Own Correspondent|Details just received indicate that the opposition MDC Bulawayo provincial executive has censured Bulawayo City mayor Solomon Mnguni and five other councillors after they agreed to renew the town clerk’s contract.

The province has reportedly banned the and the five councillors from accessing the party offices while their issue is being looked into.

Their offence is that they fast trekked the renewal of Bulawayo City Council Town Clerk Mr Christopher Dube’s contract.

Dube, a war veteran with strong links to the ruling ZANU PF was unceremoniously appointed as the Mayor of Bulawayo through a government directive five years ago.

Clr Mguni recently confirmed in a report that Dube’s contract had been extended by a further five years after endorsement by the five councillors at committee level.

The general purposes council committee voted six to one in favour of extending Mr Dube’s contract.

MDC provincial chairperson Mr Swithern Chirowodza confirmed the ban saying the councillors will only be allowed to access party offices when they reverse Mr Dube’s contract renewal

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