Big gist don land for Kwara State as dem dey pursue former Governor Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed and him finance oga, Alhaji Ademola Banu, for court. Dis trial wey dey involve jakpa of N5.78 billion wey dem say dey vanish like smoke from government pocket, no be small matter o!
Last Thursday, for Ilorin, di High Court don accept new evidence wey Wey EFCC bring as dem dey prosecute dem two big boys. Dem dey accuse them say dem chop money wey suppose go for education, especially money wey dey come from Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). Dis money no suppose wan touch salary palava, but e be like say na wetin dem do.
As case begin, dem call one witness wey fit shine light on di matter. Di guy wey name na Ujilibo, don talk sey dem don collect bank statements from Polaris Bank and Guaranty Trust Bank. Dis statements na for di funds wey dem collect to pay teachers. Wetin him talk matter plenty, e even mention say dem write to di banks during 2013 and 2014 to get di documents.
But wahala no fit miss court, na so di defence lawyer, Mr. Kamaldeen Ajibade, stand gidigba argue sey di documents no dey align with wetin dem suppose don see. E talk say di arrangement of di documents no make sense at all, no pagination, nothing! Na wetin dem light for di matter wey fit delay everything.
Prosecution lawyer, Rotimi Jacobs, no gree hear any negative talk about di case. Him talk sey di documents na di same wey dem serve di defence and sey na dem be responsible for how dem arrange di files. Na so di judge, Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar, sabi sey di case go continue on February 16, 2026, make dem try arrange di exhibit well-well.
After di court session, Ajibade no hide im frustration, e describe di situation as wahala wey no suppose dey for trial. According to am, dem need to give defence proper chance to check di evidence well. But Jacobs dey adamant sey di EFCC don do wetin dem suppose do, na professional matter be dis.
As di case dey go, e clear sey di EFCC get strong case for dis two men, dem dey accuse sey di duo use UBEC funds scatter for salary instead of wetin di money suppose do – improve schools! Dis matter don scatter di whole kontri small, and e go be like sey more people go dey watch how e go end.
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