A few minutes before 1am local time on Saturday morning, the CCM Central Committee meeting came to an end. Speaking outside, the party’s Secretary of Ideology and Propaganda, Nape Nnauye, said that five names would be forwarded to the National Executive Committee at 10am on Saturday (July 11).
Half an hour later, the five selected names were posted by CCM on their twitter account:
(1/2) Kikao cha KAMATI KUU (CC) kimekamilika na kufanikiwa kuwateua wagombea wake 5 ambao ni…
— Chama Cha Mapinduzi (@ccm_tanzania) July 10, 2015
(2/2) 1) Bernard Membe 2) John Magufuli 3) Asha Rose Migiro 4) January Makamba 5) Amina S. Ali
— Chama Cha Mapinduzi (@ccm_tanzania) July 10, 2015
The meeting of the Central Committee (CC) has concluded, and has successfully selected five candidates, who are…
1. Bernard Membe;
2. John Magufuli;
3. Asha Rose Migiro;
4. January Makamba;
5. Amina S Ali
The big news is that Edward Lowassa is not on the list. Several other big names have been left off as well: Pinda, Mwandosya, Ramadhani.
The first four names on the list are no major surprise – they are all respected political figures, well known in Tanzania and beyond. The final candidate – Amina Salum Ali – is a surprise inclusion. She is the African Union’s Ambassador in the US, and a former Minister of Finance for the Government of Zanzibar.
However, even before the names were announced it was already clear that not all the committee’s members agrees with the decision. Emmanuel Nchimbi came out of the meeting and announced that he was not happy with how it had been conducted, saying that the decision had not followed proper procedure. He went on to say that he and two other committee members, Sophia Simba and Adam Kimbisa were disassociating themselves with the outcome. Nchimbi, Simba and Kimbisa are said to be allies of Edward Lowassa.
It does not bode well for party unity.
Two videos, first of Nape Nnauye speaking after the meeting:
And second, of Emmanuel Nchimbi, showing his frustration:
Finally, for now at least, here’s a graphic attached to another tweet from CCM:
