Tanzania’s opposition Chadema rejects Registrar’s directive on leadership annulments

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Chadema Secretary General John Mnyika (left), and Deputy Secretary General, Amani Golugwa (Mainland)

Dar es Salaam. Opposition party Chadema has rejected a directive by the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties to reverse appointments of key officials made during its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on January 22, 2025.

The Registrar on Monday nullified the confirmation of eight party leaders, including Secretary General John Mnyika, Deputy Secretaries General Amani Golugwa (Mainland) and Ally Ibrahim Juma (Zanzibar), and five Central Committee members—Godbless Lema, Rose Mayemba, Salma Kasanzu, Hafidh Ally Saleh, and Dr Rugemeleza Nshala, who also serves as the party’s Chief Legal Adviser.