Former Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) vice chairman John Malecela.PHOTO|FILE
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Mr Malecela commended Central Committee member, Mr
Paul Makonda, saying that he was courageous enough to rebuke former
Prime Minister Edward Lowassa for demoralising the party in his
struggles to secure the presidency in the upcoming general elections.
Dodoma. Former Chama Cha
Mapinduzi (CCM) vice chairman John Malecela is pressing the party
secretariat to impose tough measures against cadres who engage in
preelection campaigns.
He said some CCM members have started
visiting different parts of the country in a bid to seek wananchi’s
support in the upcoming presidential election contrary to the ruling
party’s practice.
Addressing journalists at his residence, Mr
Malecela said most new members, particularly the young, need to strive
to understand the party ethos, something that seems to have evaded many
leading to the current loss of sense of direction.
Mr Malecela
argued that early campaigning by some members only serves to create
divisions among party members, noting that if appropriate measures are
not taken to rectify the situation, there would be even more divisions.
“I ask myself how the former strong leadership fundamentals were lost,”
he lamented.
Mr Malecela commended Central Committee member, Mr
Paul Makonda, saying that he was courageous enough to rebuke former
Prime Minister Edward Lowassa for demoralising the party in his
struggles to secure the presidency in the upcoming general elections.
“If party leaders will not be firm in action, these wealthy people will
continue to use their money to lure the public to support their
intention to grab power, not because they have a political will to serve
Tanzanians, but because they want to fulfil their ambitions and
personal interests,” he said.
Adding that; “It is painful to see
efforts undertaken by the current party top leadership headed by the
Secretary General, Mr Abdulrahiman Kinana and Publicity Secretary, Mr
Nape Nnauye to defend the fundamentals of the party being disregarded.”
He
called for collective efforts in support of the war against corrupt
members initiated by the party’s leadership in order to get rid of the
minority rich who seem to be more powerful than majority members
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