MDC-Alliance president Mr Nelson Chamisa on Friday
reportedly developed cold feet and dodged a meeting of the party structures in
Bulawayo, which had been called to address among other things the contentious
issue of the wayward behaviour of city councillors.
The meeting held at the party offices was instead addressed
by the chairperson, Ms Thabitha Khumalo who had been sent by Mr Chamisa.
An insider told Sunday News that Mr Chamisa avoided the
meeting because he was not sure how the structures would behave as the
MDC-Alliance in Bulawayo has been torn into factions along tribal lines.
Ever since Bulawayo Deputy Mayor, Mr Tinashe Kambarami and
his sidekick, Councillor Silas Chigora tried to eject the Bulawayo Town Clerk,
Mr Christopher Dube from office a few weeks ago, accusing him of corruption,
divisions along tribal lines have emerged among the councillors in the process
cascading to the structures.
Party Bulawayo provincial chairperson Mr James Sithole
yesterday said he could not comment on the matter as he was “too junior to
speak on issues concerning top officials.”
Speaking at the meeting Ms Khumalo tried to pacify the
supporters calling them to stop looking at issues along tribal lines.
“The Constitution is clear; we cannot discriminate on
grounds of tribe. Let’s agree that there is a problem, how do we rectify it
because all of us must abide by rules. If these laws are not what we want as
people of the Matabeleland how do we change the law? Go and change the
Constitution and go and change the Urban Councils Act too,” she said.
However, parts sources said the party officials wanted to
be addressed by Mr Chamisa whom they accuse of failing to deal with the issues
affecting the party in the city.
Mr Chamisa, however, was reportedly not keen to face the
agitated supporters and decided against attending the meeting. Sunday News
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