Governor Abdullahi Umar 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 Abba.
The Governor Stated this when he paid a condolence visit alongside his Deputy, Dr Nasuru Yusuf Gawuna, Majority Leader, State House of Assembly, Labaran Abdul Madari and other top government functionaries, at the family’s residence in Dakata/Kawaji, in Nasarawa local government Area of the State.
“We have good confirmation from the court handling the process that, justice would be done. No stone would be left unturned,”
Ganduje said Whoever is found guilty of the heinous offence would also face death without wasting any time, Stressing that government had already started the process.
“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.”
On the speed of the proceeding he further encouraged that, there would be speedy dispensation of justice, saying Government will take good care of the family of our late child Hanifah
Abdullahi jalaluddeen /Kano.