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Samia Hassan has been sworn in as Tanzania’s president, making her become the first female president in the country’s history.
According to the BBC, Samia was sworn in at the state house in Dar es Salaam by the country’s chief justice Ibrahim Juma.
On Wednesday, the Tanzanian government announced the death of President John Magufuli, two weeks after his whereabouts was unknown, fuelling speculation that he had contracted COVID-19.
Hassan has now become the sixth president of Tanzania and she is the only serving female executive president in Africa.
She is also the first female president in East Africa.
According to the Tanzanian constitution, Hassan is to serve the remaining five years of Magufuli’s tenure which is to end in 2025.
The constitution states “the office of the president becomes vacant by reason of death, resignation, loss of electoral qualifications or inability to perform his functions due to physical infirmity or failure to discharge the duties and functions of the office of the president, then the vice president shall be sworn in and become the president for the expired period of the term of five years and in accordance with the conditions set in article 40”.
As president, she will consult with the ruling party to decide the appointment of the next vice-president. 50 percent of the members of parliament must also agree with the decision.
The approval of $1.5 billion by the Federal Government for the renovation of the Port Harcourt refinery has been faulted by the Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi. According […]
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