opposition Civic United front (CUF) has said that it is willing to form a government of national unity in Zanzibar even if CCM loses in the forthcoming October elections.
CUF Publicity Secretary in Zanzibar Salum Bimani told this paper yesterday that the agreement which was reached between President Amani Abeid Karume and the party’s Secretary General, Seif Sharif Hamad, had paved the way for free and fair polls in the Isles.
Bimani said CUF was upbeat about winning the elections because the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) had managed to control registration of unqualified people in the permanent voter register and almost done away with double or more registration of voters.
“We are ready to form a government of national unity, come what may. Our aim is to end political problems in Zanzibar,” he said.
He underscored the need for ZEC to give more time for voter registration because there were still many would-be voters who had failed to register due to failure to be issued with resident identity cards in time.
He said CUF was likely to emerge winners in the general elections if ZEC conducted the polls in a free and transparent manner.
He said the party’s central committee would be meeting in Dar es Salaam tomorrow to strategise on the elections.
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
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