NUST students baying for SRC leader's head

Students at the National University of Science and Technology have called for the immediate resignation of SRC president Shadowlit Ndou following serious allegations that he squandered more than  US$3 000 which was meant to cater for  accommodation of about 70 students who attended President Mugabe's lavish birthday bash in Victoria falls over the weekend.

Precious Dzigwe, secretary for education in the SRC, said that Mr. Ndou has to step down as the SRC president as he is bringing the name of the institution into disrepute.

"We cannot create a hive of thieves at a respected institution like this. He must step down with immediate effect and as a result we are mobilizing students to pass a vote of no confidence on him," said Dzigwe.

Another student at NUST, Talent Magara, urged students to boycott all activities at the institution which are being bankrolled by the SRC saying participation in these activities will be tantamount to endorsing Mr. Ndou's thievery and tomfoolery.

"As students we are saying Shadow has stretched our patience to the limit. We have insinuated our hearts; we are even ready to confront him heads on. Students should boycott every forthcoming activity which is spearheaded by him and his bunch of bootlickers. Miss NUST pageant and the inter-faculty games scheduled for next week must be boycotted. We cannot continue giving him room for theft through these functions," said Magara who is also ZINASU treasury general at NUST.

Another SRC member who requested anonymity alleged that Mr. Ndou proposed for $6 420 from the institution, but the institution through the Vice chancellors' vote gave him $5 784 but he only used a paltry $2 000 out of the whole sum of money.

The SRC member further alleged that Mr. Ndou confined in him that he abused the funds together with other SRC members who attended the jamboree but he took the lion's share as the SRC boss enraging his lieutenants who are now leaking the information to the students.

We are reliably informed that the institution transferred the sum of money into Ndou's bank account instead of the treasurer's account as per procedure.

Contacted for comment Mr. Ndou confirmed that the money was deposited into his personal account.
"As the custodian of the SRC there is nothing wrong with the money being transferred into my personal account, since the treasurer wasn't going to the celebrations. I channeled the money towards accommodation not what my detractors are imagining," he said.

However, a student who attended the President's birthday bash but declined to be named for fear of reprisal said all 70 students were stranded in Victoria Falls because Ndou just gave them $3 each from the whole sum of money he was given by the institution.

"We slept in the bus on Friday and mosquito fisted on us," narrated the student.

Commenting on this issue which is now "a–talk-of- the-campus", another SRC member Paddington Madyira said there is nothing new in Ndou's monkeyshines since other members of the student body from the VP, Treasurer, Secretary General and other councilors are also thieves who are also looting funds meant for student welfare but only angry because Ndou ate the cake which there were also enviously eying.

"During the club expo exhibition which was held recently here at campus, a sum of $600  which was meant to award competing students was kept and the VP Nelson Gwarare demanded $300 from that amount, a thing that  didn't please other members who wanted it to be evenly shared. Therefore for them to say Shadow must go because he is the only thief that's utter lies. They just want to create a greater opportunity for them to access the coffers which Ndou is guarding jealously," fumed Madyira.

This is not the first time that SRC leaders at NUST have diverted funds to their personal use. In 2012, former SRC leader Lovejoy Nikisingorima stranded students at Chinhoyi University when they went for ZUSA games.

More interestingly, is how these student leaders brag for their political backings when confronted by students over their corrupt tendencies and shenanigans.

"I haven't squandered anyone's money, but one thing that l can confess to you all is I am a Zanu-PF member," said Ndou as he put a Zanu-PF cap on his head.