Ibrahim Lipumba

"For President Mkapa to use that jet to go to Addis Ababa to the African Commission meeting... to tell Mr Blair, 'Please give us more money so that we can fight poverty in Tanzania,' it's a real shame."

"We're very poor because the sports ministry has not done enough. If elected, I will sit down with the federation and come up with plans that will turn our country into a football superpower."

"The election is not a tsunami where you need the help of an army to rescue people."

"If the people of Zanzibar have been robbed of their choice, we will not accept it."

"Despite the massive attempts of rigging, our returns indicate our presidential candidate has won with a very small margin."