Former Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has instituted legal action against the state government over its alleged refusal to release the report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up to investigate his administration.
Tambuwal, who is currently the senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, governed the state between 2015 and 2023.
In the suit, marked SS/133/2026, filed before Justice Mohammed Mohammed of the Sokoto State High Court 6, the former governor is asking the court to compel the state government to provide him with a copy of the commission’s report.
Tambuwal filed the suit through his counsel, U. O. Sule, SAN.
The defendants include Governor Ahmed Aliyu, the Sokoto State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, and the Sokoto State Commission of Inquiry.
The commission, headed by the former Chief Judge of Gombe State, Justice Mu’azu Pindiga, was established by the Aliyu administration to investigate the activities, financial transactions and other matters relating to Tambuwal’s eight-year tenure.
The commission conducted its proceedings and subsequently submitted its report to the state government.
However, Tambuwal alleged that the government had failed to furnish him with a copy of the report despite his participation in the proceedings.
In the originating summons, the former governor is seeking an order of the court compelling the defendants to release the report to him so that he can ascertain the commission’s findings and recommendations concerning his administration.
He argued that “having submitted himself to the inquiry and participated in the process, he is entitled as a matter of law and natural justice to know the outcome of the proceedings.”
Tambuwal also contended that withholding the report could prejudice his ability to respond to any adverse findings made against him.
He said access to the document was necessary for him to prepare his response and exercise his constitutional right to fair hearing if the commission made any adverse recommendations.
The suit has brought the controversy surrounding the long-awaited report before the judiciary, with the former governor seeking legal intervention to compel its disclosure.
The court has fixed November 9 2026 for hearing of the case.