Paul Nyathi|Social media critics have heavily bashed dismissed Finance Ministry information task force chairman Acie Lumumba for his sudden and unprecedented reversal of his claims on who was behind the collapse of the economy in the country.
The critics claim that Lumumba has been captured by the state machinery and forced to withdraw his statement and apologise to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga.
“The military must has taken over this account. Acie Lumumba apfekedzwa juzi raChipanga,” said one critic on Lumumba’s Facebook post apologising to Mnangagwa.
Kudzai Chipanga (pictured) is a former ZANU PF Youth Leader under former President Robert Mugabe’s regime. He was picked up by the military on the day Mugabe was kicked out of power and was forced to apologise to Chiwenga then the army commander for statements he had made while under Mugabe’s protection.
Lumumba hit headlines last week when he sensationally implied that a close aide to President Mnangagwa was behind the collapse of the country’s economy. On Sunday he made a shock reversal of his claims.
His full statement reads as follows:
This is a public apology to the President and his VP for getting myself involved in matters beyond my pay grade.
I have never recieved any money from Prof Mthuli and I wish him all the best in his job, he’s a smart man. The path I intended to take tonight is not good for me. I have since unearthed some details that I am not protected enough to share at the moment. Munondichekeresa.
I will however tell you this for those wish to pursue this life limiting path. Queen Bee is not Kuda Tagwirei. Its JPM. I had missed it all along, he has played us and them all, the signature responsible for the failure and closure of businesses is JPM.
The signature responsible for playing puppet master with industry is JPM. The signature responsible for introduction of new vocubulary to us such as bond notes/RTGS/Nostro/Rate/Transfer/Zipit/basket of currencies etc. Language never or little used anywhere else in the world.
Most quiet guy in the room, plays the fool and has watcher them all come and go since he was just a mere bank officer. JPM could possibly be the richest human being in this country. You dont believe me? Audit him. #JPM