ACT party against registrar's directive

By: Unknown on 12:49 AM

Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT) party yesterday rejected Registrar of Political Parties’ call to cancel their decision on the planned leadership changes during this years’ party general meeting.

 

Judge Francis Mutungi’s call to ACT leadership was made Tuesday this week through a letter with Ref. No HA322/362/20/40 among other things directing the party to call off the national democratic congress meeting which will among others elect new leaders saying such a move might create insecurity and disorder in the party.  

 

The expected March election follows the expulsion of three party members for going against their constitution and holding back the party’s democracy.

 

Expelled members included Chairman Kadawi Limbu, his deputy Leopold Mahona and Grayson Nyakalungu who have been replaced by Chairman Shabani Mambo Shaban, his deputy Masaga Mohamed and Hassan Abdalah.

 

Speaking to reporters at ACT office in Dar es Salaam yesterday, the party’s Secretary Samson Mwigamba said their decision to expel its leaders was right and cannot be cancelled.

 

Mwigamba said the decision was made by the central committee and calling it off will mean cancelling the party’s elections expected for March this year, which is against the party constitution.

 

“We cannot tolerate such members in our party because their views go against the party’s manifesto and promoting of democracy” he said.

He said the Registrar proposal is contrary to the very same guidelines of the party’s registration requirements.

 

“We have also replied back to the Registrar’s office concerning the party leadership changes, directing him to refer to our earlier demands in the letter which had leadership change concerns”” he said.

 

He said the Registrar concerns that we postpone our elections till May this year is not welcomed.

 

According to him, the party has scheduled to conduct national democratic congress March this year where among others will include electing leaders as a preparation for the general elections in October as well as the launching of the party.

 

“Our party does not have conflict. We also invite the three leaders who were expelled from their pots to come and contest in the March coming elections because they are still party members” he said.