Obadiah Moyo Faces Arrest On Drax Scandal After Evading ZACC Summons
17 June 2020
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Obadiah Moyo

Health and Child Care Minister Obadiah Moyo could find himself in trouble after he snubbed a summon to appear before the Zimbawe Anti Corruption Commission on Tuesday.

Moyo was summoned by the commission over a multi million dollar deal by his Ministry was corruply awarded to Drax Sagl, a company that is allegedly not ‘fit and proper’ for the deal, and accused of inflating prices.

Zacc regarded Moyo as a person of interest following his alleged involvement in the murky deal. ZACC summoned Moyo with a possibility of an immediate arrest after completing evaluation of the statement he submitted last week.

“He was asked to report at 12 midday but he requested postponement to 4pm citing that he was attending cabinet meeting which were reasonable grounds.

“He however failed to turn up and did not explain his absence,” Sources said.

Moyo is likely to be charged with Finance Ministry Secretary George Guvamatanga, Natpharm chief executive Florah Sifeku and former health ministry secretary Agnes Mahomva who were also asked to submit similar reports to ZACC last week.

“They all face similar charges although two of them will turn out as State witnesses,” according to sources.

Moyo is alleged to have given a greenlight to the award the contract to Drax International with full knowledge that it had failed security checks twice.

It is further alleged that he recommended Drax’s capacity and untainted record to Natpharm chief executive Florah Sifeku.

Guvamatanga’s alleged involvement stems from appending his signature for the release of funds from Treasury, but he has since stated that he submitted due diligence reports to relevant authorities including the line minister.

More: Zim Morning Post