Former Public Works Minister Gets Life Sentence

Ambassa Zang

Former Minister of Public Works and formerly Member of Parliament, Dieudonne Ambassa Zang was found guilty by the Special Criminal Court for embezzling state funds. Dieudonne Ambassa was found wanting for embezzling a huge sum of FCFA 5.8 billion while he served as minister of public works. Tongues are waging as to how a single person could siphon close to FCFA 6 billion. However, expressionists say it is easy given that the ministry of Public Works takes care of big projects, such as road construction projects worth FCFA billions.However, Ambassa Zang who is now out of the country is quoted to have said that it jail term is a plan to destroy his political career.

This former militant of the CPDM escaped to Europe. Yet he allegedly said that he is being wanted for his political activism by the regime he served in several capacities.


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