Kwara High Court Sets Dates for Former Governor's Alleged UBEC Fund Diversion Trial
The Kwara State High Court has scheduled April 10 and 11 for the continuation of the trial involving former governor AbdulFatah Ahmed and his finance commissioner, Demola Banu, over allegations of diverting ?5.78 billion from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) fund.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting the case, with both defendants pleading not guilty to the charges.
During proceedings, Engineer Abdulsalam Olanrewaju, a former project manager at the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), testified that despite the state government remitting counterpart funds in 2014 and 2015, no contracts were awarded for the intended projects. He added that while contractors for the 2013 projects were eventually paid after prolonged delays, funds allocated for subsequent initiatives remained unutilised.
Under cross-examination, Olanrewaju clarified that the authorised signatories to the SUBEB account included the accountant, permanent secretary, and executive chairman of the board.
Earlier, another witness, Dr. Musa Dasuki, reiterated that UBEC and SUBEB matching grants are exclusively designated for school infrastructure development and must not be diverted for alternative purposes.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Haliru Yahaya Al-Hikmah Radio JAMB Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations Joseph Offorjama Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah Aisha Ahman-Pategi KWACOBPA Sanitation Exercise Offa Metropolitan Club Kwara Consultative Forum N-Power Abubakar Ndakene Jamila Bio Ibrahim Adekunle David Dunmade Shaykh Luqman Jimoh Olam Food Ingredients Sheikh Ridhwanullah Dairo Kunle Paul Moro Baba Isale Emir Of Kano Wahab Olasupo Egbewole Afusat Nike Ibrahim Ahmed Bayero Baboko Saudat Abdulbaqi Bolakale Ayo Yakubu Dogara Orire Shuaib Abdulkadir Magaji Erubu Obuh Apado Government House Erubu Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission Ope Saraki Kabir Shagaya Abdulsalam A. Yusuf Offa Poly Ibrahim Jawondo Lateef Alagbonsi Afolabi-Oshatimehin Emir Of Yashikira University Road Salami Adekunle IESA Zulkifli Ibraheem Abdulraheem Olesin Ambassador Kayode Laro Jide Oyinloye Oniye KW-GIS Dele Momodu Adamu Attah Transition Implementation Committee Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf Tunde Oyawoye Pius Abioje Computer Based Test Kumbi Titiloye Okin Biscuits Bello John Olanrewaju Kishira Esuwoye Centre For Peace And Strategic Studies Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao Tunji Moronfoye International Public Sector Accounting Standards Village Alive Development Association Wale Oladepo Shonga Farm Project Yaru

