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.
Toyin Sanusi Abubakar Baba Iyabo Adewuyi Idris Garba Federal Road Maintenance Agency Logun Kwara Metro Park Kayode Yusuf GGDSS Pakata Nigeria Governors\' Forum Abdulrosheed Okiki Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu Awili Pedro Kwara NIPR Donatus Ejidike Yusuf Aiyedun Bolaji Gambari Ejidongari Coronavirus Saad Omo\'ya Zulkifli Ibraheem Wole Oke RTEAN Sheriff Olanrewaju Fatai Garuba Labaka Ganmo KWASEIC Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund Abdulrahman Iliasu Issa Memunat Moyosore AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro Aremu Bose Deborah Lola Ashiru CCT Laolu Saraki Timothy Olatunde Fadipe Abdullateef Abdussalam Olumide Daniel Ibitoye Agboola Abdulraheem Valsolar-Kwara Company Limited Yoruba Saad Belgore Joseph Alex Offorjama Ibrahim Abikan Jaigbade Alao KWACOBPA Kayode Issa Temitope Ogunbanke Abubakar Abdullahi Bata Shoprite Abdulsalam A. Yusuf Olayinka Olaogun Arca Santa V.O. Abioye Olaiya Zuberu Toun Okewale-Sonaiya United Nigeria Airline Khairat Gwadabe Yemi Sanni Fatai Adeniyi Garba Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao Kola Adesina Quranic Recitation Competition Kabir Shagaya Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu Harmony Holdings Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola Abdulrauf Yusuf Ilorin Central Mosque Ilorin International Airport Sayomi James Kolo Col. Ibrahim Taiwo Admiralty Villa JAMB Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory

