Own Correspondent|News just received indicate that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has fired loose canon Energy Mutodi from his role as Deputy Minister of Information.

A press statement issued by the President’s office late Wednesday evening indicates that the dismissal is with immediate effect.

The letter reads as follows:

Termination of Employment: Dr Energy Mutodi. Deputy Minister of Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services. 20 May 2020

The Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Dr M.J.M. Sibanda, has announced the termination of employment by His His Excellency the President, Cde E.D. Mnangagwa, of Dr Energy Mutodi as Deputy Minister of Government in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services.

The termination which is with immediate effect is in terms of Section 108 (la) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe (Amendment No. 20) of 2013.

Efforts to get a comment from Mutodi and his superiors in government are currently underway.

Mutodi attracted the ire of the nation on Wednesday when he flighted a tweet indicating that the three MDC Youth Leaders who were abducted last week were involved in s s*x for money deal that went wrong.