Nyerere was indeed stinging in his remarks suggesting that given the strong likelihood that whoever would emerge the CCM flag-bearer would be the next president, the matter of costs that had been haphazardly raised by some of the leaders, should instead fall on them given the importance of the exercise.
Looking overall at Magufuli’s reign, the major lesson to draw is that we urgently need political parties that can militate against any form of deity emerging again.