Terrence Mawawa| An official from the government controlled Cold Storage Commission(CSC) has accused Masvingo State Minister Josaya Dunira Hungwe of lying to the nation about the state of affairs in the organisation.

Hungwe last week claimed he had contacted investors who were willing to inject capital into the commission’ s coffers.

Hungwe further claimed that CSC was ready to reopen its doors.

The official who declined to be named told ZimEye.com yesterday Hungwe’ s utterances were out of sync with the reality on the ground.

“It is unfortunate to note that the Minister’ s sentiments are divorced from what is happening on the ground. When Minister Hungwe visited the CSC Premises with officials from his offices we briefed him on the state of affairs here but he chose to release a political statement.

He also knows about the $ 30 million debt that is yet to be cleared,” said the official.