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.
Yahaya Dumoye Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum Aliyu Muyideen Sun Qing Rong Elerin Of Erin-Ile REO CAKES Government High School Adeta Universal Basic Education Commission Aremu Bose Deborah AGILE Programme Prince Mahe Abdulkadir Pakata Abubakar Ndakene Yakubu Dogara Otunba Taiwo Joseph Kassim Babamale Wahab Agbaje Buhari Quareeb Islamic Association Mufti Of Ilorin Kwara State Sports Commission Monthly Sanitation Salihu S. Yaru Bola Tinubu Kunle Suleiman Saba Jibril David Oyedepo Muideen Olaniyi Alalade Lawal Jimoh Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem Mutawalle Balogun Ajikobi Oyawoye Abdulraheem Olesin Cassava Growers\' Association Mohammed Haruna March 28 Iyiola Oyedepo Alabere Veterinary Teaching Hospital Damilola Yusuf Maimunat Oloriegbe Towoju Tope Daramola Dairo Kunle Paul Hassanat Bello Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede SWAN Gani Saadu Yusuf Badmus Olatunde Jare Tafida Of Kaiama Shehu Adaramaja Amasa Joshua Adeyemi Adimula Idris Garuba Yemi Sanni Sanusi Abubakar Amuda Musbau Borgu Aliyu Kora Sabi Young Progressives Party Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman SSA Youth Engagement Lanre Jimoh Women For Change And Development Initiative Ganiyu Taofiq Yeketi Esinrogunjo Modibbo Kawu Post-utme Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf Saraki Malete NITDA Akeem Lawal Maigida Soludero Transit

