First Mauritian's Female President,Gurib-Fakim To Resign Over Allegations That She Used A Non-Governmental Organisation Card To Buy Clothes&Jewellery
The first female Mauritian President, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, has bedn emershed in a scandal which has caused her to step down next week, the Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, said on Friday. According to Jugnauth, Mrs Gurib-Fakim would resign after she was accused of using a credit card issued by an international Non-Governmental Organisation to buy clothes and jewellery. The prime minister added that the president would resign after the March 12 celebration of the country’s 50th anniversary. The prime minister, who did not comment on the row over credit card expenditure, had previously said that everyone involved would shoulder his or her responsibility when asked about the issue by reporters. Gurib-Fakim, a chemistry professor appointed to the largely ceremonial post in 2015 as the island nation’s first female president had denied any wrongdoing, saying she had refunded the money in question. “I do not owe anything to anybody. Why is this issue coming up now almo...