Kampala, Uganda – President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday sent a congratulation message to his Tanzanian counterpart John Pombe Magufuli following his landslide win in just concluded General elections.
Through his official Twitter handle, President Museveni said, “Congratulations to His Excellency @MagufuliJP and Chama Cha Mapinduzi Party on the resounding victory in the just-concluded elections.
He added, “Uganda looks forward to working even more closely with you and the people of Tanzania to deepen our social, economic and political ties. Hongera!”
Congratulations to His Excellency @MagufuliJP and Chama Cha Mapinduzi Party on the resounding victory in the just-concluded elections. Uganda looks forward to working even more closely with you and the people of Tanzania to deepen our social, economic and political ties. Hongera! pic.twitter.com/FsKmx6hHTK
— Yoweri K Museveni (@KagutaMuseveni) October 31, 2020
The incumbent, John Pombe Magufuli was declared the winner of Wednesday’s election with 12.51 million votes against 1.93 million for his primary challenger, Tundu Lissu from leading opposition Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo.
The National Electoral Commission chairman, Mr Semistocles Kaijage declared the incumbent as the winner for the fiercely contested elections.
“The commission declares John Magufuli of CCM (Chama Cha Mapinduzi) who garnered the majority of votes as the winner in the presidential seat,” said Semistocles Kaijage.
Tundu Lissu already denounced the results terming it as a fraud. He has asked his supporters to protest peacefully.
As congratulation messages continued to trickle in from across the world, the United States, on Friday said they were deeply concerned about reports of systematic interference in the democratic process. They will also review credible allegations on the use of force against unarmed civilians.
As Tanzanian authorities release results from this week’s elections, we remain deeply concerned about reports of systematic interference in the democratic process. We continue to review credible allegations of the use of force against unarmed civilians. https://t.co/AcoQkTQTf7
— Tibor Nagy (@AsstSecStateAF) October 30, 2020
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