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.
Danladi Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari Ballah Oke-Oyi Minimum Wage Press Release Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate Babatunde Idiagbon Rotimi Samuel Olujide Idris Garba Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria Mike Omotosho Kolo Bukola Saraki Saliu Mustapha Lawal Jimoh Saka Balikis Kehinde Abdullahi Samari KWASIEC Salary AGF Abdulrazaq Mohammed Lawal Bagega College Of Health Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq Undergraduate Bursary Aliyu U. Tilde Twitter Gbenga Awoyale Ayeyemi Sulaiman Charles Ibitoye Matthew Okedare Gbemi Saraki Moses Salami Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed Okala Baba TETFUND Moshood Bakare Oke-Ero Shaaba Lafiagi Niyi Osundare Hussein Olokooba Abdulbaqi Jimoh Oladimeji Thompson George Funsho Adebayo Yekeen Alabi Adeleke Ogungbe KW-GIS Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan Ibraheem Abdullateef Simeon Ajibola Jelili Yusuf Henry Makinwa Yakubu Gobir Oloye Chief Imam Of Ilorin Baakini Yusuf Amuda Gobir Asa LGEA School Moshood Mustapha Ndama Al-hassan Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi Kale Ayo Olumide Daniel Ibitoye Jumoke F. Ajao Apata Ajele Secondary School Taofeek Ibraheem Shonga Garba Idris Ajia Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola Danhawa Ogidi-Oloje Awodun Esinniobiwa Quareeb Isaac Aderemi Kolawole Femi Oladiji Millennium Development Goals

