I.E.
Veep Breaks Silence Over US$5,000 Scam
May 20, 2005
Invincible Eleven's Vice President for Operations, Maliki Dukuly has
been speaking on the controversial US$5,000 transfer fees which he has
categorically denied converting into his own benefit.
He told the Analyst newspaper yesterday after the paper published a
lead article quoting certain IE stalwarts as having called for his
expulsion for allegedly squandering the money that he actually
received the transferred money for IE from the Kpondi Hearts of Lions
in Ghana. He said the US$5,000 has since been used for the upkeep of
IE, the darling club of Liberia, during the first phase of LFA's
ongoing league.
Giving a break down of how the money was spent, he said the club's
striker Bob Zeo received 10 percent.
"We paid US$148,000 for salaries;US$600 for per diem in honor of the
match between IE and NPA; we purchased six pairs of booth in Ghana out
of the same amount; we also purchased two sets of jersey totaling
US$800 out of the same amount. I personally donated 24 pairs of booth,
including game per diem and other incentives totaling US$50,000. This
is how the money was spent.
So if you calculate all these amounts, it will go far beyond the
US$5,000 they are talking about," Mr. Dukuly said.
The IE official then called on Edward Forson and Sam Brown - who have
expressed indignation about Malikie's alleged action and are calling
for his expulsion from the club - to seek clarifications from the
team' administration before making press statements. "It is
unfortunate that Forson and his colleague, Sam Brown, who are residing
in the United States, are calling on actions against me without
seeking clarifications as to how the funds were being remitted. I call
on them to assist the team, especially at this time when the team is
in crisis, instead of using the press to create confusion in the team.
We will like to hear good suggestions from them as it relates to the
association." He also urged the media to strive for objectivity and
always balance their stories before publishing same.
Supporters of Malikie believe that the issue has been put to rest,
even though critics hold the view that the Malikie problem is far from
over. They insisted that the evidence against him was still strong and
are demanding that legal action be taken against him for stooping so
low as siphoning players' transfer fees. However these critics have
shown no physical proof or otherwise to justify the claims against
him.
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