Kano State High Court 7 has rescheduled the arraignment of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, to June 5.
The former Kano State Governor is standing trial alongside his wife, Hafsat Umar; his son, Abdullahi Umar; and five others
The five others are Abubakar Bawuro, Jibrilla Muhammad, Lamash Properties Limited, Safari Textile Limited and Lasage General Enterprise Limited.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Kano State High Court 5 presided over by Justice Usman Na’abba had earlier scheduled May 16 for ruling on the request substituted service on the defendants.
This was before the State Chief Judge, Justice Dije Aboki, reassigned the case to High Court 7 presided by Justice Amina Adamu.
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The new charge sheet sighted by NAN contained 11 count charges against the initial eight count charges against Ganduje and his co-defendants.
They include allegations bordering on criminal conspiracy and criminal breach of trust.
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