Dodoma: CCM, the ruling party, plans to undertake several economic development programmes during the next five years and promised to create up to eight million jobs if it wins the presidency in October elections. This is contained in the ruling party's draft manifesto for the 2020 general election, which was distributed to delegates.
The party, which has officially endorsed its chairman, President John Magufuli, as its flag-bearer for the Union presidency election and Dr Hussein Mwinyi as its flag-bearer for the Zanzibar top office, believes that it has what it takes to propel Tanzania's economic growth to new heights and create millions of jobs for Tanzanians in a span of five years.
"The mission, and the specific goals, of the fifth phase administration for the period from 2020 to 2025 is to sustain the achievements that have been registered during the period between 2015 and 2020," reads a statement in the ruling party's pamphlet that specifically carries the Curriculum vitae for its Union presidential candidate, Dr Magufuli.
Apart from sustaining and further improving the delivery of social services across the country, President Magufuli's second term will create eight million jobs in both the formal and informal sectors. The party pledges that it will do so by building a modern, inclusive, competitive economy which will embrace various needs of Tanzanians of all walks.
It says further that economic growth will specifically be built on a sound industrial base, services sector and ultra-modern infrastructure. The ruling party pledges to sustain its tempo of building strategic infrastructure projects and create an enabling environment for Tanzanians to undertake their income-generating activities more easily.
CCM's government will also improve the welfare of workers across all sectors of the economy. The draft manifesto shows that if re-elected, President Magufuli would remain a busy man throughout his second term. In the draft manifesto, which is still being subjected to further scrutiny and improvement before it becomes an official document in August, pledges that the government will strengthen the management of production agreements and contracts.
It will also build the capacity of locals in the extraction and processing of Tanzania's God-given wealth. In efforts to attract more investors, the party pledges that the government it will form would maintain the tempo of setting aside land for investment purposes. Improvement of telecommunication services as a way of improving delivery of social services and simplifying the conduct of economic activities across the country also ranks high on the ruling party's agenda for the period between 2020 and 2025.
