The Tanzanian ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi, has nominated the energy minister, Deogratius Ndejembi, as its candidate for the new vice president, according to the party’s secretary general, Asha-Rose Migiro.
The outgoing Vice President Emmanuel John Nchimbi will leave office on September 4, having served since last November. His resignation followed criticism from some party members for remarks about the constitution that they considered unnecessary.
NEC “has unanimously approved that member to take the position of Vice President. This will take place after completing the constitutional procedures that require his name to be submitted to Parliament,” Migiro said.
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Ndejembi would be sworn in after he has been approved by parliament, she added.
The ruling party had also decided to expel Nchimbi from the party “due to conduct that violated our regulations regarding discipline and ethics.” She did not say what conduct violated the party’s rules.
Last month Nchimbi urged Tanzanians to fight for a new constitution, “a constitution that leads us toward development, not just material and economic development, but the development of dignity and the human worth of every person living in Tanzania,” he said.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan won last year’s presidential election with nearly 98% of the vote, in an election marred by deadly violence.
