BY NOKUTHABA DLAMINI
A full council meeting scheduled to take place at the Victoria Falls City Council today was aborted due to a lack of quorum.
The meeting, which was initially scheduled for Thursday, was fast forward to today in the wake of reports of confusion at Town House.
The meeting was called to discuss the suspension of Town Clerk Ronnie Dube who was suspended two weeks ago on corruption allegations.
It was further reported that it was also to rescind the Housing Director Brian Nyamande.
However, only five councillors attended, falling short of the required six to form a quorum.
According to Mayor Tuso Moyo, the meeting was urgent, but the lack of quorum prevented any progress.
However, residents’ associations disputed this agenda, stating that the meeting was against the will of the residents and that they were expecting it to take place on Thursday.
Hwange District Residents Association and Victoria Falls Combined Residents’ Association representatives and a few residents were gathered outside the boardroom, awaiting the outcome of the meeting.
The suspension of Dube has sparked controversy, with many calling for transparency and accountability.
The aborted meeting has only added to the uncertainty, leaving many questions unanswered, HWANDRA chair, Hebert Ncube said after the meeting.
“We also gather that the minister, Daniel Garwe, has summoned the two and the mayor, deputy mayor to Harare tomorrow where they just came from again last week. There is so much pressure to rescind the suspension of Dube, but we are saying, he should come here and talk to the people and let justice handle this, then he can be rescinded.”