The management of the Dala Inland Dry Port in Kano has refuted claims that the former Governor of Kano State Abdullahi Umar Ganduje family has any ownership interest in the company.
In a statement on Thursday, the company’s secretary, Adamu Aliyu Sanda, clarified that all verified records from the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) confirmed that no member of the Ganduje family had ever been a shareholder, director, or signatory of the company.
While describing the reports as false and malicious, the statement added “This claim is entirely false. You cannot remove an entity that never existed as a shareholder or director in the first place,”
“The repeated circulation of this falsehood appears to be part of a coordinated attempt to malign Dr. Ganduje’s reputation and mislead the general public”
The statement however stated “The Dala Inland Dry Port project was originally owned by businessman Ahmad Rabi’u and associates, who later invited City Green Enterprises (CGE) to invest after the project became dormant”
“Rabi’u subsequently consolidated all shares in his name, resigned other directors, and sold 80 percent of the company to CGE while retaining 20 percent for himself,” the management said.
The company also rejected claims that the state government held a 20 percent stake, clarifying that the only involvement by the government was limited to infrastructure assistance facilitated through the Nigerian Shippers’ Council as part of a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative.
Ahmad Sorondinki
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