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Second Vice-President, Mr Seif Ali Iddi, has reiterated his call to combat drug trafficking, cloves smuggling and land conflicts in the country ends.

“Land disputes, clove smuggling and drug trafficking are still our main challenges. We can only win with support from members of the public,” he said in his speech when moving a motion yesterday [5 February 2014] to adjourn the House session to May 14, this year.

Members of the House, led by Speaker Mr Pandu Ameir Kificho, approved the proposed new date for the next session after hearing from the vice-president that his office had also reviewed the legislature's timetable for future sessions.

“Therefore, the next budget session is scheduled for May instead of June/July. I ask the respective ministries to get prepared. Review of the calendar aims at having ample time for planning,” the vice-president said.

In his speech he called on farmers in Pemba to sell cloves to Zanzibar State Trade Corporation (ZSTC), saying it was the sole authorized buyer of the produce in the Islands. He said there were smugglers out to cheat farmers.

Mr Iddi said recent interception of narcotic drugs in the country was a blot on the country and directed police and other security and defence agencies to arrest and prosecute both clove smugglers and drugs dealers.

He said Zanzibar's economy still relied on the clove crop, therefore the government was committed to protecting and increasing clove production.

“Our efforts are showing good results; ZSTC had by the end of January, this year, bought 4,995.4 tonnes this season, surpassing the estimated target of 4200 tonnes,” he said.

The second vice-president said the government has been taking measures to minimize land distributes.

“Initiatives to that end include improving land tribunals, and fortunately the pace of disposing of cases has increased. We had 187 cases determined in the past six months alone,” Mr Iddi said.

He reiterated his call for peace and stability in the islands, adding that e-government project was progressing well. “About 80 public institutions have already been connected to the facility,” he said.