Author: Barrister Badamasi Suleiman Gwandu

THE ongoing debate surrounding the alleged corrupt practices of the Director-General of Protocol to the Executive Governor of Kano State has raised heated arguments. While some have argued that, in line with the principle of sub judice, such discussions should be suspended, the sheer gravity of corruption in our political life makes silence almost impossible. When it comes to corruption in Nigeria, former Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje is perhaps the least credible voice to mount the moral high ground. His sudden embrace of anti-corruption rhetoric is, at best, surprising and, at worst, deeply ironic. For eight years, Ganduje…