Fallout Within Tanzania’s Ruling Party as Former Prime Minister is Eliminated From Nomination Race

The central committee of the ruling party, CCM, finished its meeting at midnight and came up with five names that would be seconded to the national executive committee for voting today, Saturday.

Ideology and Publicity secretary Nape Nnauye told reporters soon after the meeting that the names of the five aspirants approved by the party would not be made public but will be taken directly to the NEC meeting scheduled to start at 10am today, Saturday.

“Because the nomination process is ongoing we will not disclose the names of five aspirants, which will be taken directly to the NEC meeting for voting to get three names. The three names will then be taken to the national congress later in the afternoon,” Mr Nnauye noted.

However sources privy to proceedings of the meeting said the names of five approved presidential aspirants include January Makamba, Asha Rose Migiro, Amina Salum Ali, John Magufuli and Bernard Membe.

on Saturday, July 11, 2015