Correspondent|EXILED former G40 Kingpin Professor Jonathan Moyo has alleged that President Emmerson Mnangagwa instructed former Minister of ICT Supa Mandiwanzira to transfer $1 million to Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) from the Potraz’s Universal Access Fund.
“A test case of the zero tolerance to corruption mantra as former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa instructed Supa Mandiwanzira to get POTRAZ to pay $1m to ZIFA from the Universal Access Fund. I have V11s!” Professor Moyo has claimed.
The matter came to light after Newsday on Wednesday reported that Cabinet ministers Makhosini Hlongwane (Sport) and Supa Mandiwanzira (ICT) are both set to be summoned to appear before Parliament, where they will be quizzed over loans that were advanced to the country’s football governing body Zifa in 2016 and 2017, but were never repaid.
It is alleged that ZIFA CEO Jonathan Mashingaidze confirmed that they had received $225 000 out of the $1 million that was released by POTRAZ.
“A test case of the zero tolerance to corruption mantra as former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa instructed Supa Mandiwanzira to get POTRAZ to pay $1m to ZIFA from the Universal Access Fund. I have V11s!” Prof Moyo excitedly said.
“This is one of the cases that exposes Mnangagwa s selective prosecution and could open a can of worms about Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission s double and corrupt standards. It is a minefield.”
Moyo claims that when he raised a red flag over the issue, Mnangagwa unleashed prosecuting Authorities to hound him.
“When I was in government I did my part and even this issue of 1$m Universal Access Fund from POTRAZ to ZIFA, I raised it in politburo as I did with command agriculture. The result WAS Mnangagwa responded by unleashing ZACC and the National Prosecuting Authority on me. The rest is history!”
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I did my part & even this issue of 1$m Universal Access Fund from Potraz to Zifa, I raised it in politburo as I did with command agriculture. The result is Mnangagwa responded by unleashing Zacc & NPA on me. The rest is history!
Moyo also said the Zimdef corruption scandal where he was in 2017 investigated and detained by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission was highly politicised and blown out of proportion.
“ZimDef is the only case investigated by a committee led by Advocate Jacob Mudenda. V11s are there. It’s also the only case that has been so politicised that you’d think I was Higher Education minister for 38 years. Was Oppah Muchinguri not a minister there 2014 to 2015? ZICOSU?”, said Moyo.