Veteran
opposition politician Seif Shariff Hamad from Zanzibar and President
John Magufuli greet each other with their feet amid fears of the spread
of COVID-19.
Dar es Salaam —
Veteran opposition politician Seif Shariff Hamad from Zanzibar has today
March 3, met President John Magufuli at State House Dar es Salaam in a
meeting whose details are yet to be
released.
Speaking after the
meeting Mr Hamad said that he and the President had a fruitful
conversation on several national issues including how to continue
keeping Tanzania as peaceful country.
"I am happy that
the president has accepted to meet because it is something worth talking
about when the head of state accepts to meet the citizens," said Mr
Hamad.
He added: Some of the things that we have spoken cannot be made public now.
Mr Hamad who was
formerly the Secretary General of Civic United Front (CUF) has since
decamped to ACT -Wazalendo after constant wrangles within the party.
The President later
on in the day also met leaders of other opposition parties such as
NCCR-Mageuzi's James Mbatia, CUF chairaman Ibrahim Lipumba.
And just like the
case was with Seif Sharif Hamad the details of their conversation at
State House with the President was not divulged.
The meetings come
at a time when a cross section of the opposition are urging the
government to set up an independent electoral commission ahead of the
2020 General Election which is slated to take place in October.
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