Bribery: Supreme Court upholds jail term for Kwara poly governing board chair

Date: 2021-06-19

The Supreme Court has validated the 12-year jail term handed down to a former Chairman of the Governing Council of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Saadu Alanamu, by the Kwara State High Court.

In an unanimous decision of its panel led by Uwani Abba-Aji, the Supreme Court struck out all the grounds of appeals as "incompetent, misconceived and lacking in merit".

A statement issued Friday by the Independent Corruption Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), which prosecuted the case stated that the apex court, based on its findings, affirmed Mr Alanaumu's conviction and the 12-year jail term imposed on him.

ICPC's statement signed by its spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, said Mr Alanamu was nominated in 2017 into the board of the ICPC before he was dropped following allegations of corruption.

Mr Alanamu was investigated by ICPC on allegations of receiving N5 million bribe from a contractor, Salman Sulaiman, the Chief Executive Director of Namylas Nig. Ltd, as a kickback for the award of contracts in the polytechnic.

They were subsequently tried before the judge, Mahmud Abdulgafar, of Kwara State High Court, in Ilorin, on eight counts of bribery.

They had pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

But the court during trial was informed of how Mr Alanamu ensured that the contract for the construction and furnishing of an auditorium in Kwara State Polytechnic, at the cost of N182.3 million, was awarded to a company belonging to his friend when it was not qualified to execute the contract.

PREMIUM TIMES had reported in 2019 how the lower court convicted Mr Alanamu alongside Mr Sulaiman, for collecting and giving a bribe respectively.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

General Hospital, Ilorin     Oro Grammar School     Yeketi     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     Afonja     Olatunde Olukoya     Centre For Digital Economy     Irepodun     Mohammed Abduraheem     Pakata Development Association     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Transition Implementation Committee     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Akeem Lawal     Kawu     Raimi Iyanda     KWASSIP     Dunmade     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Abdulquawiy Olododo     Yoruba     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     Congress For National Consensus     Pakata Patriots     KSIRS     Akanji     Ajibike Katibi     Al-Hikmah Radio     Ayo Adeyemi     S.O. Opowoye     Garba Idris Ajia     AbdulRazaq Jiddah     Yusuf Olaolu Ali     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Sunset Workers     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Yaru     Ishola Balogun Fulani     Gani Saadu     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Ahmad Uthman     Okin Malt     Bola Shagaya     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     CCB     Women Radio     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Pacify Labs     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     John Kehinde Salako     Folaranmi Aro     Senate     Yahaya Dumoye     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     Magaji Nda     PharmAccess Foundation     Kayode Ishola     Wahab Isa     Roheemat Hammed     Raymond Olaitan     Daud Adeshola     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Ilorin Central Mosque     Sanusi Abubakar     Adebayo Salami     Iyabo Adewuyi     Jaigbade Alao     Rafiu Olasile     Adamu Jemilat-Baki     Sulaiman Gado     Tunde Kazeem     Jide Ashonibare     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Olukotun Of Ikotun    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Femi Gbajabiamila     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Elekoyangan     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Musa Aibinu     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Al-Hikmah Radio     Adegoke Bamidele     Amos Bajeh     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Sambo Murtala     Sadiq Buhari     Leke Ogungbe     Saadu Alanamu     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     Saeedat Aliyu     Olofa Of Offa     Okasanmi Ajayi     General Hospital, Offa     Olusola Saraki     Saadu Yusuf     UTME     Abdulrazaq Akorede     SWAN     Local Government Pension Board     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     SGBN     Elerin Of Adanla     Memunat Monsuma     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Gaa Olobi     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Abdullahi Atanda     Kannike     Tanke     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Ubandoma     Senior Ibrahim Suleiman     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     March 28     TETFUND     Yomi Ogunsola     College Of Health     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Abdulrasheed Lafia     Madawaki     Suleman Abubakar     Kwara Liberation Group     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Eruku     Kayode Ogunlowo     Popo-Igbonna     Waheed Ibrahim     Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Adeniyi Ojo     Diagnostic Centre     Photo News     Galland Marcias     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Isin     Sadiq Umar     Durbar Festival     Awili Pedro     Kaosarah Adeyi     Imam Gambari     Kolawole Akande     Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa     Isapa     Sobi FM     Victor Gbenga Yusuf     Offa Descendants Union     Mamman Saba Jibril     Ilorin Talaka Parapo     Saliu Mustapha     Taofeeq Olateju     Medview Airlines