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.
Musa Ayinla Yeketi Samuel Olusegun Adedayo Erin-ile Ben Duntoye Shuaib Boni Aliyu National Broadcasting Commission Kwara Polytechnic Ibrahim Oloriegbe Saudat Abdulbaqi Alloy Chukwuemeka COVID Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah Fulani Abdulganiyu Salahudeen Salake Olayinka Olaogun Ibrahim Abdullahi Edu Owode Market Kwha.gov.ng Sabo-Oke Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola Ganiyu Abolarin Bahago Oladipo Akanmu Tolani Christian Association Of Nigeria Hassan A. Saliu Abdulrahman Onikijipa Democracy Day Sango-UITH Road Kolawole Bashirat KWTV Bello Bature Razaq Ayobami Akanbi Olufolake Abdulrazaq Oladimeji Thompson Oloje March 18 Usman Alkali Baba Bankole Omisore Ayo Salami BIR Adegoke Bamidele Abubakar Olusola Saraki Ubandoma Isiaka Abdulrazak Makama Adekunle David Dunmade Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory IF-K Alikinla KWASAA Wole Oke Ilorin Muslim Community Mary Kemi Adeosun Ebola Femi Agbaje College Of Education AbdulGaniyu Kareem Government House Lola Ashiru Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu Ajibola Saliu Ajia Clara Nwachukwu Tunde Akanbi Tope Daramola GANZY Olabanji Orilonishe Oke-Oyi Galadima Kunle Suleiman Sherif Sagaya Principal Private Secretary Raliat AbdulRazaq General Hospital REO CAKES

