Court halts investigation of anti-corruption boss suspended by Ganduje
The Kano State House of Assembly has been restrained from investigating the suspended boss of the state’s Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCAC), Muhuyi Rimin-Gado.
Mr Rimin-Gado, an executive secretary of PCAC, was suspended by Kano Governor Abdullahi Ganduje via the Assembly.
The Assembly had accused the anti-corruption chief of rejecting an accountant posted to the agency from the office of the Accountant-General, prompting his ouster on July 5.
The Assembly has since been making moves to investigate him for corruption.
On July 22, Mr Rimin-Gado filed a motion ex parte, which urged the court to restrain Kano State House of Assembly (KSHA) from investigating the activities of his commission.
Mr Rimin-Gado, who supported his motion with an eight-paragraph affidavit, named KSHA as the first respondent.
Other respondents included the State Attorney-General, the State Accountant-General and the KSHA Ad Hoc Committee.
Mr Rimin-Gado, through his counsel, MK Umar, had prayed the court to restrain respondents from taking any further step pending hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.
At the resumed hearing on Friday, Justice Sanusi Ado-Ma’aji, granted Mr Rimin-Gado’s prayers.
Mr Ado-Ma’aji also granted accelerated hearing in the matter and abridged the time within which the respondents might file and serve their respective court process in the matter.
He held that “the service of the process of this court in this matter to be affected by serving the office of the Attorney- General of Kano State”.
The judge adjourned the matter till August 6 for hearing.
(NAN)
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