Mosito says he’s victim of factional fights
MASERU-LEKHETHO Mosito, who was fired as Defence Minister after a few days on the job, says he is a victim of intense factional fights in the All Basotho Convention (ABC).
Mosito was fired on Monday, barely a week after his appointment.
This followed howls of protests from some senior ABC officials. Leading the campaign to push out Mosito was Agriculture Minister Tefo Mapesela. Mapesela led a delegation of senior party officials who complained about the appointment to Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro.
Mapesela told the media that Mosito was not fit to be a minister because of his chequered past as an ill-disciplined soldier. In a stinging attack, Mapesela described Mosito as Majoro’s “goat”.