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We Obey The Rule Of Law, Kano Govt Tells Lawyer

…Says She Must Face Justice
From Maduabuchi Nmeribeh, Kano
Kano state government has fired back at Barr. Sa’ida Sa’ad Bugaje, urging her to obey the rule of law over alleged defamation and assassination of character against Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and his family.
According to a statement by the state Commissioner for Information, Malalm

Muhammad Garba, Sa’ida was intentiionallly trying to draw sympathy for herself instead of facing justice.

 Malam  Garba dismissed the claim of harassment by Bugaje who is also accussed of inciting the public against the Ganduje administration.

He pointed out that the lawyer, “in a video clip which has become viral on social media platforms, maligned Governor Ganduje and his family alleging mismanagement of COVID-19 funds with the intent to create mistrust in the public.”

Malam Garba said the governor, “who felt personally touched by the allegation seek legal redress with a view to finding out the truth of the lawyer’s allegation.”

The commissioner explained that while nobody is harrassing or intimidating her, as lawyer, she ought to have understood that she must have the fact to prove her claim, saying If she is evading arrest, then she must have made the allegation without understanding the consequences.  

Malam Garba added that all the governor is seeking is for her to prove her case before a court of law as the government of Kano state would no longer allow such careless and unsubstantiated allegations to go unpunished, particularly from a learned person who is supposed to have appreciate the consequences of making unverified statement. 

 He said that while every citizen has the right to make comment on matters that affect public interest including public spending, when it involves allegations or infringment on the rights of individuals, there has to be facts to defend it.

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