Lusaka businessman Rajan Mathani is allegedly scheming the deportation of Access Bank country manager Jekwu Ozoemene for refusing to comply with his illegal directives in the private financial sector.
Dr Mathani, the owner of Finance Bank, is a well known money launderer and President Michael Sata’s chief financier. He is one of the businessmen who heavily funded the Patriotic Front campaign and is currently receiving favours from the ruling party.
According to sources, Dr Mathani has asked President Sata to direct the Drug Enforcement Commission, DEC, to find a case against Ozoemene so that he is deported to Nigeria – his native.
DEC has since moved in to investigate Ozoemene who had refused to give confidential information of Dr Mathani’s ‘enemies’ he partnered with in business – the Ventriglia.
Dr Mathani believes Access Bank had dealings with the Ventriglia and was also favoured by former president Rupiah Banda over Finance Bank.
“Ozoemene has refused to co-operate with Mathani’s dirty schemes so they view him as a stumbling block in the entire process. That is why there is recommendation that he is deported,” a source narrated.
But Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has warned President Sata against ill treating his citizens in lawful business in Zambia.
“The Nigerians are very united, their President and other businessmen have warned that should their man be deported, Mathani will be in trouble. And they mean it,” the source said.
Mathani has been at the centre of deportations of his enemies including the Ventriglias who were ordered to leave by the Zambian immigration authorities without explanation or stated reason, ultimately allowing for the alleged illegal takeover of their company by Finsbury Investments, a group owned by the Indian Mahtani.
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