Prof. Tibaijuka refuses to resign over Escrow scandal

The Minister of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Professor Anna Tibaijuka yesterday said that resigning is not a fashion, thus she will not resign until when the government proves that she is guilty.

Prof Tibajuka said that when she was responding to a question from reporters as to what is her tale towards resignation, basing on the fact that the Attorney General Judge Frederick Werema decided to step down following the Tegeta Escrow account scandal.

“I don’t see any reason for me to step down, because up to now the government has not declared that I am guilty, resigning is not a fashion, someone will step down after it is proven that she is guilty,” said Prof Tibaijuka during a news conference held in the City.


Prof Tibaijuka said that she received the money under good faith because everything was blessed by the Barbro Johansson board of trustees, and the money ($1 Million) was straight forward transferred to a School’s bank account at the Bank M.

“I will not resign because the state has not declared that I was given dirty money, but I will step down if only the above management will declare that it was some of those dirty money or when I will be charged into the court of law,” detailed Prof Tibaijuka.

Minister Tibaijuka who is also a Member of Parliament for Muleba South said that Barbro Johansson Girl’s Education Trust (Joha-Trust) has never kept dirty money, “thus we will return the money to Mr Rugemalira if it will be proven that he was laundering those money,” she said.


Source: The Citizen