurd but also
capable of igniting crisis in the polity, thereby
breaching the relative peace that is being
enjoyed in Kano State.”







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I hate politics....

Whose body language is this?