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Tamwa applauds Komu nomination
2005-11-16 07:37:52
By Guardian Reporter
The Tanzania Media Women’s Association (Tamwa) has commended Chadema for nominating a woman as its running mate in next month’s Union presidential election.
Tamwa said in a statement issued yesterday that it believed that the nomination of Anna Valerian Komu showed that Chadema recognised the importance of equal participation of men and women in leadership.
’Chadema’s move to nominate a female presidential running mate is an indicator that political parties in the country have realised their obligation in the implementation of regional and international declarations on gender equality and development to which the country is signatory,’ the association said and added:’We are confident that gender equality will be achieved in the country if every stakeholder acts accordingly to implement what the declarations stipulate.’
Declarations on gender equality and development signed by Tanzania include the African Union Parity Resolution, which requires each member country to have equal participation of women and men in decision making.
’It is against this background that Tamwa applauds all political parties that have picked women to vie for the highest office in the land in the forthcoming general election,’ Tamwa said.
Three other political parties have nominated women presidential candidates and running mates.
They are PPT-Maendeleo, which has picked Anna Claudia Senkoro as its presidential candidate, and NCCR-Mageuzi and TLP, which have Naila Jidawi and Rukia Omar Kiota as their running mates, respectively.
Chadema nominated Komu, 55, following the death of Jumbe Rajab Jumbe on October 26.
Jumbe’s death led to the postponement of the general election, originally programmed for October 30, to December 14.
In another development, Tamwa saluted the people of Liberia for electing a woman, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, as their president.
Johnson-Sirleaf becomes the first woman president in Africa.
’Tamwa believes that Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf’s victory is a reminder that men and women voters should go for desirable leadership qualities, not gender, when casting their votes.’
Johnson-Sirleaf defeated former football star George Weah in a run-off earlier this month.
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