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Thursday April 08, 2010
CCJ scoops four cabinet ministers
Published on: Thu, 04/01/2010 - 8:03am
The Express Reporter
FOUR Cabinet Ministers in the fourth phase government have confirmed that they will join the newly formed Chama Cha Jamii (CCJ) within a short time to come, in a wave of showing dissatisfaction with their party CCM.
Speaking on condition of strict anonymity, a cabinet minister from the Lake Zone, who was once prominent in the third phase government, said that he has reached a point where he can no longer tolerate the CCMs dilly-dallying.
Yes it is true that I will not be with the Chama Cha Mapinduzi for long because it does not serve the citizenry any more, it is for the rich people. I was so eager to continue serving under the same CCM banner, but I think at this juncture I must call it quits.
It is now clear that this shift of allegiance will abruptly shake the CCM top echelons, who have already announced that they are not scared by any crossing over to the Opposition.
This was after Kishapu MP Fred Mpendazoe decided to relinquish his post and surrender his terminal benefits on Tuesday this week. It was earlier speculated that there are CCM bigwigs, vigogo, who will soon join the CCJ.
Another minister who is expected to join hands with the round of joining the CCJ is one from Southern Tanzania who said that he will not stand on the CCM ticket because of the fact that the party has lost what he termed vision and appeal to the rank-n-file citizenry.
The minister, who once stood for the presidency, said that he has been frustrated by the operations of his party when it comes to dealing with serious cases like corruption and negligence, characteristic of the single era.
I am fed up, I would rather go back to my former career because there I had a lot of respect and I could easily maintain my ethics, now I cant, I have to defend a contaminated system, he confirmed.
Another prominent minister who has decided to follow suit is one who in several corners has been closely associated with the former prime minister, who also had once stood for the presidency.
The minister, whose gender and region of origin are kept secret for the time being, claims that this phase has turned some of them redundant for reasons that are not clear.
As you can see the Cabinet has been turned into a toothless lion due to internal party frictions that have ravaged it over the past four years, this is unhealthy for my political future, said the minister.
A former university lecturer and distinguished academic is one minister who has decided to call it quits with the CCM. He said that he does not receive the same respect from fellow academics due to a number of misdemeanors that his party and government have committed.
But probably most interesting is the fact that one MP, closely associated with the Richmond probe committee, is amongst those who have decided to join hands with the newly founded party.
The MP, who was seen on Monday night this week with Mpendazoe a few hours before he declared his decision to cross over to CCJ, said he has nothing to lose if he was to join the opposition.
He said that he would rather go back to his former career or even establish his own business. I am a professional with distinguished academic qualifications, I can open my own business and earn my daily bread through my profession, I can create a lucrative business, he said and hung up.
Another MP who has always been associated with the CCJ denied rumours that he is amongst those who will cross over to the new party. He called such a rumour cheap politics for the mediocre, and hung up.
But while this was going on, another MP who has been identified with the crusaders against corruption in this country said that it was worthless to join an Opposition which is not united.
I do not see any future with an Opposition which has failed for over ten years to galvanize itself and form a formidable power base that will bring real challenge to the CCM, its a waste of time to join such a party, he said.
He showered praise on his party boss President Jakaya Kikwete whom he termed a true democrat. He defended him on the grounds that he has taken sufficient measures to combat corruption in this country.
He elucidated his argument by the fact that now some grand corruption cases are going on in the courts, an indication that his boss is serious about the anti-sleaze crusade.
This is not to deny the fact that the Parliament figurehead is amongst those who are speculated as being about to shift to the CCJ, however The Express failed to locate him for comment.
Asked for his comments, a lecturer in political science at the University of Dar es Salaam said that CCJ will shake awake the election euphoria in the forthcoming democratic exercise to take place later this year, but after the election it will just subside like its predecessor parties.
The seasoned lecturer said the best way for the existing parties is just to form an alliance and challenge the gigantic CCM, rather than establish new parties.
A proliferation of Opposition parties is unhealthy, it is a sad story. I can in no way expect them to challenge the CCM which has all the resources at its disposal, he concluded.
While this is happening with the CCM and the CCJ, other opposition parties have been left dumbfounded as they do not know the political game currently going on.
I doubt whether the CCJ is a genuine opposition party, I think this is just a political ploy that is calculated to divert the attention of Tanzanians from the existing Opposition parties.
The leaders said they have revealed their intention to coincide with April 1 because it is a popular international day, and will give this news the needed validity.