PRESIDENT John Magufuli has promised to conduct in-depth scrutiny of all
income generating investments under Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM)’s
different wings including Youth Wing, Parents and UWT to determine where
the money is.
Dr Magufuli has also resolved to ensure leadership within the CCM will be on merit and not the seize of one’s pocket.
Addressing hundreds of CCM members and
the the general public who turned up to welcome the ruling party’s new
National Chairman at the party’s sub-head office along Lumumba Street in
Dar es Salaam yesterday, President Magufuli said under his
chairmanship, CCM leaders will be elected in accordance with
qualifications, particularly integrity.
“I will not let anyone within CCM buy
leadership. I want those elections that are based on qualifications
regardless of religion, tribe or gender of that particular person,” he
explained, calling on everyone qualified to vie in the next year’s party
elections to come out promising that money will not be exchanged for
leaderships.
He added: “When I was vying for the
presidency I did not pay a cent. I was only with my driver when I went
to get the nomination forms, but those who had planned to spend money to
be nominated had entourage of people but they decided to defect when
they failed to get the nomination,” he explained, urging CCM members to
bear with him while he sets out to ‘clean’ the party and restore it to
its former glory.
Dr Magufuli said CCM had lost direction
and became a party for the rich, noting that getting leadership position
for those without money was like a ‘camel going through the eye of a
needle’, vowing to trample out such behaviour within the ruling party.
The president pledged his cooperation
with CCM and the public in general to bring positive change in the
country for the benefit of all Tanzanians regardless of their political
party affiliation.
He expressed his happiness on the
magnitude of people who turned out to receive him from the Julius
Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) along Nyerere Road and at Lumumba
Street party offices, promising that he will never let Tanzanians down
in his resolve to take the nation into a middle income country.
As a ruling party, President Magufuli
stressed that CCM is tasked with ruling the country, noting that each
CCM leader in their different capacities must rule their areas and
ensure public’s interests are addressed.
“CCM has tasked you with those
responsibilities, be it MPs, councillors, village chairpersons or street
leaders, after five years you will be measured in accordance with what
you have done for the public,” he explained.
On following up the CCM’s investments,
Dr Magufuli expressed his disappointment that the ruling party goes to
beg for money from business people during elections despite vast income
that CCM was supposed to earn from its different wing’s investments.
“I want to know where all the money from
these investments goes to? The Youth Wing has vast investments
including skyscrapers, where is the money going, UWT and the Parents
Wing also have investments, where is the money? I will make close
scrutiny on this,” he explained.
Earlier, Prime Minister, Mr Kassim
Majaliwa, expressed his happiness at the huge turnout from the public to
receive the new CCM National Chairman, promising the president that his
directives will be fulfilled to ensure a prosperous Tanzania.
On his part, the CCM Secretary General
Abdulrahman Kinana, expressed his appreciation to President Magufuli for
reappointing him and the secretariat, promising his full support and
speed in addressing the plight of many Tanzanians, especially the down
trodden.
Mr Kinana told CCM members to brace for
major changes following directives to the secretariat from the new
National Chairman to conduct verification of all CCM properties and
employees countrywide. “This is a good start.
The president also had an opportunity to
meet and listen to grievances from CCM employees. I believe, there will
be major changes within the party under the chairmanship of Dr
Magufuli,” he explained.
CCM Dar es Salaam Regional Chairperson,
Mr Ramadhani Madabida, assured the president of the region’s full
support in his endeavour to bring prosperity to Tanzania, stressing that
those calling the president names have lost direction and have no new
policies that will convince Tanzanians otherwise.
source:
http://dailynews.co.tz/index.php/home-news/52642-jpm-vows-to-restore-integrity-in-ccm
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