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.
TIC Yahya Mohammed Adamu Atta Ishak Mohammed Sabi Esinrogunjo Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin Abdulwaheed Musa Asa Bayo Lawal AIT Ilorin Raymond Olaitan Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise Makama Wahab Isa Ayodele Shittu Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu Adama Isa Kuliyan Geri Admiralty Villa Olatunji Abdulmumeen Yakub Ali-Agan Ile Arugbo First Lady Toyosi Thomas Kola Ologbondiyan Jebba Borgu Sulyman Age AbdulKareem KWASAA Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu Temi Kolawole Mahmud Ayinla Giwa Yahaya Oloriegbe Elelu Dankaka COVID-19 Palliatives IFK Chief Of Staff Abubakar Baba Sulaiman Simon Sayomi Erin-ile Kwabes Sulyman Abdulkareem Marufat Oladosu Laduba Jumoke Monsura Gafar Shaykh Luqman Jimoh Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq Donatus Ejidike Abdulmajeed Abdullahi Adamu Jemilat-Baki Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu Baba Isale Abdulsalam A. Yusuf Idofin IESA Sabitiyu Grillo Seun Bolaji Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence Olusola Saraki Timothy Akangbe Umar Ayinla Saro Shero Dumagi CLAY POT Government High School Adeta Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu Ojuekun Kayode Alabi Ajidagba Isin Tunde Yusuf Khairat Gwadabe Yoonus Lawal Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh Kwara Teaching Service Commission Mukhtar Shagaya

