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Dollar Video: Anti-Corruption Agency Invites Kano Former Governor, Ganduje Over $5m Bribery Deal

The former governor was reported to have received $230,000 as part of a $5 million bribery deal agreed with contractors.

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Kano Former Governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje

Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the Kano State Governor who just ended his administration has been invited by the State’s Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) for questioning.

VerseNews Nigeria reports that the invitation is in respect to the claims that Ganduje received kickbacks from contractors in US dollars as seen in a viral video that was published by an online newspaper a few years ago.

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The video clips which was released on October 2018 reportedly recorded by spy camera were published by an online medium, showing Ganduje allegedly receiving wads of dollar notes from a contractor.

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The former governor was reported to have received $230,000 as part of a $5 million bribery deal agreed with contractors working for the state government.

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The videos eventually earned the former Kano Governor the epithet ‘Gandollar’ by social media users

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However, Our Journalists reports that his recent invitation by the anti-corruption agency of the state is due to the revisit of the case.

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It has been reported earlier that forensic experts claimed the video is genuine and authentic without any form of being doctored or use of voice-over.

Details coming soon….

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