Riot police on Thursday morning sealed off the HICC to stop the Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) AGM from going ahead.
This came as members tried to forge ahead with the make-or-break meeting in the face of resistance from Government officials, accused of pushing for the status quo to remain.
The PSMAS board chairman Dr Jeremiah Bvirindi had intended to inform members, at the venue, that the AGM had been cancelled at the behest of Dr Jasper Chimedza, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Child Care.
Secretary Service Commissions, Ambassador Jonathan Wutawunashe on Wednesday announced the PSMAS AGM had been suspended by the regulator to allow a forensic audit, which has commenced, to be completed.
“Civil servants who are members of PSMAS and were planning to attend the AGM should therefore not travel for purposes of attending the AGM but instead report for duty at their workstations as usual,” he said in a statement.
However, PSMAS members still turned up for the meeting with some saying the regulator has no jurisdiction in calling off the AGM.
This is the second year running that the regulator has caused the postponement of the PSMAS AGM, raising questions of their sincerity in seeing the success of the organisation. Some sections accused high ranking officials in Government of suspending the AGM to safeguard personal interests.
Members’ efforts to go ahead with the AGM were stopped by riot police who sealed off the HICC hours before the meeting was scheduled to kick off.
PSMAS members were gearing up for the meeting to debate calls for the dissolution of the Premier Service Holding Company (PSHC) and suspension of the PSMAS Management and Board over allegations of embezzlement of public funds.
Government officials are also under fire with insiders saying sub economic subscriptions are the root cause of hospitals not being well funded resulting in stock outs.
PSMAS membership is over 90 percent civil servants, who are paying a monthly subscription of ZWL1,800 per month.
The PSMAS subscription was last reviewed in 2013 and the next adjustment was in October 2020.
The proposed ideal subscription was US$30 or equivalence for optimal benefits to be derived by members.
These barbarians will even stop their own mothers to go to hospitals when they are sick
Vanoshaya ava
Are they not members of PSMAS,let them suffer they are a confused lot, serving individuals instead of the nation
Possenti Mkumbuzi what do you mean met??
Ncagu Sbhamusogodo KaSibungusodaka use your native language if English is a problem.
Possenti Mkumbuzi now I see!!
Prejudice is your problem!
Should have known by your 1st comment
Ncagu Sbhamusogodo KaSibungusodaka it makes sense after editing🤣🤣
Ncagu Sbhamusogodo KaSibungusodaka the police are members of PSMAS,if you read the article properly you’ll find out the AGM is being stopped by the few individuals who don’t want to be exposed for corruption. The AGM is supposed to correct the anomalies in the organisation that serves their interest. Why then should they be used to protect the interests of the few who are responsible for the demise of PSMAS?
Apo vese mapurisa acho face dzakazara nzara shame
Vanongoshandiswawo avo
kkkk nemaface enzara
Kuti zvizipe
Nonsense
Today its sunday ,wotiudza zvinhu zve Thursday
Haaaa nyaraiwo
Stupid terrorist police
Police state
maybe haisi police vanhu ve zanu pf