Is CCM’s stance a legitimate political standpoint?

I think that, it’s now high time for African governments including Tanzania to change on their political trend and focus on the formation of coalition governments as this is the only way to end up political indifferences currently dominating in the continent. Most political chaos across the region are exacerbated by one group that tend to monopolize people’s power.

Ruling parties in most governments are the main causers of most problems arising in their governments, these problems arises as a result of their refusal to accept the idea of power sharing deal, like what is presently happening in the country whereby CUF, the main opposition party is accusing CCM the ruling party of violating the agreements signed during peace talks in the Isles.

The recent walkout of the opposition legislators from the National Assembly in Dodoma town in protest against the ruling party CCM’s recent move to postpone implementation of an agreement to form a coalition government in Zanzibar sealed between CCM and the opposition Civic United Front (CUF) early this year, signifies yet another era of disappointment on the Isles political atmosphere.
A move shown by CUF members in parliament may be is to seek for the lasting solution of the peace accord signed in 2001, this was after the second multi-party general election held on the previous year. The two parties signed an agreement to form the government of national unity in Zanzibar.

CUF members came out very strongly indeed, saying it wanted an outright implementation of the agreement and that it would not go back to the negotiating table. Delay in the implementation of peace accord is an attitude that the ruling party and its government can regret in future.

This shows that the ruling party, CCM has resolved not to effect a power sharing agreement on the politically troubled Zanzibar. “There is a popular saying that, “Justice delayed, is Justice denied”. We must all agree the fact that CCM is reluctant to implement the agreed peace accord.

Instead, the party is diverting the trend on shelving an outright execution of the power sharing deal. The ruling party, CCM through its National Executive Committee has brought in a new idea of a referendum proposing collection of views from the people of Zanzibar regarding the formation of a coalition government.

It is a fact without hiding up the truth that, greedy politicians are likely to plug Zanzibar yet into another wave of crisis after political chaos in 2001 which left dozens dead and hundreds displaced.

Political analysts maintain that, there was a great possibility for Zanzibar to have a coalition government because, like many other countries in Africa now when it reaches a point whereby people want such governments and are given without resistance.

Tracing back the historic happenings of the Isles since the first multi-party general election of 1995, there had been life threatening posters which were being distributed during Dr. Salmin Amour’s administration which at the end of the day resulted in bloodshed.

I think time is ripe for politicians vested with the truth to make decisions on behalf of the people to act now before it’s too late. Time is running out, and it should be running out for greedy politicians forming big chunk of political monarchies who understands nothing but holding leadership of the country even if in doing so they risk loosing the will of the people

There is no point of asking a question which the people of Zanzibar have legitimately issued a clear answer for it not once but thrice. The last three multi-party general elections where the ruling CCM and the opposition CUF were tied, reflect the will of people in the Isles.

Political monarchies should not speak for them because their voices were loud and clear in 1995, 2000 and 2005 general elections respectively. Instead they should just give what suit them like a national unity government.