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.
Oke-opin Isin Christopher Ayeni Omar Gambari CBT Ishola Balogun Fulani Twitter Shonga Farm Project Shade Omoniyi Olaitan Adefila Vasolar Consultoria Omoniyi M. Ayinla JAMB Face Masks Abdulrazaq Sanni Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak Mohammed Saidu Labaeka Solomon Edojah Charcoal Abdulfatai Salman Baakini Baruba Kwara State Printing And Publishing Corporation Press Release Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs MMWG Bamikole Omishore Haruna Olawale Sulaiman Basit Olatunji Temi Kolawole Odolaye Aremu Idofin Yahaya Muhammad Wahab Egbewole Voices Of Tomorrow Fatimah Abdulkadir Mahmud Babatunde Baker Mohammed Kamaludeen Afolayan Yusuf Amuda Abubakar AbdulGaniyu Kareem Ibrahim Oloriegbe Summit University Razaq Ayobami Akanbi Offa Grammer School James Ayeni Elese Of Igbaja Amos Justus Sayo Sa\'ad Alanamu Wahab Kunle Shittu PPS Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan Mohammed Ibrahim Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement Tunde Idiagbon Road Umar Danladi Shero Raji AbdulRasaq Ilorin East NULGE Mutawali Kwara Volleyball Association Asa LGEA School Olumide Daniel Ibitoye Abubakar Atiku Kubra Kazum Salmon Babatunde Salmon Kulende Umar Saro Vishvas KOZ Tractors Babatunde Ajeigbe Ogbondoroko Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng KWASEIC IPSAS Tosin Saraki Kayode Zubair

