The Kano State House of Assembly
Investigative Committee on the bribery allegation against Governor Abdullahi
Umar Ganduje has said it will also investigate evidences presented.
Publisher of Daily Nigerian,
Jaafar Jaafar, appeared before the committee on Thursday and insisted on the
authenticity of the video clips.
Chairman of the panel, Babba Dan
Agundi, said, “We will invite Jaafar and his lawyers again; we will give the
Governor’s side the right to analyse the video.
“We shall also bring an
independent experts not known to Jaafar and the Governor to also analyse the
video.
“We will invite all the parties
and our own independent experts to look at this issue.
“We are here to ensure that
justice is done to everybody involved in this issue.”
On cross-examination by Kano
Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Jaafar explained: “We invited
the officials of the Amnesty International who certified the video.”
On the identity of the whistle
blower, Jafar said, “in the spirit of universal principles of confidentiality,
we cannot disclose our source.”
Jaafar who was accompanied by two
lawyers, Bar. Isaac Ambode and Bar. Adam Bashir, arrived the premises around
1:15pm, under tight security.
Meanwhile, A.A. Umar and Co, a
law firm which earlier agreed to offer legal services to Jaafar, withdrew their
services in a letter sent to the Committee, citing “personal reasons.”
However, pro-Ganduje supporters,
including some underage pupils, stormed the entrance of the panel venue, a
scene some Nigerians have condemned.
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