Chitanda, who was also serving as secretary in the office of the party secretary general becomes the second high ranking cadre to resign after the MP for Mpanda Urban, Said Arfi, to relinquish his position as national vice chairman of the party, a day after the Chadema CC stripped off party posts on Kigoma North legislator Zitto Kabwe, CC member Dr. Kitila Mkumbo and Arusha regional chairman Samson Mwigamba last week.
“Lengo la Ukawa ni kuwa na Serikali inayotenda haki. Sasa yeyote atakayepitishwa kuuwakilisha umoja huu, ataongozwa na misingi hiyo, ndiyo maana nasema sisi hatuna haja ya kugombania nafasi ya urais, ila demokrasia lazima itumike katika kumpata mgombea,” alisema Profesa Lipumba. Msomi huyo wa Chuo Kikuu cha Stanford nchini Marekani, alibainisha kuwa ugumu wa maisha unaoendelea kwa wananchi wa hali ya chini, unatokana na Serikali ya CCM kukosa dira ya maendeleo, hivyo njia pekee ni kuhakikisha inaondolewa kwa kutumia Uchaguzi Mkuu wa Oktoba. Profesa Lipumba alisema viongozi wa chama hicho tawala wameua viwanda na kuwafanya vijana wakose kazi za kufanya.