BULAWAYO - The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Moses Mzila Ndlovu, has vowed not to report for duty unless he receives fuel to drive to Harare.The deputy minister, who is the member of the House of Assembly for Mangwe constituency, said last week he waited at home for “his fuel allocation” to travel to the capital. Ndlovu made the revelations when he was addressing journalists at the Bulawayo Press Club on Friday evening.
“I can confirm that I haven’t reported for work and it’s now a week. I have endured enough and I have resolved that I won’t return to office before I get my fuel allocation. I cannot be expected to do government duty at my expense,” Ndlovu said. The deputy minister said it was the government’s duty to provide ministers with sufficient fuel for all their travelling expenses.
“I have used all means of transport to travel to work. I have travelled from here to Harare by bus yet I’m said to be a minister. At times I board kombis when going to our offices at Munhumutapa and this is not an ideal condition for a government minister,” he said.
The revelations by the deputy minister come after he was accused of travelling to the Czech Republic without cabinet approval two weeks ago. Ndlovu and seven ambassador-designates reportedly travelled with a Czech Republic delegation that had visited the country. This prompted debate in government circles with some arguing that Ndlovu’s actions were unbecoming of a minister.
They said the trip did not contribute anything to the country and queried why the invitation was delivered directly to the deputy minister rather than the foreign affairs ministry.
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