CHADEMA leaders, both Mbowe and Lissu are fierce critics of Magufuli. The opposition party national chair also accused the government of not being transparent about the real situation of the pandemic. Lissu says the opposition party leaders are subject to politically motivated attacks. Tundu Lissu, Chadema Vice Chairman on July 5 became the first cadre of the main opposition party to pick up presidential nomination forms. The former premier through the opposition party garnered over six million votes in the 2015 presidential election.

Source: Standard Digital July 13, 2020 10:21 UTC