Chadema national vice chairman Tundu Lissu was on Monday August 3 nominated as party’s presidential candidate for the October General Election at the party’s general council, pending approval by the national delegates conference slated for Tuesday. IN SUMMARY Should the delegates’ conference endorse, Mr Lissu on Tuesday, he will challenge President John Magufuli in the October elections. Dar es Salaam. Chadema national vice chairman Tundu Lissu was on Monday August 3 nominated as party’s presidential candidate for the October General Election at the party’s general council, pending approval by the national delegates conference slated for Tuesday. Party's deputy secretary general Salum Mwalimu (Zanzibar) has been proposed to be Mr Lissu's running mate, Mr Said Issa Mohamed has been picked as Chadema Presidential candidate for Zanzibar. Lissu who collected 405, defeated central zone chairman Lazaro Nyalandu and, Dr Mayrose Majinge who collected 36 votes and one vote respectively
Tundu Antiphas Mughwai Lissu (born 20 January 1968 in Ikungi district, Singida) is a Tanzanian lawyer, CHADEMA politician and Member of Parliament for Singida East constituency since 2010.[1] He is also the former President of Tanganyika Law Society (TLS),[2] the bar association of Tanzania mainland, and Chief Legal Officer for Tanzanian opposition party CHADEMA. Over the years Lissu has built a reputation as a prominent lawyer, fierce opposition figure and outspoken government critic, especially with his repeated confrontations with the government in President Magufuli's tenure in the country.[3][4] Lissu was responsible for the research and preparation of the document that revealed the involvement of the state's high ranking officials in plundering of public funds, famously known as the LIST OF SHAME. The fierce lawmaker has been arrested at least six times in 2017 alone, accused of insulting the president[5][6] and disturbing public order, among other charges. On 23 August 2