NUST SRC PRESIDENT UNDER FIRE

NUST SRC PRESIDENT SHADOWLIT SIDIJA NDOU

The National University of Science and Technology (NUST) Student Representative Council (SRC) President Mr Shadowlit Sidija Ndou, is under fire after allegedly embezzling more than $5,000 , during the  celebrations of 91st birthday of  President Robert Mugabe in Victoria falls .

The scandlous SRC leader stands accused of misappropriating money secured from the Vice Chancellors vote which was meant for the 68 students who had been selected to go and represent NUST at the birthday celebrations. 

In an interview with NUST STUDENT VOICE, Ndou claimed that he used some of the money which was directly transfered into his personal account to pay for accommodation at Adventure Lodge for the students who were on their way to Victoria Falls.

However, one of the students who went to Victoria Falls, Tracy said; "we did not sleep at Adventure Lodge the first night because we arrived in morning around am."

SRC members as well as NUST students have since filed a petition in which they are demanding that the SRC President steps down with immediate effect as well as clarity on what really transpired with the money that was meant for the students.

Efforts to solicit comment from SRC Treasury General were fruitless, as he refused to comment amid revelations that the President had allegedly promised to bribe him with $900.

NUST STUDENT VOICE is reliably informed that students only received $3 which was meant for lunch in Hwange on their return trip.

Students who attended the birthday celebrations expressed their disappointment at how they were treated and the lack of order on part of NUST student leaders who were in Victoria Falls.

One student who spoke on grounds of anonymity said " the SRC sneaked in other students to go, students who were not on the initial list of selected students, they squandered money buying beer on our way back while they had failed to buy lunch the previous day and breakfast that morning"

This is not the first time that allegations of embezzling money have been leveled against  the SRC leader. There are several incidents in which he has been implicated in misappropriation of funds. Ndou allegedly part of the crew that swindled students money in Chinhoyi during the ZUSA games. Further, the President is accused of purloining funds which were meant for SIFE.

In a statement, before the SRC elections the former Acting Dean of Students Mrs S. Magida warned students about voting Ndou into office because "he cannot be trusted with money."

However, Ndou said he will release the figures of the money that he was given and how much he used after the SRC meeting scheduled for tomorrow.