STATE CAPTURE: Suzanne Daniels Says Gupta Associate Offered Her R800m ‘Bribe’ To Reinstate Matshela Koko As Acting Eskom CEO

SUZANNE Daniels, the former Eskom’s company secretary, has told the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture that Gupta associate Salim Essa offered her R800 million to reinstate Matshela Koko as the power utility’s acting CEO.

Koko was suspended in 2017 for not declaring his daughter’s involvement in an Eskom-related tender.

Daniels said she was first introduced to Essa by Koko at a meeting where Essa told her that four Eskom executives, including Koko, would be suspended.

She said the second time she met Essa was after a board meeting where Koko’s suspension was discussed. At this time, Koko was the acting CEO.

Daniels said the board was leaning toward reinstating him, something she advised against.

“After the meeting, I went to a filling station before going home. As I was filling up a black Maserati pulls up next to me, and it was Salim Essa. He then asked me why