UBSU Exco Members Cleared Of Embezzlement Charge

By Vandoline  Nkwain (UB Journalism Student On Internship)   

The President of the University of Buea Student's Union, UBSU, Gideon Njong and the Chairman of the UBSU Council, Mboh Tanyi Mboh have been cleared of the embezzlement charges that were pressed on them on Wednesday, September 26.

The allegations were rendered null and void by the UBSU Chief of Judicial bench, Philemon Fon, after hearing the report of the audit bench and the official proclamation of the fate of the concerned executive members at a meeting which took place on Friday, September 28, 2007.

The executive members in question gave what was considered as a satisfactory account of all the money for which they were charged with embezzling, namely, FCFA 518,925 and were thus reinstated into their functions.

The meeting equally served as an opportunity for the Judicial bench to examine other sectors of the Union's affairs and to mete out further sanctions. For instance, the Vice President in Charge of Economic Affaires, Fred Nguve,  was tried in absentia and ordered to pay the sum of FCFA 5,000, for inconsistencies brought forth during the presentation of his account.

"The debtors have a time limit of one week to comply with individual liabilities towards the union", said Fon, Chief of the Judiciary bench, as he proclaimed the verdict. However, the debtors have a right to appeal the said verdict.

In a swift reaction shortly after the meeting, Gideon Njong told The Post that all those whose signatures were lifted during the previous meeting due following the purported embezzlement have given adequate account of the money  and have been restored to their positions.

According to him, decisions in the Union are taken by the Union's Council and not individuals. He added that it was against this background that he denied having anything to do with the sacking of the former UBSU President, Elvis Qui Sakeh.

This information, however, is contrary to one was published in the previous edition of  The Post newspaper and for which Njong took offence and actually threatened suing the paper to court if it failed to publish a rejoinder  in its next four editions.

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