The Tanzanian Electorial Commission{TEC]had handed over a cheque of $5m[£3.5m]to president John Magufuli after the said amount was spent during last year's general election.
According to the TEC Chairman, the surplus money does not mean the election was compromised in any way.“Mr President, we were very stingy
yet very diligent in our duties. So this surplus shouldn’t mean that our work was compromised anyhow,” he added.
The Tanzanian president was elated by the gesture, describing it as patriotic.
“You could have easily kept all this money and claim that you spent it all. Or even say that it wasn’t enough. And nobody would have questioned it,” he said.
The surplus money will be used in construction of the electoral commission’s offices, the Tanzanian president added.
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