Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has said that his administration would not relent in its effort to fight against corruption, despite challenges faced by the state anti-graft agency.
Yusuf was represented by the Secretary to the State Government Dr. Baffa Bichi during a collaborative anti-corruption symposium, titled: Role of Law Enforcement Agencies in the Fight against Corruption.
He vowed that the Kano state government never interfered with the independence of the state Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission.
Governor Yusuf explained that the state government inherited a lot of corruption cases perpetrated by the immediate past regime that is worse than “aristocracy and cleptocracy.”
He further promised that the government is doing its best to ensure that civil servants adhere to “service, objectivity, accountability, public leadership, accountability, and integrity” to fight against corruption.
In his remark, the Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Agency, Muhuyi Magaji Rimin Gado vowed to continue the fight against corruption in the state, even in the face of intimidation from highly placed politicians.
According to him, the commission has continued to record successes in the fight against corruption in the state, “even though there are plots by highly placed corrupt individuals to undermine the Commission and its staff.”
Muhuyi, who is a lawyer regretted that some powerful individuals in the state whose names are on the blacklist of the commission went as far as trying to sow seeds of discord between the commission and its sister federal agencies such as the EFCC and ICPC.
He, however, advised anybody who wants to challenge the commission to approach the Court, instead of resorting to intimidation and harassment.
In his keynote address, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mohammed Usaini Gumel, said the theme of the symposium was very timely.
He further stated: “We all know, corruption is generally a cancer which, if the right solutions are not found to fight it, it eats up very fabric of the society.It also hinders progress, distorts justice, and undermines public trust,” Gumel stated.
