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Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso served two terms as Governor of Kano State (1999-2003, 2011-2015), as Federal Minister of Defence under President Obasanjo (2003-2006), and as Senator for Kano Central (2015-2019) before contesting the 2023 presidential election under the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP, finishing fourth). From 2015 onwards he has been the subject of repeated EFCC inquiries arising from a petition by Concerned Kano State Workers and Pensioners alleging diversion of about N10 billion in Kano State pension remittances during his second gubernatorial term, with funds redirected into 'Kwankwasiya', 'Amana' and 'Bandirawo' housing estates whose units the petitioners said were re-allocated to aides and cronies rather than pensioners. EFCC sealed a Kwankwaso-linked property on Miller Road, Kano in August 2021; interrogated him in Abuja on 16 October 2021; obtained an interim, then final, forfeiture of 324 houses (the three estates) at the Federal High Court Abuja on 3 May 2023 before Justice Inyang Ekwo; and in 2024 reopened an N2.5 billion pension-fraud strand of the investigation. He has also been named in (and denies) an EFCC probe of an N3.08 billion diversion of Kano LGA joint-account funds for his 2015 APC presidential primary, and was peripherally named in a 2020 N35 billion Ministry of Defence arms-contracts inquiry he disputed on the ground that he resigned as Defence Minister in November 2006 before the disputed 2008 contracts. To date Kwankwaso has never been arraigned or charged, no conviction exists, and the NNPP characterises the recurring EFCC interest as political persecution.
Sources
- SOURCE-01Premium Times - EFCC secures final forfeiture of N10 billion properties linked to Kwankwaso's administration (2023-05-04)
- Premium Times - EFCC secures final forfeiture of N10 billion properties linked to Kwankwaso's administration, 4 May 2023www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/596547-efcc-secures-final-forfeiture-of-n10-billion-properties-linked-to-kwankwasos-administration.html
- SOURCE-02Premium Times - EFCC quizzes ex-Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso over alleged fraud (2021-10)
- Premium Times - EFCC quizzes ex-Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso over alleged fraud (2021-10)www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/490165-efcc-quizzes-ex-governor-rabiu-kwankwaso-over-alleged-fraud.html
- SOURCE-03Premium Times - Kwankwaso shuns EFCC investigation, risks arrest (2021)
- Premium Times - Kwankwaso shuns EFCC investigation, risks arrest, 2021www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/nwest/484744-kwankwaso-shuns-efcc-investigation-risks-arrest.html
- SOURCE-04Premium Times - SPECIAL REPORT: 11 forgotten cases of alleged corruption by former Nigerian state governors
- Premium Times - SPECIAL REPORT: 11 forgotten cases of alleged corruption by former Nigerian state governorswww.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/549629-special-report-11-forgotten-cases-of-alleged-corruption-by-former-nigerian-state-governors.html
- SOURCE-05TheCable - EFCC secures final forfeiture of 324 properties 'linked to pension fraud' in Kano
- TheCable - EFCC secures final forfeiture of 324 properties 'linked to pension fraud' in Kanowww.thecable.ng/efcc-secures-final-forfeiture-of-324-properties-linked-to-pension-fraud-in-kano
- SOURCE-06TheCable - Sources: EFCC probing Kwankwaso over misappropriated pensioners' funds
- TheCable - Sources: EFCC probing Kwankwaso over misappropriated pensioners' fundswww.thecable.ng/sources-efcc-probing-kwankwaso-over-misappropriated-pensioners-funds/
- SOURCE-07Punch - BREAKING: EFCC grills ex-Kano gov Kwankwaso over alleged N10bn fraud (2021-10)
- Punch - BREAKING: EFCC grills ex-Kano gov Kwankwaso over alleged N10bn fraud (2021-10)punchng.com/breaking-efcc-grills-ex-kano-gov-kwankwaso-over-alleged-n10bn-fraud/
- SOURCE-08Punch - EFCC invites Kwankwaso over alleged N2.5bn pension fraud (2024)
- Punch - EFCC invites Kwankwaso over alleged N2.5bn pension fraud, 2024punchng.com/efcc-invites-kwankwaso-over-alleged-n2-5bn-pension-fraud/
- SOURCE-09Punch - EFCC witch hunting Kwankwaso - NNPP
- Punch - EFCC witch hunting Kwankwaso - NNPPpunchng.com/efcc-witch-hunting-kwankwaso-nnpp/
- SOURCE-10Punch - EFCC seals Kwankwaso's property in Kano (2021-08)
- Punch - EFCC seals Kwankwaso's property in Kano (2021-08)punchng.com/efcc-seals-kwankwasos-property-in-kano/
- SOURCE-11Punch - EFCC secures final forfeiture of 324 properties in Kano (2023-05)
- Punch - EFCC secures final forfeiture of 324 properties in Kano (2023-05)punchng.com/efcc-secures-final-forfeiture-of-324-properties-in-kano/
- SOURCE-12Punch - N35bn arms probe: Ex-minister denies collecting money from contractor
- Punch - N35bn arms probe: Ex-minister denies collecting money from contractorpunchng.com/n35bn-arms-probe-ex-minister-denies-collecting-money-from-contractor/
- SOURCE-13Vanguard - BREAKING: EFCC grills ex-Gov Kwankwaso over N10bn pension fund (2021-10)
- Vanguard - BREAKING: EFCC grills ex-Gov Kwankwaso over N10bn pension fund (2021-10)www.vanguardngr.com/2021/10/breaking-efcc-grills-ex-gov-kwankwaso-over-n10bn-pension-fund/
- SOURCE-14Guardian Nigeria - EFCC grills Kwankwaso over alleged N10b pension fraud
- Guardian Nigeria - EFCC grills Kwankwaso over alleged N10b pension fraudguardian.ng/news/efcc-grills-kwankwaso-over-alleged-n10b-pension-fraud/
- SOURCE-15Guardian Nigeria - EFCC seals Kwankwaso's property in Kano (2021-08)
- Guardian Nigeria - EFCC seals Kwankwaso's property in Kano (2021-08)guardian.ng/news/efcc-seals-kwankwasos-property-in-kano/
- SOURCE-16Guardian Nigeria - Why we haven't arrested suspects who laundered N35b arms funds, by EFCC
- Guardian Nigeria - Why we haven't arrested suspects who laundered N35b arms funds, by EFCCguardian.ng/news/why-we-havent-arrested-suspects-who-laundered-n35b-arms-funds-by-efcc/
- SOURCE-17THISDAY - EFCC Seals Kwankwaso's Property in Kano (2021-08-21)
- THISDAY - EFCC Seals Kwankwaso's Property in Kano, 21 August 2021www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/08/21/efcc-seals-kwankwasos-property-in-kano/
- SOURCE-18Daily Trust - Kwankwaso In EFCC Net Over 'Pension Fraud'
- Daily Trust - Kwankwaso In EFCC Net Over 'Pension Fraud'dailytrust.com/kwankwaso-in-efcc-net-over-pension-fraud/
- SOURCE-19Daily Trust - Court restrains EFCC from arresting Kwankwaso, others
- Daily Trust - Court restrains EFCC from arresting Kwankwaso, othersdailytrust.com/court-restrains-efcc-from-arresting-kwankwaso-others/
- SOURCE-20Daily Trust - Ganduje, myself not part of N35bn defence contract fraud - Kwankwaso
- Daily Trust - Ganduje, myself not part of N35bn defence contract fraud - Kwankwasodailytrust.com/ganduje-myself-not-part-of-n35bn-defence-contract-fraud-kwankwaso/
- SOURCE-21Daily Trust - EFCC to invite Kwankwaso, Wamakko over fraud
- Daily Trust - EFCC to invite Kwankwaso, Wamakko over frauddailytrust.com/efcc-to-invite-kwankwaso-wamakko-over-fraud/
- SOURCE-22Channels TV - EFCC Grills Rabiu Kwankwaso (2021-10-16)
- Channels TV - EFCC Grills Rabiu Kwankwaso, 16 October 2021www.channelstv.com/2021/10/16/efcc-grills-rabiu-kwankwaso/
- SOURCE-23Sahara Reporters - EFCC Seals Ex-Governor Kwankwaso's Property In Kano (2021-08-20)
- Sahara Reporters - EFCC Seals Ex-Governor Kwankwaso's Property In Kano, 20 August 2021saharareporters.com/2021/08/20/breaking-nigerias-anti-graft-agency-efcc-seals-ex-governor-kwankwaso%E2%80%99s-property-kano
- SOURCE-24Sahara Reporters - EFCC Probes Former Kano Governor Kwankwaso's Presidential Campaign Fund (2016-08-24)
- Sahara Reporters - EFCC Probes Former Kano Governor Kwankwaso's Presidential Campaign Fund, 24 August 2016saharareporters.com/2016/08/24/efcc-probes-former-kano-governor-kwankwasos-presidential-campaign-fund
- SOURCE-25Sahara Reporters - Kano State Pensioners Petition EFCC On Ex-Governor Kwankwaso (2015-05-30)
- Sahara Reporters - Kano State Pensioners Petition EFCC On Ex-Governor Kwankwaso, 30 May 2015saharareporters.com/2015/05/30/kano-state-pensioners-petition-efcc-ex-governor-kwankwaso
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