Former SUBEB Chief Denies Ex-Governor's Involvement in Managing UBEC Funds Amid Misappropriation Trial
A crucial witness for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the trial of former Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his Finance Commissioner, Demola Banu, has testified that neither defendant was a signatory to the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (KWSUBEB) account.
Dr Musa Dasuki, a retired Permanent Secretary who served as a board member and accounting officer at KWSUBEB, made this revelation during cross-examination at the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin. He affirmed that Ahmed and Banu did not play any direct role in managing the agency's finances during his tenure.
Dasuki further explained that the contentious N5.78 billion loan cited in the case was utilised primarily for paying workers' salaries, contrary to EFCC allegations that the funds were misappropriated.
The commission had accused the duo of diverting Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) matching grants between 2013 and 2019. However, both defendants have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The court is currently evaluating the evidence presented as the trial progresses.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Saadu Alanamu Sam Onile Eghe Igbinehi Niguel Gallando Marcias Waheed Ibrahim Ibrahim Mashood Okasanmi Ajayi Dogara A.G.F Abdulrasaq Shehu Jimoh Madawaki Of Ilorin Salihu Ajibola Ajia Gbemisola Saraki Olaitan Buraimoh Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro Otuka Suraj Tunji Oyewale Azeez Salawu ITEM 7 Abdulrazaq Akorede Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla Jelili Yusuf Bukola Ajikobi Obayomi Azeez Maryam A. Garuba Oke-Oyi Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq Garment Factory Rihanat Ajia Bolaji Aladie Samuel Adedoyin Mohammed Lawal Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem Bluenile Associates Kulende-UITH Rapheal Ashaolu Yahaya A Paniyaro Read With Me Saliu Tunde Bello Sabitiyu Grillo Abatemi Usman Moses Salami International Aviation College Ileloke Kale Bayero Garba Idris Ajia Salman Jawondo Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency Kale Ayo Folorunsho Erubu Kulende CACOVID CBT Mohammed Lawal Bagega Mamatu Abdullahi Mahee Abdulkadir Medinat Folorunsho Salman First Lady Rashidi Yekini Taofik Abdulkareem Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi Sulaiman Gado Jani Ibrahim Kwara State Fish Farmers Association Sulu Babaita Isiaka UNIFEMGA Mansurat Amuda-Kannike Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir Olatunji Ayeni M.Y. Abdulrahaman Saka Keji Sardauna Of Ilorin Aro Yahaya Jalala Voices Of Tomorrow Alaiye Cornelius Adebayo

