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Lumumba's appointment declined by government
22 Oct 2018 at 16:05hrs | Views
Government has declined the appointment of Acie Lumumba as the so-called Spokesperson for the task force in the Ministry of Finance.
ZimLive also reports that On Monday, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is said to have told Mthuli Ncube to sack Mutimunje. A letter had been drafted, but the minister was reluctant to sign it.
In a post on Twitter on Monday through the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services government distanced Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube from Lumumba and his new appointment. It is not clear if indeed the Twitter account belongs to the Ministry as it was created this month of October 2018.
The Information Ministry said that Ncube does not have spokesperson outside of the government and said that Lumumba's appointment was yet to come into effect as the Minister was still formalising the requirements of the Civil Service Commission and the Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ), formerly the State Procurement Board (SPB).
"Minister of Finance, Hon @MthuliNcube would like to inform the public that he doesn't have a spokesperson outside institutions of govt. Regarding the "Communications Taskforce", he is yet to operationalise it as he is dealing with requirements of PRAZ & Civil Service Commission."
ZimLive also reports that On Monday, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is said to have told Mthuli Ncube to sack Mutimunje. A letter had been drafted, but the minister was reluctant to sign it.
The Information Ministry said that Ncube does not have spokesperson outside of the government and said that Lumumba's appointment was yet to come into effect as the Minister was still formalising the requirements of the Civil Service Commission and the Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ), formerly the State Procurement Board (SPB).
"Minister of Finance, Hon @MthuliNcube would like to inform the public that he doesn't have a spokesperson outside institutions of govt. Regarding the "Communications Taskforce", he is yet to operationalise it as he is dealing with requirements of PRAZ & Civil Service Commission."
Minister of Finance, Hon @MthuliNcube would like to inform the public that he doesn't have a spokesperson outside institutions of govt. Regarding the "Communications Taskforce", he is yet to operationalise it as he is dealing with requirements of PRAZ & Civil Service Commission
— Ministry of Information, Publicity & Broadcasting (@InfoMinZW) October 22, 2018
Mistakes were made but advice from govt lawyers indicate there are legal housekeeping issues regarding the Procurement Act Cap 22:14 which need to be regularised and the Ministry of Finance is dealing with that
— Ministry of Information, Publicity & Broadcasting (@InfoMinZW) October 22, 2018
Source - online
