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 Abba.
The Governor Stated this when he paid a condolence visit to the family’s residence in Dakata/Kawaji, in Nasarawa local government Area of the State.
The governor was accompanied by his Deputy, Dr Nasuru Yusuf Gawuna, Majority Leader, State House of Assembly, Labaran Abdul Madari and other top government functionaries,
“We have good confirmation from the court handling the process that, justice would be done. No stone would be left unturned,”
Ganduje said Whoever found guilty of the heinous offence will also face death without wasting any time, Stressing that government have 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 would take good care of the family of the late Hanifah
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