Former SUBEB Chief Denies Ex-Governor's Involvement in Managing UBEC Funds Amid Misappropriation Trial
A crucial witness for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the trial of former Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his Finance Commissioner, Demola Banu, has testified that neither defendant was a signatory to the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (KWSUBEB) account.
Dr Musa Dasuki, a retired Permanent Secretary who served as a board member and accounting officer at KWSUBEB, made this revelation during cross-examination at the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin. He affirmed that Ahmed and Banu did not play any direct role in managing the agency's finances during his tenure.
Dasuki further explained that the contentious N5.78 billion loan cited in the case was utilised primarily for paying workers' salaries, contrary to EFCC allegations that the funds were misappropriated.
The commission had accused the duo of diverting Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) matching grants between 2013 and 2019. However, both defendants have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The court is currently evaluating the evidence presented as the trial progresses.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Aliyu Adebayo Kwara State Fire Service Baba Issa Olabimpe Olani Nigeria Association Of Women Journalists Noah Yusuf Muslim Cementary Magaji Are Maimunat Oniyangi Musa Abdullahi Joseph Alex Offorjama Awoye James Ayeni Shuaib Olarongbe Lithium Ishaq Abdulkarim YAKOOYO Kwara Basketball Association Olupako Of Share Ayobami Seriki Tafida Yakubu Danladi Abubakar Aliagan Umar Ahmed Gunu Kayode Ibrahim Henry Makinwa Olosi Of Osi Samuel Olusegun Adedayo Amusement Park Mujtabah Bature Teachers Specific Allowance Olomu Durosinlohun Kawu Sunset Workers Rafiu Ajakaye Special Adviser On Digital Innovation Lawan Bukola Saraki Lafia Aliyu Korasabi Modibbo Kawu KWASEIC Kwarareports CACOVID Alaiye Split Diamond Interchange Gabriel Fashanu Kwara Pdp Oko-Olowo Issa Memunat Moyosore Bank Of Industry Shao Omoniyi Ayinla Tsaragi/Share Simeon Sayomi Doyin Group Federal Polytechnic Offa Goodluck Jonathan Segun Olawoyin Forgo Battery Mohammed Katsina Ahmed 20 Billion Bond AbdulRahman Saad Aliyu U. Tilde Femtech Amina El-Imam Sheriff Olanrewaju Owode Market Olokoba Toun Okewale-Sonaiya Ibrahim Labaika Umar Saro Wahab Isa Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao Bola Ahmed Tinubu Ahmed Mohammed Rifun Galadiman Ngeri Ganmo

