CCM picks John Magufuli as presidential candidate

United Republic of Tanzania’s ruling party has finally announced John Pombe Magufuli as its Presidential flag bearer for Tanzania’s general election expected to be held on Sunday 25th October 2015.During the two day nomination process, I noticed an intriguing pattern regarding decisive qualities most of us expected from a high-potential presidential candidate.John Pombe Magufuli got 87.1%(2,104 votes), while Doctor Rose Asha Migiro received 2.4% of the votes and Ambassador Amina Salum Ali managed 10.5% .Total number of votes cast was 2, 422(6 of them were spoilt leaving 2,416 for official count.The win of  55 years old John Magufuli all but ends hopes of a first female President in Tanzania and the greater East African region. When the list of five nominees was revealed officially by President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete on his twitter account yesterday morning, their priorities changed markedly.The five were Bernard Membe, John Magufuli, Januari Makamba, Asha Rose Migiro and Amina Salum Ali.According to my analysis, this partly is explained by the extent to which personal attributes were measurable in the CCM Presidential nomination held in country’s capital of Dodoma.Insiders who are privy to such processes informed me that the candidate who will be nominated depended on the qualities on which the leaders focused at the respective stage of their political life in terms of self-development.

Besides, as the five candidates reached higher levels in the CCM political organization, they had to count on different follower characteristics.Their increased appreciation for intangibles in particular was the fruit of continuous reflection and signaled wisdom gained through experience.In essence, movers and shakers within CCM party used what I call the “CCM leadership pearl chain” model that is commonly used in business leadership to identify and grow leadership seeds that can form part of their inner circle of followers, as well as to develop themselves. Each of the “CCM leadership pearls” is important and necessary as the chain breaks at its weakest link and that is what President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete wanted to avoid.What I could tell since I’ve been following Tanzanian politics for considerable time now, each higher-order leadership pearl within the party was to some degree dependent on the lower-order pearls.The leadership pearls in their entirety enable CCM followers to create valuable outcomes, such as extensive social networks and smart political solutions which will help attract young candidates who want jobs,development and access to electricity, water and other social amenities.Without political leadership competence,no one can rule United Republic of Tanzania and therefore the choosing Nation Executives Committee (NEC) tend to focus mainly on knowledge and political skills. In many cases, this is due to the fact that these qualities are often most valued in country’s leadership and political institutions and comparatively easy to assess. A suitable metaphor for balanced leadership competence is a pyramid. 
In CCM case, the top represented one specialization, which is supported by a broad base of general knowledge related to managing a country. It also demanded superiors with wide horizons, moving to the role of Presidency.As I waited for the top three nomination, my focus moved to Serena Williams who made history by winning fourth consecutive Grand Slam titles dubbed by the British Media as the "Serena Slam.”It was another incredible achievement for the 33 years old United States player who bagged her 21st Grand Slam title and 6th at Wimbledon.I personally consider Williams the greatest woman to have ever played the game.Then at around 8pm Tanzanian time, head of CCM’s publicity and ideology Nape Nnauye confirmed what I’d expected when he informed the public that process to select the top three candidates among whom CCM Presidential candidate will be picked. That is what led to the final three candidates the two female candidates Asha Rose Migiro and Aisha Salum Ali as well as sole male candidate who made the cut John Pombe Magufuli.That to me was critical thinking and decision-making skills that CCM as a party posses.An aspiring leader of a country like Tanzania as John Magufuli is, must be willing regularly to spend time on reflection about himself and the outside world.Read full article here.

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