{"id":11802,"date":"2020-07-09T17:13:55","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T17:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/tanzania\/?p=11802"},"modified":"2020-07-09T17:13:55","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T17:13:55","slug":"former-mp-nassari-ditches-chadema-for-ccm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/policy\/former-mp-nassari-ditches-chadema-for-ccm","title":{"rendered":"FORMER MP NASSARI DITCHES CHADEMA FOR CCM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author: <i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i>EDWARD QORRO<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> FORMER Arumeru East MP Joshua Nassari emerged from the \u2018wilderness\u2019 Wednesday as he announced his decision to ditch opposition party Chadema for the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Nassari whose parliamentary seat on Chadema ticket was stripped off by Speaker Job Ndugai last year, maintained that his crossing over had nothing to do with the upcoming General Election, and that he wasn\u2019t eyeing for any parliamentary seat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy decision is out of free will, without being coerced by anyone, I\u2019ve today decided to join the ruling party with a view of supporting and complementing the good leadership exhibited by President John Magufuli,\u201d clarified the youthful politician amidst a thunderous applause from CCM cadres, who filled up the party\u2019s regional headquarters to the brim.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Nassari, who was ushered into the hall by the party\u2019s youth wing (UVCCM), Chairman Mr Kheri James, said he would not continue being in the main opposition party, when President Magufuli\u2019s leadership style had proven to be non-discriminatory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a nice gesture of saying thank you to our President, who continues to earn global accolades for his leadership,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: EDWARD QORRO AfricaPress-Tanzania: FORMER Arumeru East MP Joshua Nassari emerged from the \u2018wilderness\u2019 Wednesday as he announced his decision to ditch opposition party Chadema for the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi. 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