The Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) of Kano State has initiated a formal inquiry into the alleged misappropriation of more than ₦4 billion in state funds connected to the Dala Inland Dry Port project during the tenure of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.
PCACC Chairman Saidu Yahya confirmed that the investigation was triggered by numerous complaints submitted by concerned citizens.
The inquiry centers on accusations that contracts valued at billions of naira for the port’s infrastructure were awarded soon after the state’s 20% equity stake in the project was reportedly transferred to relatives of the ex-governor in 2020.
According to reports, this transaction resulted in Kano State losing its ownership share, while some of Ganduje’s children were appointed as directors and shareholders in the lucrative venture.
“Indeed, we have received petitions alleging the diversion of over ₦4 billion of Kano State’s funds into the Dala Inland Dry Port during the immediate past administration of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje,” Yahya stated.
He revealed that several key individuals have been summoned for interrogation, with one suspect detained and subsequently released on bail after providing valuable information.
Yahya added that sufficient preliminary evidence has been gathered against the accused parties, and the matter will soon be forwarded to the judiciary for prosecution.
