Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) members have accused Commissioner Goodson Nguni of using President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s name to unilaterally kill some cases. and clear suspects before investigation are complete. He has also been accused of using the president’s name to go after his opponents including those he ended relationships with on bad terms. The Standard reports that it has an internal ZACC communication addressed to Zacc chairperson Job Whabira which reads,
Commissioner Nguni has in meetings repeatedly accused other commissioners of being G40 and declaring that he is a Lacoste getting instructions from the highest office in a dispensation where His Excellency the president and commander-in-chief is on record for shunning political factionalism. Mr Chairman, we would like also clarifications on what our channel of communication with the Honourable Vice-President [Constantino Chiwenga] is, since we have been notified officially that he is responsible for the commission’s administration.
We have witnessed with concern that at the commission meeting of Tuesday, February 6, 2018 commissioner Nguni informed a full board of commissioners that he was instructed by the highest office to disregard cases and to put certain cases on hold for a rainy day. The commissioner has continued to pursue those cases and we are faced with unchallengeable legal challenges as government has distanced itself from some of those cases.
Nguni is alleged to be pursuing a case against NSSA because of a failed relationship with for first lady Grace Mugabe’s sister Rose Chidhakwa.
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