TUBUNGU:Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini allegedly met South African Bishop Xolani Cedric Ngema to discuss among others,the possibility of awarding of citizenship to the latter through alleged corrupt means.
The meeting was allegedly held at the Prime Minister’s house at Tubungu on or around 13th February 2024, according to information including pictures leaked to this Swaziland News by sources close to the matter.
“In those pictures they were discussing the citizenship”, said the source.
It has been disclosed that, Ngema would be invited to the Prime Minister’s church at Nhlambeni and thereafter, Ngema allegedly communicated his frustration in obtaining eSwatini citizenship documents.
The Bishop who is an alleged friend to the PM, and according to letter in possession of this publication, he has been removed by his church, the Pentecostal Holiness Church-South Africa, from the eSwatini Big-Bend Branch.
Sources alleges that, Ngema has been removed on allegations of dating a widow who is a member of the church.
The Bishop terminated the call as soon as this journalist introduced himself preparing to start posing questions.
“Hello,how are you”, said the Bishop before terminating the conversation.
Prime Minister Russell Dlamini declined to comment about the matter.
On another note, the PM is not new to such controversies, he was recently exposed by this publication after attempting to impose an alleged corrupt investor Mobeen Meldi, to the Eswatini Investment Promotion Authority(EIPA), the Prime Minister met the investor in the same house at Tubungu.
Bishop Ngema and PM Russell Dlamini(pic: Facebook).