Runner-up urges incumbent RIBA president to suspend NBS sale during police probe

By Elizabeth Hopkirk2018-08-10T06:00:00

Presidential runner-up Elsie Owusu has called for independent audit of RIBA

Elsie Owusu called on Alan Jones, who beat her in the presidential election, to halt the sale of RIBA Enterprises until a police investigation into the institution’s finances can be completed.

Owusu came second after a high-profile campaign which included reporting the body to the fraud squad with allegations that it had mislaid £1.1m of members’ funds in connection with the redevelopment of 76 Portland Place.

But she won a seat on the national Council and vowed to carry on campaigning for equality and diversity as well as transparency and accountability.

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