Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan responded to comments made by former Scopa chairperson, Themba Godi. Courtesy of #DStv403
JOHANNESBURG - Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has hit back at Themba Godi.
He says state-owned entities were greatly impacted by state capture at a time when Godi was chairperson of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.
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Godi had blamed Eskom's failures on Gordhan and Eskom CEO, Andre de Ruyter.
“With great respect to Mr Godi. He’s now a retired politician and is not responsible for anything," Gordhan said.
"Whereas we do have a responsibility which is to fix these institutions."
"Chief Justice Zondo says these institutions have been impacted by state capture which took place at a time when Godi was chair of Scopa. It’s fascinating to now ask the question, what was Scopa doing at that time?"
