Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has promised to abide by the constitutional provision as the governor to assent to death sentence in the circumstance, when passed by Court, over the gruesome murder of 5 year pupil Hanifa Abubakar.
This is contained in a statement by Abba Anwar, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor and issued to newsmen in Kano on Monday.
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According to Anwar, Ganduje gave the assurance when he paid a condolence visit to the family’s residence in Dakata)Kawaji Area on Monday.
Ganduje paid the condolence visit alongside his Deputy, Dr Nasuru Gawuna, Majority Leader, State House of Assembly, Labaran Abdul Madari and other top government functionaries.
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“We have good confirmation from the court handling the process that justice would be done. No stone would be left unturned,” Ganduje was quoted to have said during the condolence visit.
“Whoever is found guilty of this heinous offence will also face death without wasting any time. As a government we have already started the process.”
Governor Ganduje said “Our constitution provides that, when a death sentence is passed, it is the constitutional power of the governor to assent for the execution of the culprit. I assure you all that, I will not waste even one second.”
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He further assured hat there would be speedy dispensation of justice, adding that, “Government will take good care of the family of our late child Hanifa of blessed memory.”
For the schools affected by this tragedy, governor Ganduje revealed that, government would do something about It.
