David GOMBE
The SC Villa Electoral Committee led by Brian Njuba on Tuesday, confirmed Hajji Ahmed Hussein Mandela as a result of the membership president for time interval of 5 years.
A day after, Immanuel Ben Misagga along with Farouq Meywa who had every expressed curiosity inside the administration of the 17-time report champions held a press briefing at Royal Suites in Bugolobi elevating points over Mandela’s re-election.
Whereas addressing the media, Misagga said that he’s not combating for Villa presidency nonetheless for the soul of the membership and described Mandela’s administration as purported.
“For years, I’ve watched in silence as a few folks diminished this good institution of SC Villa to their personal cash cow. The clique is led by no other than Omar Ahmed Mandela, the purported membership president.
They’ve rigged the electoral course of with a Shs 100 million nomination value, they modified our crest to erase historic previous, our Shs 3.4 billion vanished into accounts that no fan can entry. So, I can’t preserve quiet.” Said Misagga
On Mandela being re-elected as membership president for a second consective time interval, Misagga asserted,
“Yesterday, the clique launched itself because the model new administration. Let me be clear: I’m not offering myself for the membership presidency. If I wanted to face, the money is simply not the issue. The issue is principle.
How can President Museveni allow Ugandans to contest in the direction of him for merely Shs 20 million, however the self-appointed caretakers of Villa demand 5 events that amount? This isn’t abeat administration. This generally is a deliberal switch to locr out opponents and hold what I identify the “big-man syndrome,” the greed of proudly proudly owning this membership like a non-public property.” Said Misagga sooner than together with,
“I’ve been proper right here sooner than. In 2004 as membership followers coordinator, I took a youthful, rejected Villa squad to Tanzania and acquired the Cecafa Membership tike, In 2014, I returned from Zambia to look out this membership on its knees, revived it, cleared its cash owed 4 years prematurely and re urned its vibrancy. In 2018, I handed it over to FUFA with audited books and 0 liabilities. I secured the land title for Lukuli. I launched once more the followers. I made Villa a nationwide mannequin as soon as extra.
And what occurred? The an identical outdated faces resurfaced the second there was money to grab.”
Misagga moreover criticised Mandela’s administration over the Shs3.4Bn which he believes after 4 years might have yielded additional earnings than the said Shs1.2Bn
“Proper this second, our Shs 3.4 billion is claimed to be sitting in some fixed deposit account whereas our followers wrestle.” If that money had been deliberate for successfully by now it might have a income of close to Shs8.8Bn not the said Shs1.2Bn. I’m optimistic they took that money to Stanbic Monetary establishment last month.” Remarked Misagga
On the best way by which forward,
“My fight is simple: I want the membership statutes ratified by FUFA reinstated. I want an organization governance development the place every fan, irrespective of their background or coaching, has a say. Mandela and his group can preserve calling themselves irrespective of they want nonetheless they will’t erase what i constructed. They’ll’t silence me when i talk for the 1000’s of followers who haven’t any voice inside the room the place decisiom are made. This isn’t about Misagga, it’s aboht rescuing SC Villa from the grave these people are digging for it.” Concluded Misagga who served as a result of the membership president from 2014 to 2018.
All through SC Villa’s Annual Primary Meeting earlier this month, Mandela revealed that he found the membership with a debt of Shs550M launched by some folks.
“I on no account wished to return once more nonetheless a few people glad me, the membership was in debt of Shs550M launched by these making noise inside the media.
“Uganda’s draw back is all people wishes already carried out points. There’s an extreme quantity of noise nonetheless I’m proper right here. I encourage the followers to be affected individual with the tactic to compete on the continent, you need a minimum of 5 years to assemble an outstanding workforce. We try to do this for now let’s work collectively and develop the membership. I must affirm that I’m spherical, I’m not going anyplace choose it’s been said.” Said Mandela all through the Villa AGM
SC Villa is Uganda’s most worthwhile membership having acquired a report seventeen league titles, 9 Uganda Cups and three CECAFA Cups for the 50 yr outdated membership.
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