Online Reporter, 9th July 2010 @ 09:15, Total Comments:
The CCM Central Committee (CC) has confirmed the media speculations on the three top candidates for Zanzibar presidency by forwarding Dr Ali Mohamed Shein, Mr Shamsi Vuai Nahodha and Dr Mohamed Gharib Bilal names to the NEC.
The National Executive Committee (NEC) will by the end of today pick the party's presidential candidate for Zanzibar in the October 31, general elections, from the three names.
The nomination process began midmorning today by the CC meeting, whose main task was to trim the list of eleven aspirants to only three.
Other aspirants were Mr Ali Juma Shamhuna, Mr Haroun Ali Suleiman, Mr Mohammed Raza Dharamshi; Mr Omar Sheha Mussa; Mr Hamad Bakar Mshindo; Mr Muhammadi Yussuf Mshamba; Ambassador Ali Karume and Mr Mohamed Aboud Mohamed.