Mvita Member of Parliament Abdulswamand Nassir has asked his political opponents to stop dragging his late father’s name Shariff Nassir into their campaigns for the sake of political mileage.

This is after Changamwe Member of Parliament Omar Mwinyi, asserted that the Mvita Mp had nothing to show politically, except riding on the influence of his late father  to stay afloat.

"Some people are now referring to themselves as Shariff Nassir, you are Abdulswamad Nassir and not Shariff Nasir. AStop riding on your father's name. Be proud of yourself, stand on your own" said Mwinyi.

But while addressing a gathering in Junda, Nassir maintained that his father's name is a household name and he has every right to use it for his own benefits and benefits of those who support his gubernatorial bid.

“There is nothing wrong with using or bragging about my late father’s name in my campaigns, because I am proud that I was born by him, if you see people talking about me it is because they have nothing to sell to people politically,” said Nassir.

Nassir is contesting for Mombasa governor seat through an Orange Democratic Movement ODM ticket but will first square it out with his bitter rival Suleiman Shahbal in the party primaries. The duo have embarked on extensive campaigns to woo Mombasa electorate support.

“If I keep on answering those who abuse me on political platforms, when will I get time to work for my people, We must agree that those throwing stones to us, we gather them and make a ladder that will make us grow,” said Nassir.

The two leaders have been hunting for votes in Nyali, Kisauni, Likoni and Mvita constituencies where they have been selling their agenda to the locals ahead of the 2022 polls. Nassir who was the father of the current Mvita MP Abdulswamad Sharif Nassir, died November 27, 2005.

 “They have now resorted to using my late father’s name, and I want to tell them that, my late father taught me not to be abusive, and I am sure that he has forgiven them for their deeds,” said Nassir.

Nassir said he will continue to seek electoral support as he seeks to get elected as the second governor for Mombasa County.

Mombasa Senator Mohamed Faki, MPs Mboko (Likoni) and Badi Twalib (Jomvu)have already declared to support Nassirs bid stating that they have confidence in the ability of Nassir to succeed Joho.

“I can’t accept being zigzagged, so that I can lose focus on what I want to achieve, “said Nassir while addressing a political gathering at Junda on Saturday.

According to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Mombasa had 508,223 voters during the 2017 General Election.

The numbers are bound to increase as IEBC plans to start recruitment of new voters ahead of the next general election.

The populous Kisauni constituency had the highest number of voters at 126,151, followed by Mvita (107,091) and Nyali (104,017), according to the 2017 IEBC register.

Likoni had 87,326, whereas Changamwe had 86,331 and Jomvu only 69,305.