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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>The board of the Agro Marketing and Trading Agency yesterday announced the dismissal of the company\u2019s managing director Lungameni Lucas, who has been on suspension since January last year.<\/p>\n

Lucas, who was formally placed on suspension in January 2022 for allegedly failing to protect AMTA\u2019s interests, failure to act with due diligence, breach of trust and gross negligence, was late last year found guilty of all counts of misconduct following a protracted disciplinary process that was led by lawyer Profysen Muluti.<\/p>\n

In yesterday\u2019s press statement, AMTA\u2019s board chairperson Lorna Shikongo-Kuvare said after a thorough internal disciplinary process, the board was left with no choice but to formally dismiss Lucas as head of the country\u2019s agricultural marketing company.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter an internal disciplinary process, the managing director of the Agro Marketing and Trading Agency (AMTA), Lungameni Lucas, was lawfully dismissed for breach of his contractual obligations to the agency. Despite the unfortunate outcome, the board of AMTA assures the public and its stakeholders that it will continue to uphold the rule of law and strive for good corporate governance on behalf of the agency,\u201d said Shikongo-Kuvare.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe cannot and will not turn a blind eye to any misconduct aimed at crippling the agency, the interest of the shareholder and the public or our stakeholders,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

According to earlier reports, a forensic investigation conducted last year also fingered Lucas for the disappearance of about N$6.2 million; of which N$1.2 million was allegedly transferred from AMTA\u2019s levy account to the main cheque account, and N$5 million that was transferred from the levy account to the salaries account. None of these amounts could allegedly be traced.<\/p>\n

It was also reported that Lucas \u201cself-approved\u201d salary advances on four various occasions, which amounted to a combined amount of over N$65 000.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Namibia. The board of the Agro Marketing and Trading Agency yesterday announced the dismissal of the company\u2019s managing director Lungameni Lucas, who has been on suspension since January last year. 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