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.
Ajibola Ademola Julius Tafida Of Kaiama Henry Olaosebikan Bilikis Oladimeji Basit Olatunji Suleiman Abubakar Olaiya Zuberu Sango-UITH Road Alapado Tuesday Assayomo Offorjama Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed Joseph Daudu Sadiq Umar Usman Alkali Baba Ayobami Akanbi Yusuf Amuda Gobir Moremi High School Asa N-Power Wahab Isa Kazeem Oladepo United Nigeria Congress Party Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication Sa\'ad Alanamu Samari Owu Fall Monkey Pox Olabode Towoju Logun Oyedepo Ajia-Bako Kazeem Gbolagade KWASAA Amasa Sanitation Exercise Jumoke Gafar Umar Danladi Shero Lucky Omoluwa Ike Ekweremadu Dele Momodu Ramadan Monsurat Omotosho Kwara Poly Bayer Nigeria Limited Yakub Ali-Agan Gbajabiamila Shonga Farm Project Idowu Aremu Jamiu Oyawoye Lateef Fagbemi Mohammed Kamaludeen Kwara 2019 2017 Budget Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan Amosa Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita Oba Abdulraheem Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah Durbar Festival Lawyers Unite Against Corruption Tanke Matthew Babaoye Manzuma Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem Trade Lenda SME Fair Abdulrahman Abdulrasak IHS Ilorin Emirate Staff Association Issa Baba Bayer AG Haleeman Salman Gamji Members Association Ahman Patigi High Court Alfa Belgore

