Arraignment Date Set for Ganduje in Bribery Case
Scheduled by Kano State High Court No. 7, the arraignment of All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, has been rescheduled to June 5.
Alongside his wife Hafsat Umar, his son Abdullahi Umar, and five others, Ganduje is facing trial.
The defendants in the case are Abubaka Bawuro, Jibrilla Muhammad, Lamash Properties Limited, Safari Textile Ltd., and Lasage General Enterprise Ltd.
Prior to this, Kano State High Court No. 5, presided over by Justice Usman Na’abba, had set May 16 for ruling on the request for substituted service on the defendants.
However, the case was reassigned to High Court No. 7, presided by Justice Amina Adamu, by the State Chief Judge, Justice Dije Aboki.
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