By Paul Nyathi|The much awaited City of Bulawayo mayoral elections public meeting has failed to take place as set out.

A packed Large City Hall waited patiently for the 4pm meeting to take place only for the Town Clerk Christopher Dube to emerge an hour later declaring that the public meeting can no longer take place as the councillors refused to have the meeting in public view.

Chaotic scenes immediately erupted in the city as residents failed to understand why the meeting would not go ahead.

Meanwhile yet to be confirmed reports indicate that the councillors met in isolation and elected the mayor the results of which are still to be made public.

The mayoral election is clouded in huge tribal fights with the council divided into two camps on who the mayor will be.