Why Buhari Can’t Do Anything About Ganduje’s Bribery Video – Garba Shehu

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Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Malam Garba Shehu, has finally reacted to the viral video of Governor of Kano state, Umar Ganduje, receiving a bribe. According to him, the president, Muhammadi Buhari, can do little or nothing about it because Ganduje is not accountable to him but the Kano State House of Assembly.
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“We all know that the governor is not accountable to the President. The House of Assembly is empowered by law to handle the case and we are all aware that the assembly has started investigating the matter. If we were in the military era, a military Head of State could question a military governor on matters like this. But it is not applicable in a democracy. The growing concern by some people has been that the anti-corruption fight at the federal level is not getting to the state and local government levels. But the President is helpless as far as the two other tiers of government are concerned. The President can’t force the state and local governments. He has no such powers under the constitution” he said.
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