The legal proceedings involving former Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and seven co-defendants were delayed this Wednesday, with the State High Court rescheduling the trial to October 14. Ganduje faces an 11-count indictment alongside his spouse, Hafsat Umar, covering accusations of bribery, conspiracy, and the diversion of public funds reaching into the billions of naira.
Additional parties listed in the litigation include Abubakar Bawuro, Abdullahi Umar, Jibrilla Muhammad, and three companies: Lamash Properties Ltd, Safari Textiles Ltd, and Lasage General Enterprises Ltd. During the session, prosecution attorney Victor Oni requested to withdraw a previous motion from March 31, 2026, replacing it with a filing from May 15, 2026. This updated submission includes a counter-affidavit addressing the preliminary objection raised by the sixth defendant.
Legal representatives for Ganduje, his wife, his son, and other defendants indicated they were prepared to move forward and voiced no opposition to the prosecutor’s request. However, counsel for the sixth defendant, Abubakar Ahmad, notified the court regarding a pending preliminary objection and requested a date for its consideration. Following these updates, Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu struck down the earlier motion and set the October 14 date to hear the sixth defendant’s specific motion.
