Mombasa governor aspirant Suleiman Shahbal says he will present a memorandum of understanding to the Orange Democratic Party ODM party leadership demanding clarity in the preparation for the party nominations in Mombasa.
Shahbal says he will draft a letter and mobilize ODM supporters to storm the Party offices demanding an explanation from the ODM party to explain how the party is prepared to hold nominations in Mombasa so as to avert any irregularities in the whole process.
The governor contestant raised fears that some candidates may be treated special during the process under the disguise of being too loyal to the party.
Shahbal is competing for the ODM party ticket to contest for Mombasa governor against Mvita Mp Abdulswamand Nassir and Mombasa deputy governor William Kingi.
“I want to prepare a memorandum, articulating point by point all the things that we want from ODM party nominations. We want free, fair and credible party nominations so that after nominations the party remains united,” said Shahbal.
Shahbal said the party had not done enough to assure aspirants of a fair nomination process noting that this might affect the strength of the ODM party in the county.
“Mombasa is divided between team project and team Shahbal. And team Shahbal stands for change, change must come in Mombasa, because we are tired,” he said
Adding “Under no circumstances, will we allow the nominations of Mombasa to be controlled or rigged by anyone,”
Shahbal also said that time is long gone, when some individuals would impose candidates on electorates in Mombasa.
The two times governor contestant said he is aware of a plot to implant some leaders he regarded as projects to be elected for political positions.
“There are some people here in Mombasa who have a tendency of choosing leaders for us, we have seen it all over from the governor seat, my friend in Mombasa that will be no more. I have been in the race and I witnessed it, but the 2013 Shahbal you knew is not the same as 2022,” he said.
He was speaking after meeting various ODM party aspirants at Wesley Hall in Mombasa on Thursday, where he urged the aspirants to do extensive campaigns for his candidature.
