Police blocked the meeting
following what they called indications of imminent clash between leaders who
support embattled party chairman Prof Ibrahim Lipumba against a rival camp
backing reigning secretary general Seif Sharif Hamad.
Tandahimba Member of Parliament
Katani Katani, who is also member of the CUF national governing council,
confirmed that the police had taken the move noting that they were saddened by
it as it was unwarranted.
“We had secured permits to
conduct the meeting but an hour before it begun we received a message that the
meeting has been cancelled by police for security concerns,” he said.
He said as if that was not enough
police arrived at the building where they were planning to hold their meeting
and started to disperse the people.
The lawmaker hinted that the meeting was
called off after some members who support Prof Lipumba lobbied to the law
enforcement organ to have their meeting annulled. Things are not well in
Newala.
We had sent a report that we will hold an internal meeting and we were
okayed only to be dispersed by the police as we were about to begin,” he said.
In another development, CUF
secretary general Hamad yesterday assured party supporters that efforts to
amicably resolve the political stalemate in Zanzibar were promising.
Speaking
with hundreds of supporters after praying at Kihinani Mosque in Magharibi A
District, Mr Hamad hinted that the efforts involved international mediation
teams.
“If you want to know where we
have reached with efforts to reconcile I can tell you that we have reached a
very promising stage despite efforts by some people to derail them,” he said.
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