{"id":14336,"date":"2020-08-27T18:09:30","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T18:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/tanzania\/?p=14336"},"modified":"2020-08-27T18:09:30","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T18:09:30","slug":"nec-quashes-lissus-objections-against-magufuli-lipumba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/policy\/nec-quashes-lissus-objections-against-magufuli-lipumba","title":{"rendered":"NEC QUASHES LISSU&#8217;S OBJECTIONS AGAINST MAGUFULI, LIPUMBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> THE National Electoral Commission (NEC) has rejected two objections against nominations of Chama cha Mapinduzi and CUF Presidential candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo\u00a0(CHADEMA)&#8217;s flag-bearer\u00a0for the Union\u00a0presidency\u00a0election, Tundu Lissu submitted his objections against CCM\u2019s Dr. John Magufuli and Prof Ibrahim Lipumba (CUF).<\/p>\n<p>In his objections, Lissu claimed that Prof Lipumba didn\u2019t return nomination forms as per Commission&#8217;s regulations and Dr Magufuli didn\u2019t attach photo in his nomination forms.<\/p>\n<p>Delivering the ruling, NEC\u2019s director of elections, Dr Wilson Mahera said that basing\u00a0 on the evidences submitted to the\u00a0Commission, Lissu\u2019s claims were baseless.<\/p>\n<p>However, NEC said the duo remains legal candidates for Union Presidency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Tanzania: THE National Electoral Commission (NEC) has rejected two objections against nominations of Chama cha Mapinduzi and CUF Presidential candidates. Yesterday, Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo\u00a0(CHADEMA)&#8217;s flag-bearer\u00a0for the Union\u00a0presidency\u00a0election, Tundu Lissu submitted his objections against CCM\u2019s Dr. John Magufuli and Prof Ibrahim Lipumba (CUF). 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