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Mnagagwa's favourite to get his job back?
21 Nov 2017 at 21:20hrs | Views
FORMER President Robert Mugabe recently repealed Advocate Ray Goba's appointment as Prosecutor-General, but gave no reasons for his change of heart. Considering that Emmerson Mnangagwa has taken the reigns and he is the one who unprocedurally appointed Advocate Goba, will Goba get his job back?
The decision came six weeks after Gova formally assumed the post following his appointment by Mugabe.
Chief Secretary to the Office of the President and Cabinet Misheck Sibanda announced the decision which came six weeks after Goba assumed the post, following the dismissal of his predecessor Johannes Tomana on corruption and incompetence charges.
"Repeal of General Notice 493 of 2017 concerning the appointment of Prosecutor-General of Zimbabwe. It is hereby notified that the captioned General Notice that was published in the Gazette Extraordinary on the 13th of September 2017, is repealed," the notice reads.
Mugabe could have succumbed under pressure from members of his Zanu PF's G40 faction who claimed the appointment was done unprocedurally.
Goba's name is alleged to have been forwarded by Vice-President and former Justice minister Emmerson Mnangagwa's Team Lacoste faction.
Goba's "appointment" was announced in an extra-ordinary Government Gazette, which was signed by chief secretary to the president and Cabinet Misheck Sibanda, but in a shock turn of events, impeccable sources said the move was "irregular and unauthorised".
The sources said the appointment was "null and void", signalling that the process would be reversed.
"It is alleged that there was manipulation and doctoring of the JSC [Judicial Services Commission] recommendations leading to the hurried gazetting of Goba's name without the usual security clearance required in such high-profile constitutional appointments," the source said.
"The security clearances are done by the Central Intelligence Organisation."
Goba's candidacy attracted controversy after questions were raised about his previous conviction in Namibia.
Although Goba claims that his conviction confirmed by the Namibia Supreme Court cannot stop him from being appointed prosecutor general, the issue continues to haunt him.
During the public interviews, Chief Justice Luke Malaba, who chaired the interviewing panel, chided Goba for taking the conviction lightly and presenting it as a traffic offence when in fact it was about obstruction of justice.
Sources also claimed Goba was not on the initial list of the three names shortlisted by the JSC.
Controversy also surrounded the selection of the chief justice early this year after Mnangagwa was accused by his G40 rivals of trying to influence the process.
The decision came six weeks after Gova formally assumed the post following his appointment by Mugabe.
Chief Secretary to the Office of the President and Cabinet Misheck Sibanda announced the decision which came six weeks after Goba assumed the post, following the dismissal of his predecessor Johannes Tomana on corruption and incompetence charges.
"Repeal of General Notice 493 of 2017 concerning the appointment of Prosecutor-General of Zimbabwe. It is hereby notified that the captioned General Notice that was published in the Gazette Extraordinary on the 13th of September 2017, is repealed," the notice reads.
Mugabe could have succumbed under pressure from members of his Zanu PF's G40 faction who claimed the appointment was done unprocedurally.
Goba's name is alleged to have been forwarded by Vice-President and former Justice minister Emmerson Mnangagwa's Team Lacoste faction.
Goba's "appointment" was announced in an extra-ordinary Government Gazette, which was signed by chief secretary to the president and Cabinet Misheck Sibanda, but in a shock turn of events, impeccable sources said the move was "irregular and unauthorised".
The sources said the appointment was "null and void", signalling that the process would be reversed.
"It is alleged that there was manipulation and doctoring of the JSC [Judicial Services Commission] recommendations leading to the hurried gazetting of Goba's name without the usual security clearance required in such high-profile constitutional appointments," the source said.
"The security clearances are done by the Central Intelligence Organisation."
Goba's candidacy attracted controversy after questions were raised about his previous conviction in Namibia.
Although Goba claims that his conviction confirmed by the Namibia Supreme Court cannot stop him from being appointed prosecutor general, the issue continues to haunt him.
During the public interviews, Chief Justice Luke Malaba, who chaired the interviewing panel, chided Goba for taking the conviction lightly and presenting it as a traffic offence when in fact it was about obstruction of justice.
Sources also claimed Goba was not on the initial list of the three names shortlisted by the JSC.
Controversy also surrounded the selection of the chief justice early this year after Mnangagwa was accused by his G40 rivals of trying to influence the process.
Source - online
