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The Kano State Government has dragged former governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, his wife, Hafsat Umar, Umar Abdullahi Umar and five others to court on eight count charges relating to bribery allegations, misappropriation and diversion of funds among others running into billions of naira. This was contained in a charge sheet dated 3rd April, 2024 with a 15 prosecution witnesses list attached, and obtained by SaharaReporters.
Jibrilla, who is the state government contact person for the project, stated that the state government had released N42, 504, 800 for payment.
He added that earlier on, meetings were held with relevant stakeholders for the professional assessment of the farmlands to ensure that no farm owner was short-changed.
“The take-off of N4 billion project is tied to payment of compensation and now that the farmers have been paid, work will commence in earnest,” he said.
Funds for the project, he explained, have already been released to the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, NSIA, who have been appointed by the Federal government as the funds and Project Manager for the venture.