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.
RTEAN Abdulwahab Ololele Yusuf Abdulkadir Adebayo Salami General Hospital, Offa Kolawole Akande Patigi Regatta Popo-Igbonna Village Alive Development Association Lithium Deposit Agboola Babatunde Oko Erin Olatunji Abdulmumeen Bio Ibrahim Kola Olota Kolo Femi Agbaje Salami Adekunle Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo Nnazua NFAI Olupako Of Share Ilorin Likeminds Foundation Summit University Earlyon Technologies C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng T And K FOODS Aro Yahaya Kwara State Government Monkey Pox Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Zubair Folorunsho Erubu Kola Bukoye Maigidasanma Plat Technologies Limited Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye Federal Polytechnic Offa Offa Grammer School Saidu Kawu Post Utme School Of Nursing Osuwa Mohammed Danjuma Aminat Omodara Ganmo Yaru Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh Iliasu Ariyo Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita Turaki Abdullateef Abdussalam Kayode Laro Hassanat Bello Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed Oloyede Smart School Abdulrasaq Alaro Maigida Sodiya Memunat Monsuma Tunde Akanbi Adesina Simon Sodiya Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita Shehu Alimi Foundation Baba Isale Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed Sobi Specialist Hospital Young Progressives Party Shaaba Lafiagi Theophilus Oyebiyi Aisha Buhari Taofik Mustapha AGILE Programme Abdulrauf Yusuf IDPU Shero

