27/02/2026
UB, ICT University Institute Saga
Prof. Mbarika Victor Victim of Circumstance, a System and a Cabal that Needs to be Dismantled
✓Here lies the truth, on the Mbarika , Horace, UB-ICT Wrangle
✓Conflict of Interest and Score Settling Tear Authorities
Cameroon media space have for the last one month not had breeding space because of the UB, ICT wrangle, call it a tug of war or a measure of strength kind of fight.
We are coming in at the climax of the whole show to extinguish the fire while also struggling to understand how and why a gentleman agreement some years back between the two Institutions of higher learning in Cameroon have suddenly gone Saar or gaga on social media.
To an extend where office working sessions to iron out the issues have been replaced by position statements and rebuttals.
Where in, there is accusations and counter accusations. One thing is clear from common understanding that, one of the party is accused of not meeting up with her obligations and the other party is ready to run down a human capital assert worth billions of dollars for even a third generation to come because of self interest.
This is in the name of settling scores, measuring strength and weight in the academic world.
UB did not see where ICT was coming from the very unset and was heading to with a whole lot of technologically advanced higher educational plan to meet the changing needs of the next century education.
Which is what have gained ICT University’s popularity to the chagrin of many.
Looking at the speed at which ICT University have grown, and the man behind Prof. Mbarika, no body will deny the fact that ICT was born walking and with teeth in the mouth.
ICT, came at the much needed time, meeting the expected needs of this generation reasons why there is influx in the institution.
Her speedy growth should account for her credibility and on no occasion should pose as a problem, a threat or a challenge to the hierarchy of another state owned University institution.
Prof. Mbarika and ICT University have a problem and the problem is that the vision bearer is carrying a dream that is too big for a continent in a country where show of strength and bureaucracy have become order of the day,.
Eto’o Fils suffered it in government and political circles with the system for bringing sanity in football, who is Prof. Mbarika not to face more, Coming from America, with all the big qualifications at a young age, with all the trillion worth ideas, with all the reputation in the world, with all his popularity and the speedy growth of all his business.
The credibility the world have vested on Prof. Mbarika is unmatched and not of the Cameroon level, that is exactly his problem.
All the narratives in the air and history is to slow a great vision which is on high gear.
Prof. Mbarika is a problem solution to a system or a network of individuals, cabal who will capitalize on formalities to destroy output.
History have it in good books that Prof. Horace is known reputed for score settling. Late Ekema Patrick Mayor of Buea did not have it easy in his hands with issues on academics, not leaving out school internal wrangles.
Prof. Mbarika should not dare think of having it easy from Prof. Horace, who is bent at all cost to “Give a dog a bad name to hang it” .
Maybe Prof. Mbarika’s American connection is also a problem to this whole university saga.
One thing is clear, the difference is clear, but they want to humble ICT’s speedy growth by scandalizing Prof. Mbarika.
Clash of the Titans and intellectual gain say, Affair a suivre…
