The name of Dr. Rajan Mahtani is enough to strike fear in the hearts of the people who wish to exploit Africa through corruption. In a recent incident, it was observed that the minority shareholders of ZPC tried to manipulate the records of PACRA and remove the name of Dr. Mahtani from the list.

The intent behind amendment of registry was to ensure that the ownership of the Zambezi Portland Cement Factory was placed in the hands of the Ventriglia family. Through this step, it would have become easier for the Italian Mafias to cast a web of corruption in Ndola and enhance their private offshore bank accounts. Dr. Rajan Mahtani instantly took the initiative of pointing out the changes to PACRA through the letter attached below:

When PACRA learnt about this nuisance, the changes were immediately removed and the register was restored as earlier. The event has become one of the most shameful actions ever committed in Africa.

The Game Against Dr. Rajan Mahtani

Usually, when changes are required to be made in PACRA’s record the request has to be honoured by the High Court. But in the present case, the lawyer of the Ventriglia family wrote a letter and then took the same to the Kitwe Office of PACRA and forced a junior officer to make the desired changes without maintaining any provisions for the Court’s order. Sadly, the name of Dr. Rajan Mahtani was removed from the list.

This is not the first time that the former Finance Bank Chairman has been indirectly attacked by the conspirators. There have been numerous incidences where the Ventriglia family has defamed Dr. Rajan Mahtani and has tried to convince the people of Zambia and Africa that he is a dishonest person. Nevertheless, those tricks never worked for them, even once.