Kwara High Court Sets Dates for Former Governor's Alleged UBEC Fund Diversion Trial

Date: 2025-03-14

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.

Okiki     Abraham Ojo     Ayo Salami     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Adegoke Bamidele     Kwara State Governor     Facemasks     Danladi     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Nigerian Army     IHS     Maimunat Oniyangi     TIIDELab     Isin     Admiralty Villa     Abdulwaheed Musa     ASKOMP     Paul Odama     Yakubu Gobir     Chief Imam Of Offa     Baboko Primary School     Balogin Alanamu     Aliyu Muyideen     Popo-Igbonna     CKNG     Jani Ibrahim     Gurei     Bolaji Abdullahi     Ubandawaki     Ilorin Like-Minds     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Senate     CELF     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     Olushola Saraki     Vasolar Consultoria     Olufolake Abdulrazaq     Nurudeen Muhammed     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     3MTT     Babaita     Lanwa     Baboko     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu     Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf     Bola Ahmed Tinubu     Share/Tsaragi     Aro Yahaya     Toyin Saraki     Omu-aran     Vishvas KOZ Tractors     Asa     Hikmah AbdulKareem     Saka Aleshinloye     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Mike Omotosho     TETFUND     Iponrin     Shehu Jimoh     Hassan Saliu     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     International Aviation College     Saheed Alakoso     Saliu Alamoyo     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Hauwa Nuru     NURTW     Sheikh Ariyibi     CT Ayeni     Special Adviser On Digital Innovation     Kwara State Health Insurance Agency     Saka Abimbola Isau     Folaranmi Aro     2017 Budget     Shero     Wahab Abayawo     Cassava Growers\' Association    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ilorin International Airport     Yeketi     Sadiq Umar     Fatai Olodo     Ndama Al-hassan     Rihanat Ajia     United Nigeria Airline     Sola Saraki University     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Yusuf Ali     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Eruku     Muhammed Akanbi     Yunus Lawal     Tunde Yusuf     Ajuloopin     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     Nigeria Computer Society     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     IF-K     Afeyin-Olukuta     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Photo News     Adamu B. Yaqubu     AGM Professional Services     EndSARS     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Muhammad Yahya     JSSCE     Otuka     ITP     Chikanda     First Lady     Kwara State Television     Woro     Saka Saadu     Agbarere     Sulyman Tejidini     Olaiya Lawal     Okeose Christian Cementary     Offa Descendants Union     Saba Jibril     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Balogun Fulani     Joseph Offorjama     Amos Sayo     Jimoh Akani     Funmilayo Mohammed     Simeon Sayomi     Zaratu Umar     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Omar Gambari     Sherif Shagaya     Code Of Conduct     Post-utme     Abdulkareem Alabi     Bayo Ojo     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Al-Ilory     Bukola Saraki     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd     Sobi     Ilorin Amusement Park     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman     Coronavirus     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Niguel Gallando Marcias     Yoonus Lawal     Abdulrahman Abdulrasak     Alapansapa     KWIRS     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Kola Shittu     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service