General Mabeyo explains the serious issues that arose after the death of Magufuli, 'It is possible that the people had forgotten the constitution a little'

The retired head of the Armed Forces, General Venance Mabeyo has said that the discussions that arose on the manner of handing over power after the death of the former President of Tanzania, John Pombe Magufuli, may have been due to some people forgetting what the Constitution says when the President dies or failscontinue with his duties.General Mabeyo, who was the Chief of Staff of the Tanzania Civil Defense Force (JWTZ) from February 06, 2017 and retired on June 30, 2022, has said this during his interview with Daily News Digital, marking 3 years since the death of the president of the fifth phase, Hayati John PombeMagufuli happened on March 17, 2021."According to the Constitution, good fortune has clearly stated that if the President dies or if he fails to perform his duties as President, the Vice President will take over," explains Mabeyo. "Now it is possible that people had forgotten the Constitution a little and there were different conversations."

Mabeyo says he is thankful to God that the handover of power during that difficult period that the country had never experienced went well because it was necessary to ensure that the Constitution was respected.

"But when we said we have procedures, I think if we follow them there will be no problem. let's focus on those so that the handover of power goes well," Mabeyo explained.

Death of MagufuliMabeyo explains that when the doctors saw that President Magufuli's condition was changing, they called the heads of the security agencies namely Mabeyo, the Director General of the Tanzania National Security Department, Councilor Athumani Msuya and the Chief of Police, Simon Sirro.

"When it was half past twelve or one o'clock in the evening he died, the heads of the agencies were there, IGP and DGIS (Director of Security)," explains Mabeyo while saying that there was a stuttering about who to inform the first, President Samia when That was Tanga, Prime Minister Kasim MajaliwaHe grew up in Dodoma and the General Secretary of the Congress, Bashiru Ally grew up in Dodoma.