Arusha. Chadema has cried foul over Saturday’s defections of its officials to the ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM).
Mr
Joshua Nassari, the Arumeru East Member of Parliament (MP) via the
Chadema ticket, claimed that he has enough evidence that those, who
defected were bribed.
He told reporters during an
impromptu press conference here early yesterday that he was ready to
provide the said evidence to President John Pombe Magufuli if given a
chance.
“I have all the details in my flash disc. We
knew there were to be such defections,” he said, adding that it was to
involve at least two former councillors, but one of them pulled back in
the eleventh hour.
Mr Nassari expressed to hand over
the evidence to President Magufuli because the Head of State has powers
to order investigation on the issue. “This is a clear case of corruption
and if proved otherwise, I am ready to resign,” he remarked,saying
corruption should not be allowed to dictate the national politics.
Responding
to claims raised by Chadema, a top CCM official who did not want his
name to appear in the newspaper because he was not the spokesperson
denied the accusations.
“This justifies that Chadema
are corrupt. We don’t expect leaders from a political party claiming to
be CCM alternatives to receive bribe and relinquish their leadership
roles. Tanzanians should refute such accusations,” he said in a
telephone interview. Yesterday, efforts to reach CCM spokesperson, Mr
Humphrey Polepole were futile, but he was in the past quoted refuting
similar allegations, saying Chadema councillors who defected to CCM
appreciated efforts made by the government in serving the public.
“They
have witnessed the way the government fights against irresponsible
public servants, spearhead anti-corruption war, work hard to stop lavish
expenditures and protect country’s natural resources for the benefits
of the citizens. The defections shows their satisfaction and support,”
he said.
Scores of Chadema leaders and followers in
Arusha announced they were quitting Chadema after President Magufuli
ended his address at the Sheikh Amri Abeid stadium where he commissioned
422 military officers.
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