State Government denies involvement in ex-governor’s trial

Kwara State Government has denied any involvement in the ongoing corruption trial of former Governor Abdulfatahi Ahmed,

This was contained in a statement by the state Commissioner for Communications, Bola Olukoju, via its X handle.

Ahmed was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on February 24.

He is facing a 12-count charge related to alleged mismanagement of public funds amounting to N10 billion.

The state government’s statement read in part,” Kwara State Government has refuted claims that it is behind the current corruption trial of former Governor Abdulfatahi Ahmed, saying the burden of governance does not permit any distractions or targeting of anyone, including former public officials.

“In a statement on Thursday, Kwara State Commissioner for Communications Bola Olukoju said the trial of the former governor is the exclusive prerogative of the anti-graft agencies who may have found against him following their own investigations of different transactions involving his administration.

“We find the accusation of the opposition party as cowardly, baseless, and wrong-headed. The right place to prove the innocence of anyone accused of wrongdoing is the court of law, not on the pages of newspapers or through shadow-boxing. They should leave us out of the issue.”