The Senate of the faculty of engineering, Cross River university of Technology has decided to
suspend and possibility impeach the President of the Nigerian Universities Engineering Students Association (NUESA), Comrade Murphy Ndifon, to allow for investigation into allegations of abuse of office, misconduct, in ability to hold congress among others levelled against them.
In a letter signed by the Senate deputy speaker , scribe of the Senate, and Chairman House
Committee on facts finding, addressed to the dean of faculty Engr.(Dr) Ekpenyong and Vice chancellor of the University, Prof. Owan Enoh, and made available to our news room, the
legislators alleged that: “A petition was sent to the Senate against Comrade Murphy Ndifon for grievous misconduct which involves abuse of office, financial impropriety, mismanagement, inactivity, embezzlement and squander mania.”
The president alledgly submitted a shortlist of members to attend the COREN assembly of engineers which was supposed to be by nomination from the various constituency's/ department and has not been able to hold a congress since assuming office 11months ago. Sunday which was supposed to be departure date for members who where shortlisted to attend the assembly was met by series of protest at the school's gate and at such the trip was cancelled since the nomination wasn't done by due process.
The Senate therefore, among other things said that the President will suspended at the general congress which is to hold today 9th August 2016, pending the conclusion of investigation into the allegations levelled against him and will be directed to handover all union properties within his possession. If the President is found guilty of this allegations at the congress, he will be impeached and in accordance with the Constitution the vice-president takes over for 21days depending of the outcome of a bye election.
All efforts to hear from the President were not successful at the time of filing this report
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