"You are neither the life chairman of CCM nor Tanzania's president for life. You are, to all intents and purposes, walking in the footsteps of Tanzania's founding president, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere. Party-hoppers and people pretending to be sultans should be left to be what they are," CCM SECRETARY-GENERAL Bashiru
"You have worked closely with the people, and you will be voted into office by the same people. You are not the kind of a person with a tendency to cling on to power, and therefore this is your last term," Dr. Ally said.
These remarks were made after Dr. Magufuli had collected nomination forms at the National Electoral Commission (NEC).