Mogwera's resilience salvages millions for BOPEU

Mogwerau00e2u20acu2122s resilience salvages millions for BOPEU
Mogwerau00e2u20acu2122s resilience salvages millions for BOPEU

A recent Court of Appeal ruling which described a P13 million commission claim by Ernest Molome, a close buddy of  Andrew Motsamai, the then all powerful executive chairman at Babereki investments,gives insight into the thuggery and thievery that characterized life at Babereki investments,  where the top brass had been spoiling themselves with the loot from public officers’ funds for years unabated, until Masego Mogwera came into the picture to scare away the looters and salvage whatever she could for the 35000 members strong Bopeu.

While in some quarters Mogwera’s success in securing convictions of the looters  may be heralded as the best example ever, it is squarely these selfless efforts that have led to Mogwera on going troubled leadership at Bopeu, as the affected parties who face the consequences of paying back the loot and being auctioned , had been openly influencing Bopeu union politics, that have resulted in regime toppling, all in the hope of securing freedom for themselves as well as rewarding their helpers with perks of stolen power.

The High court panel of three judges recently declared the toppling of Mogwera and her Secretary General Topias Marenga at the April 27 2019 NEC meeting, unconstitutional and null and void.

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