THE Zanzibar government has said it has
no mandate to stop the Union Government from extending the Exclusive
Economic Zone in the Indian Ocean.
The government declared this amid
pressure from the public as well as some members of the House of
Representatives, who have been speaking out against the Union
Government’s move to demarcate its exclusive economic Zone. “We stick to
our promise that the government.
will give its position about EEZ during
the next session of the House of Representatives scheduled for March
28, this year,” said Mr Mohamed Aboud Mohamed, State Minister in the
Second Vice-President’s office.
“We cannot stop the process, and I do
not think we have reasons for doing so. Let us wait, we are discussing
it and the government’s position will be out during the next session.”
He said.
Zanzibar Attorney General (AG) Mr Othman
Masoud also said that it might look embarrassing and illegal for
Zanzibar to stop the Union government to extend the EEZ from the current
200 to 350 nautical miles. “I think people don’t understand the EEZ
issue, because of poor media coverage, and statements by politicians. It
is high time the people, including reporters and politicians, read
about EEZ and the process of demanding for the extension, so that people
can be well informed instead of exaggerating the matter,” said the AG.
Some legislators during recent House
session proposed that Zanzibar government write immediately to the
Union government, asking it to halt the EEZ request process, until the
internal dispute over the sea area was resolved. The legislators, led by
Mr Ismail Jussa Ladu (Mji Mkongwe - CUF), asked the speaker to allow a
debate on the motion. The angry legislators reminded the speaker about
the 2010 resolution in which oil and natural gas were removed from the
list of union matters as well as the EEZ.Source: Dailynews
Hapa ndio tumeshamalizwa wazanzibari, serikali ya Tanganyika inatumia kisingizio cha uharamia kujiimarisha kijeshi katika visiwa vyetu ili tusifurukute. huku ni kutawaliwa maana hata viongozi wetu wanaonekana ni woga sana kuweze kudefend maslahi ya Zanzibar, kinachoonekana kila mtu anaelekea bara kwa ajili ya kuseek defence anajuwa ni Tanganyika tu inaweza kumdefend kisiasa na anaona akikaa upande wa wananchi wa zanzibar hatohakikishiwa usalama wa hatma yake kisiasa mfano halisi ni Mohammed Aboud jinsi anavojikomba kwa watanganyika.
ReplyDeleteSasa Wazanzibari inabidi tuamke kama wananchi wenyewe tudai haki zetu tunaona jinsi gani viongozi wetu wanavosaliti haki za nchi yetu.