APC suspends National Chairman, Ganduje

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has been suspended from the party.
The suspension was announced on Monday.
The punitive action followed alleged corruption charges levelled against him and some members of his family by the Kano State Government.
Ganduje is the immediate past governor of the North-West state.
Curiously, the state is governed by the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), not APC.
Ganduje was suspended by members of his ward, Ganduje Ward, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State.
The former governor will, on Wednesday, be arraigned on charges bordering on allegations of bribery, diversion and misappropriation of funds, including the purported acceptance of $413,000 and N1.38 billion in bribes.
The Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Haruna Dederi, who confirmed the development, said Ganduje would be arraigned alongside his wife and six others.
The accused individuals, as listed in the writ of summon, are Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Hafsat Umar, Abubakar Bawuro, Umar Abdullahi Umar, Jibrilla Muhammad, Lamash Properties Limited, Safari Textiles Limited and Lesage General Enterprises.
The Kano State Government, which initiated the criminal suit against the eight respondents, declared its readiness to present 15 witnesses to testify before Justice Usman Na’aba of State High Court 4.
While confirming the development, Dederi said: “It is very true. We have filed the case and it’s going to hold on the 17th of April, 2024.
“What I cannot confirm is whether he is served or not, but he will definitely be served.
“What he (Ganduje) doesn’t understand is that you cannot run away from the evil day, it will definitely come to you, and this will even serve as a deterrence to all of us that are also in government now.
“He (Ganduje) was saying that we can’t prosecute him, forgetting that the offence also falls under the category of the state offences.
“It’s not totally a federal affair and we have even appealed to Justice Liman ruling on that.”