UG SRC President dragged to EOCO over GH¢16,250

The allegations were brought up against him by the former Financial Controller of the University Students Association of Ghana (USAG), Mr. Daniel Obeng

The allegations were brought up against him by the former Financial Controller of the University Students Association of Ghana (USAG), Mr. Daniel Obeng for embezzling GH¢16,250.

According to Obeng, each student from member institutions of USAG is expected to pay 50 pesewas as USAG dues. In this regard, USAG expected to receive GH¢10,000 from the University of Ghana as dues for an estimated 20,000 students.

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Accra-based Joy FM reports, records available to Obeng indicate that the SRC president allegedly bloated the estimated number of students to 25,000 and further increased the charge to Gh¢1.00 per head.

Earlier in the 2017/2018 first semester, the SRC President went ahead to report to the General Assembly that he paid the GH¢25,000.00 to USAG as dues during the vacation, a communique from a campus press said.

But Mr. Obeng, has refuted the president and told the house that the president paid the said amount into an account completely unknown to USAG.

He said USAG expected 35 delegates at its Congress in Tamale at a cost of GH¢250 each, making a total of GH₵ 8,750.

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However, the SRC President and Treasurer, Miss Ethel Donkor reported to the General Assembly earlier this semester that they paid an amount of GH¢ 10,000 for 40 delegates but Mr. Obeng says this is also not true that only GH¢ 8750 was paid.

This puts the amount of contention to a tune of GH¢16,250.

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