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.
IYA ALFA NLA Gaa Olobi Yinka Aluko Oba Abdulrahim Timothy Akangbe Olayinka Are Bola Magaji Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege Yoonus Lawal Dasuki Belgore Olaiya Victor Mobolaji Hussein Oloyede Elerinjare Abdulraheem Yusuf Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd Mary Kemi Adeosun Fatai Adeniyi Garba Emir Of Kano Kwara State Pension Board Sobi Hill Saliu Ajibola Ajia National Party Of Nigeria Abdullahi G. Mohammad Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata SSA Youth Labour Party Aminu Adisa Logun Kale Bayero Abdulwahab Oba Nupe Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq Kwara South Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission Yeketi Samuel Olusegun Adedayo Abdulfatah Ahmed Olabode Towoju Shao Shuaib Olarongbe Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye Just Law Forum Yekeen Alabi Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria Ilesha-Gwanara Ayinde Oyepitan International Vocational Centre Yusuf AbdulRasheed Kola Shittu Maja College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf Olumide Daniel Ibitoye Mutawali Of Ilorin Oniwasi Agbaye Kwara United Isaac Gbenle Bureau Of Lands Jalala 11th Galadima Kunle Okeowo Kayode Yusuf Umar Danladi Shero Muhammad Ghali Alaaya Gbugbu John Mayokun Dada Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi Kwara State Geographic Information Service Muritala Awodun Kwara State Government Ganmo Power Sub-Station Bello John Olanrewaju Abubakar Abdulraheem Magaji Are Isau Abdulquowiyu Olododo Odogun Olushola Gabriel Raji AbdulRasaq

