Former Energy and Power Development Minister Advocate Fortune Chasi has poured cold water on claims made by fugitive politician Professor Jonathan Moyo that Sotic International availed USD1.2 billion loan to NOIC in a deal that saw the oil company using its assets as mortgage.
Professor Moyo took to Twitter to justify the recent firing of Chasi from government over corruption.
Prof Moyo also roped in President Mnangagwa and Foreign Affairs Minister SB Moyo into the deal saying they were all beneficiaries of the USD 1.2 billion.
“Mnangagwa and SB Moyo stole USD 1,2 billion disguised as a state loan from SOTIC INTERNATIONAL fronted by Kuda Tagwirei. The theft was structured by SB, using NOIC assets as mortgages.” claimed Moyo.
But Advocate Chasi, whom many believed was feeding Prof Moyo with the wrong information has distanced himself from the claims.
He said during his tenure as Energy Minister, he never caused any investigation into NOIC.
“I have seen a set of tweets Jonathan moyo suggesting that I caused an investigation into what he calls the SOTIC deal .
“I have no knowledge of this deal nor did I cause the alleged investigation. I am not sure what the source of the investigation is nor the motive,” he said.
The response by Chasi shows that dark forces within Zimbabwe have escalated their hatred of the Mnangagwa’s administration by working with G40 proponents whose bitterness is aptly expressed in vitrol being spewed by the fugitive Professor Moyo.
“In any case no such big amounts like USD 1.2 billion can be moved without the involvement of the RBZ.How did those transaction take place for sure. This is just nonsensical and doesn’t make sense,” said a source within the central bank
Jonathan Moyo has been fighting the Mnangagwa administration from the day he ran away from his crimes and its not suprising to see what he has done.
“Jonathan Moyo thinks he can cause confusion via Twitter. He needs to come back home and face his crimes in a court of law as his efforts are not yielding results,” said a source in government.