CRISIS ROCKS AIFSA WORLDWIDE
- Idongesit Micah indicted for fraud
- May be charged soon
- Governor's aide calls for calm
JOHN OBOT - Uyo
Female students in Akwa Ibom State have set for a showdown if the needful is not done to probe the outgoing president of Akwa Ibom Female Students Association (AIFSA) Worldwide, Comrade Idongesit Micah. They have also formerly suspended her and constitutionally instituted a new Caretaker Executive Council headed by Comrade Ofonmbuk Edet of the Akwa Ibom State University.
However, the change of government is unconnected with the crisis that erupted this week's Tuesday, when Idongesit Micah connived with security agencies to order the arrest of over 250 students who were genuinely protesting at a venue for a purported female students summit organized by Akwa Ibom Female students Association (AIFSA).
This reporter has, however, scooped from top female students leaders in the state that the change of government is sequel to the refusal of Comrade Idongesit Micah to constitute an Electoral Committee for the purpose of power transition, almost a year after she graduated and proceeded on the mandatory National Youth Service and, of course, her indictment for fraud to the tune of almost Four Million, Two Hundred Thousand Naira (4,200,000).
This reporter also gathered that , except in the event of a last minute change of mind, the new AIFSA Worldwide Caretaker Executive Council has concluded arrangements to take legal actions against Comrade Idongesit Micah and few others over offences bordering on forgery, impersonation, conversion and stealing of public property during the period she served as president of the Association, however renowned for its strong advocacy for gender rights.
In a telephone interview, Comrade Ofonmbuk Edet, the new Caretaker President of the Association, admitted that Idongesit Micah has lost the confidence of all female students in the state, and that she has been indicted by the Executive Council of the Association for fraud and criminal enrichment and has, subsequently, been suspended from office, pending when the AIFSA Worldwide Disciplinary Committee clears her, or otherwise, of all charges in the impending crime.
According to Comrade Ofonmbuk Edet, who spoke on the heels of a rally, shortly after an explosive students riot was quelled when Idongesit Micah ordered the security men to arrest thousands of female Students who were protesting at a venue she (Idongesit) illegally convened a students summit earlier billed to hold at University of Uyo but relocated to a location at Ewet housing after the riot in report which is tied to Comrade Micah's continual hold onto power, suppression of the Association's constitution, embezzlement of funds and other organizational incomes. " yes, it is true Comrade Idongesit Micah is now history to our association, we collectively regret all the hardship her ill-fated tenure caused people and other stakeholders, but we are glad today to heave a sigh of relief, she has been suspended and a new interim government put in place. She must even be probed and prosecuted for the various crimes she felt do not count. She must account for everything she did with our funds, and we are not joking"
Meanwhile, the Senior Special Assistant to the Akwa Ibom state Governor on students affairs, Comrade Otobong Akpan, has called for calm, urging all factions in the female students union to pursue their grievances and other disagreements within the rule of law, and in ways that will advance the leadership training aspects of students unionism.
In an exclusive chat with this reporter on phone, Comrade Otobong Akpan, the Governor's aide on students affairs, implored female students to keep their calm and trust her to resolve the crisis rocking AIFSA in a short while. According to her " I am not pleased with the sudden agitation in AIFSA, but I will not also negate my commitment to ensure we work as a group to achieve our aims and goals. However, both parties must sheath their swords and trust my confidence to restore peace. We must act in line with the ideals that will build better friendship and deepen the principles of a fair, just and egalitarian Democratic society"
JOHN OBOT is a Students Affairs Reporter, and writes from Uyo

this issue has really torn the student's movement in Akwa Ibom apart.... pls mods do the needful for the benefit of female students in our state.....
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