EFF calls for the immediate removal of corrupt Eskom COO Jan Oberholzer
14 July 2020
The Economic Freedom Fighters calls for the immediate removal of corrupt Eskom COO Jan Oberlhozer for using the power utility to enrich himself, his businesses and relatives. We have called for Oberholzer's removal since damning allegations against him regarding nepotism, victimisation of non-compliant employees and conflict of interest arose in March 2020. The EFF is vindicated now that the farce report that cleared him is being subjected to public scrutiny.
Oberholzer, a shareholder of Steffanutti Stocks firm which defrauded Eskom of a sum of up to R2 billion, is part of a syndicate that loots Eskom for his personal benefit and those associated with him. Further to the reports that he was part of transactional engagements between his company Steffanutti Stocks and Eskom as the COO on at least three occasions, Oberholzer also stands accused of operating against the financial interests of Eskom by procuring the services of labour broker Black and Veatch, paying them an obscene amount which increased from R2.4 billion to R14 billion since 2008.
Oberholzer then victimised the whistle-blower in the matter, which reveals how sinister and deliberate his corruption is and how he will go to great lengths to suppress transparency and accountability.
Oberlhozer has also been found to have pressurised an employee to find a job for his brother-in-law, Gregory Jacobs, and is known to use foul language against employees who do not comply with his corrupt instructions. Notably, he has moved a whistle-blower to a training job against his will because of his shenanigans being exposed and reported.