Victory of Constitutionality over Dictatorship:

SOBA USA Welcomes Ephraim Ngwafor, Jilts Caretaker Committee

Prof. Ephraim Ngwafor

The President General of Sasse Old Boys Association, SOBA, Prof. Ephraim Ndeh Ngwafor, has emerged victorious in the battle pitting his executive against a group of SOBANS who operate under the canopy of what they call the caretaker committee, CTC.

                Prof. Ngwafor was invited to address the SOBA USA Convention holding in Washington DC at the weekend. His invitation was in preference to some members of the caretaker committee who had also indicated interest to attend and speak at the Convention but who were denied an invitation.

                According to the President of SOBA USA, Franklin Mafany Itoe, he refused invitation to members of the CTC because “there is no such thing as a caretaker committee in the SOBA constitution.” Besides, Itoe said the  CTC members who insisted on attending the Convention in DC, had been dismissed from SOBA by the general executive.

                “Our meeting is an assembly of SOBANS and there is just no way I can invite dismissed members to attend. As president of SOBA America i must respect and uphold the constitution of SOBA, and the constitution recognizes only the executive committee and not a caretaker committee,” Itoe explained.

                It was perhaps for this reason that Itoe called the police to hold back some two visitors who tried to force their way into the SOBA USA convention hall. The two visitors included a CTC representative from Cameroon, and a former President of SOBA UK who was dismissed from the association by the general exco. The two therefore did not witness the deliberations in DC. They  were however, allowed into the Gala later in the evening. 

Prof. E Ngwafor with some delegates to the SOBA America convention

                Meanwhile, the  SOBA general president, Prof Ephraim Ngwafor, and the new president of SOBA UK, Joki Manga, were allowed in the deliberation hall.

 Yet, the events in  USA have only exposed the leadership crisis that is  rocking SOBA since for some time now.

                Recall that sometime ago, a case was brought against the Ngwafor Exco by the CTC, at the Buea Court. Even though the case was thrown out, it is still evident that the CTC members have not given up.

                The fact that the CTC did everything to be represented at the SOBA USA Convention, only shows how unrepentant they are in their fight against the Ngwafor-led Exco.

                That is why observers opine that even as Prof. Ephraim Ngwafor appears to be winning the battle against the CTC, he still has to do all it takes to put the SOBA house in order, once again. And he must do this if he should be seen to be leading SOBA and not acting only as its president general.