Former SUBEB Chief Denies Ex-Governor's Involvement in Managing UBEC Funds Amid Misappropriation Trial

Date: 2025-03-13

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.

Sarah Jubril     Ilorin Talaka Parapo     Muhammad Toyin Sanusi     Kwara South     Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir     Seun Bolaji     Henry Makinwa     Bankole Omisore     Kaosarah Adeyi     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Kwara Apc     Ethical College     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Halimat Yusuf     Otoge     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Lawal Olohungbebe     Salman Jawondo     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Yusuf Lawal     AGILE Programme     Quarry Royal Valley     Kwara Basketball Association     20 Billion Bond     Bashirat Bola Bello     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     Ajia-Bako     Sabi     Seed Technologies     Abdulahi Abubakar Bata     Alikinla     Aminat Ahmed     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Paul Olawoore     Pius Abioje     Ben Duntoye     Facemasks     Olatunji Bamgbola     Lanre Jimoh     Sulyman Age AbdulKareem     Women For Change And Development Initiative     Agboola Babatunde     Tayo Alao     Ajikobi     Bayo Lawal     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Binta Abubakar-Mora     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Vishvas KOZ Tractors     Na\'Allah     Dan Masanin     Mahee Abdulkadir     Aliyu Muyideen     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Awodun     Aliyu Salihu     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Elerinjare     General Hospital     Yusuf A. Usman     Olusin Of Ijara Isin     Maigida     Bareke     Abdulrauf Yusuf     Iqra Books     Ita-Nmo Market     Theophilus Oyebiyi     AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa     Kolawole Akande     Frootify     Ubandawaki     CKNG     Femi Agbaje    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Teachers Specific Allowance     Monsurat Omotosho     Ilorin South     Olatunji Ibrahim     Usman Rifun     Funmilayo Zubair     Agor     Ajayi Okasanmi     Tunji Folami     Ahman Pategi University     Afeyin-Olukuta     COVID-19 Palliatives     Kwara State Government     Salman Alada     Ahmed Dankaya     Akume     Hajj     Ayeyemi Sulaiman     Umar Gunu     Hijaab     Sam Onile     Sarkin Malamai     Sobi Hill     Clara Nwachukwu     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Olabanji Orilonishe     Babaloja-General     Kayode Ogunlowo     National Broadcasting Commission     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Kwara State Polytechnic     Asa LGEA School     Talaka Parapo     Makama Of Kaiama     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Computer Based Test     Sheikh Ariyibi     Muyideen Ajani Bello     Ibikunle Ogunleye     Ibrahim Orire     Tafida     Agboola Babatunde     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Osinbajo     Salihu Ajia     Vishvas KOZ Tractors     Mutawali     Elerin Of Adanla     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Ayo Adeyemi     Okiki     Nupe     Gobir Organization Foundation     Oyawoye     Yomi Ogunsola     JAAC     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Ajasse-Ipo     Tope Daramola     Abdulwahab Oba     Wahab Isa     Afolayan     Unilorin FM     Offa     Post-utme     Atiku Abubakar     JMK Construction Company Limited     NULGE     Olokoba Sulyman     Tunji Ajanaku     Ishaq Salman     Maryam Ado Bayero     Moremi High School     Kunle Suleiman     Isiaq Khadeejah