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.
Timothy Akangbe Sun Qing Rong Nigeria Customs Service IF-K Bayer AG Mamatu Abdullahi Quranic Recitation Competition Yakubu Gobir Transition Implementation Committee General Hospital Kayode Oyin Zubair Prince Mahe Abdulkadir CUTI Rebecca Olanrewaju Amusa Bello Samuel Adaramola Alfa Modibo Belgore Borgu Oloyede Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu Salami Adekunle Jalala Ishola Abdullahi Kisra Balikis Jawondo Kwara-SAPZ Project Rabiu Kwankwaso Falokun-Oja Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan Mohammed Lawal Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication Yusuf Amuda Gobir Ilorin East Adesina Simon Sodiya Adamu Atta Valsolar-Kwara Company Limited Special Agro-Industrial Hub Ahmed Alhasssan Doyin Agbamu March 18 A.O. Belgore Galadiman Ngeri Olofa Of Offa John Olobayo Olatunji Moronfoye Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola Eghe Igbinehin Erin-ile Ganiyu Taofiq Odo-Owa Bolakale Saka Alabere First Lady Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye Abdulrazaq Solihudeen Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo Yusuf Amuda Abubakar Ahmed Shuaib Buranga Kaiama Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence Kwara State Fire Service Senior Ibrahim Suleiman Zara Umar New Nigeria People’s Party Eghe Igbinehi Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed Aishatu Ahmed Gobir Park Raliat AbdulRazaq Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa Post Utme Kayode Alabi Gwanara Khairat Gwadabe Alagbado Saraki

