Terrence Mawawa Masvingo |Zanu PF National Secretary for Administration, Ignatius Chombo has threatened Masvingo State Minister, Shuvai Ben Mahofa over the African Union( AU) cattle donation pledged by President Robert Mugabe two years ago.

Chombo wrote to Mahofa instructing her to comply with Mugabe’s directive after the latter openly defied her boss last year. Mugabe pledged 300 cattle to the AU. The letter comes against the backdrop of Mahofa’s claims that the province does not have the capacity to provide the required number of at least 50 cattle per province. Last year Mahofa openly told Mugabe Masvingo Province was hard hit by drought such that there was nothing to expect from the famine ravaged region.

An irate Chombo wrote a letter to Mahofa indicating it was mandatory for the province to provide the stipulated number of cattle.

 

Mahofa performed a sudden U-turn and said her team was on the ground working on the issue.

 

“We received a letter on the AU cattle donation issue and we are busy working on the matter. We are not forcing anyone to make a contribution,”said Mahofa.

 

The controversial Minister said there was nothing sinister about the letter.
According to party sources Mahofa is afraid of being sacked following several warnings on her reckless utterances.

 

” Mahofa is now under immense pressure and she has to act on the matter. There are growing calls for her dismissal and she is fully aware of what is happening,” said a senior Zanu PF official.