Source: Nyagura reports for duty despite ‘suspension’ – NewsDay Zimbabwe March 8, 2018
BY BLESSED MHLANGA/CHARLES LAITON/
This came shortly after the High Court nullified a warrant of search and seizure issued against Nyagura.
In an email addressed to members of the UZ council, lawyer Thembinkosi Magwaliba said the other council members were worried that Nyagura continued to report for work, in the process jeopardising investigations.
“Consequently, the situation at the university has been highly tense and is not conducive for the discharge of the normal functions of the university by all concerned,” Magwaliba wrote.
“This is because some of the subordinates to Professor Nyagura are witnesses in the on-going criminal case and have to report to him as part of the normal business duties at the university.”
Magwaliba demanded the council chairman report on the progress made in placing Nyagura on indefinite leave.
Chairman of risk and audit committee, Shingi Munyeza, accused Mothobi of acting out of sync by failing to implement council resolutions.
“When a board passes a resolution and such resolution is not implemented at the time agreed without any explanation is tantamount to subversion of the board charter and indeed good corporate governance,” Munyeza said.
Nyagura has, however, scored a legal victory when the courts refused Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) permission to search the UZ premises.
Zacc on February 12, obtained a warrant of search and seizure with a view to obtain more information to prosecute its case against the UZ boss. But Nyagura filed an urgent chamber application seeking to thwart the commission’s bid to search the institution’s campus.
High Court judge, Justice Lavender Makoni ruled in Nyagura’s favour, nullifying Zacc’s warrant of search and seizure.
Zacc wanted to obtain more information pertaining to how Grace came to be among the PhD graduands in 2014 without the knowledge of the university council and senate.
It is the anti-graft body’s contention that Nyagura abused his position as UZ Vice Chancellor by acting contrary or inconsistent to the UZ Act.
Zacc recently charged Nyagura with abuse of office over the controversial issuance of a doctorate to Grace.
COMMENTS
That’s exactly what happens in a banana republic. Every where you have public officials acting ultra vires and with open disdain to any laws and legal institutions they ought to serve under, including parliament and such bodies as the UZ Council. Clearly, those in power continue with their free-for-all attitude, which was grossly inculcated during past 38 yrs of zanu pf corrupt & destructive regime. This indicates that zanu pf has not changed at all. Only the captain of the wrecked ship has been replaced but all practices & rituals of zanu pf continue unabated. Think of it, when we are not having a minister flatly refusing to corporate with parliament, the we have some Council/Board chairperson refusing to corporate with the rest of the Board, or an accused chief executive / VC of a State entity refusing to be suspended to allow investigations to be carried out. And, in all that the highest authority is just silent and nowhere to be seen to be leading front the front as some would expect. nxaaaa
Its funny that mnangagwa thinks that the world wil understand him better if he give trouble to the frst family.he thinks he is scoring political points by doing that.is this man ryt upstairs,zim be serious,yu cant allow such an idiot to drcide for.what makes him think the world hates mugabe,even us tje mdc ed luvs the old man ,he is yr masterand remember he is fully behind chamisa.watch out yu fool