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CCJ is a hoax,says Tendwa
ABDULWAKIL SAIBOKO, 25th January 2010 Hits: 1247
THE much-publicized new political party, Chama Cha Jamii (CCJ), is nothing but a mere hoax, the Registrar of Political Parties, Mr John Tendwa, said in Dar es Salaam yesterday.
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It is disgusting to see news in the media about a party which does not exist at all. Some people have gone to the extent of claiming that the party has been given temporary registration. This is not true.
It is a hoax," he said.
Mr Tendwa said that the whole issue was being blown out of proportion by some politicians, for reasons better known to them.
"I am tired of talking about this ghost party. In fact, even if it existed, there is nothing special that could make it unique or different from all the other registered parties. Why should it merit such publicity? Who are the party (CCJ) members anyway?
"We are drawing too much attention for nothing. Nothing at all," he said. There has been a series of news on the local media about the party, which has been claimed to have been backed by veteran politicians from the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM).
The suspected veteran politicians, however, have distanced themselves from it.
Unconfirmed reports had it that the party was registered early last week. The reports drew mixed reactions from a cross-section of people, including politicians.
CCM leaders said the new party did not pose any threat to the ruling party's existence. One tabloid went further to claim that the party (CCJ), would parade a presidential candidate to challenge President Jakaya Kikwete in the coming October general elections.
The man who identified himself as the chairman of CCJ, Mr Richard Kiyabo, was quoted as saying that the major target was to have a presidential candidate in this year's general elections and that the party had 2,000 members in Dar es Salaam so far.
However, Mr Tendwa said that even if the party had applied for registration, it still did not deserve such publicity. The Registrar said that normally registration of a new political party takes time before it can be allowed to operate.
"There are many applications for registration of new political parties, but these are still pending. They could be accorded provisional registration by March," he said. He fell short of saying whether legal action could be taken against the new party leaders.
Meanwhile, Mr Tendwa announced the revocation of the provisional registration of People's Democratic Movement (PDM), an opposition political party, for failure to meet legal obligations.
He said that the party, led by Mr Joseph Minja, has been revoked for failure to abide by Political Party's Act no. 5 of 1992, which demands that a party should have more than 200 members for each region from 20 regions.
Meanwhile, another political party, the Democratic National Congress (DNC), has been denied extension of provisional registration.
The same law states that provisional registration of a political party should not exceed 180 days. DNC was seeking extension for the third time which exceeds the deadline. The party was registered in 2008.