Former Eskom head of legal and compliance Suzanne Daniels has blamed the power utility’s former head of generation, Matshela Koko, and chief financial officer Anot Singh for having played a critical role in assisting Tegeta, owned by Oakbay, to purchase Optimum Coal Mine for R1.68 billion.
Daniels was testifying before the commission of inquiry into State Capture on Monday about the events which led to the purchase of Optimum Coal Mine between 2015 and 2016.
This was confirmed by Daniels in her testimony but blamed it all on Koko and Singh.
According to her, both Koko and Singh were the authors of the memorandum. She denied former Eskom board chairperson Dr Ben Ngubane’s version that she initiated the Eskom’s board meeting including drafting the memorandum.
“I received a call from Dr Ngubane who said I must organise a board meeting for the drafting of the memorandum. He said I would get all the information from the executives (Koko and Singh).
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Source: IOL
