Magufuli sacked Nape as the Minister for Information, Culture, Artistes and Sports on March 24 in a mini cabinet reshuffle.
No reason was given for Nape's dismissal, but the cabinet reshuffle was made after the then information minister ordered an inquiry into an alleged armed intrusion of the Clouds Television offices at night by the Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner, Paul Makonda.
"I would like to advise my president ... to appoint a commission to investigate these incidents in order to find out who is behind them," Nape told supporters yesterday at his Mtama parliamentary constituency in Lindi Region.
The ex-minister said alleged acts of state lawlessness were stoking public hatred against Magufuli and advised the president to order an independent investigation to establish the truth.
Nape said he believed the president was not involved in the incident where a plain-clothed security official brandished a gun on him to try to prevent him from addressing a media conference after he was sacked from his ministerial post.
He also cited the mysterious disapperance of a member of the opposition CHADEMA party, Benard Saanane, since November last year and the latest alleged kidnapping of four local 'Bongo Flava' musicians as incidents that raise public concern and elicit fear.
The musicians, led by a popular rapper Roma Mkatoliki, who has previously released songs critical of the government, were reported to have been found yesterday after a manhunt, but police could not immediately confirm the latest developments by last night.
Nape said he was personally disturbed by the failure of authorities thus far to take action against the person who pulled a gun on him after he was sacked as cabinet minister.
"I wanted to save the face of my country, my president and our law enforcement agencies ... I told that young man (who pulled a gun) to stop what he was doing because we were live on national television, but he did not have the brain to listen," he narrated the incident.
Nape told his supporters that he has a lot of "secrets" about the 2015 general election that he has opted not to reveal for now.
He credited himself for canvassing votes for Magufuli during the hotly contested 2015 elections and for stopping the joint opposition presidential candidate, former prime minister Edward Lowassa, from winning the polls.
"Who stood up and put his leg to stop Edward (Lowassa) from advancing ... what if I didn't put that leg?" Declared Nape, who was a key member of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) inner circle in the previous general election.
However, the ex-minister said he had no qualms for being sacked from government by Magufuli, describing his ouster as a "normal reshuffle."
Nape used a football analogy to describe his dismissal, saying President Magufuli as a football coach has discretion on when to make substitutions of his players during a match.
"I am like a prolific goal scorer who after scoring many goals in a match is asked by the coach to take a rest ... if things get tough leater on, they will have no choice but to recall their best player," he said.
Nape said he stood for principle and fully understood that his decision to order a probe into Makonda's alleged raid on the privately-owned TV studios would come at a cost.
"I will continue to fight for press freedom in Tanzania because I believe that if we interfer with the independence of the media, we will be digging our own grave as a nation," he said.
No reason was given for Nape's dismissal, but the cabinet reshuffle was made after the then information minister ordered an inquiry into an alleged armed intrusion of the Clouds Television offices at night by the Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner, Paul Makonda.
"I would like to advise my president ... to appoint a commission to investigate these incidents in order to find out who is behind them," Nape told supporters yesterday at his Mtama parliamentary constituency in Lindi Region.
The ex-minister said alleged acts of state lawlessness were stoking public hatred against Magufuli and advised the president to order an independent investigation to establish the truth.
Nape said he believed the president was not involved in the incident where a plain-clothed security official brandished a gun on him to try to prevent him from addressing a media conference after he was sacked from his ministerial post.
He also cited the mysterious disapperance of a member of the opposition CHADEMA party, Benard Saanane, since November last year and the latest alleged kidnapping of four local 'Bongo Flava' musicians as incidents that raise public concern and elicit fear.
The musicians, led by a popular rapper Roma Mkatoliki, who has previously released songs critical of the government, were reported to have been found yesterday after a manhunt, but police could not immediately confirm the latest developments by last night.
Nape said he was personally disturbed by the failure of authorities thus far to take action against the person who pulled a gun on him after he was sacked as cabinet minister.
"I wanted to save the face of my country, my president and our law enforcement agencies ... I told that young man (who pulled a gun) to stop what he was doing because we were live on national television, but he did not have the brain to listen," he narrated the incident.
Nape told his supporters that he has a lot of "secrets" about the 2015 general election that he has opted not to reveal for now.
He credited himself for canvassing votes for Magufuli during the hotly contested 2015 elections and for stopping the joint opposition presidential candidate, former prime minister Edward Lowassa, from winning the polls.
"Who stood up and put his leg to stop Edward (Lowassa) from advancing ... what if I didn't put that leg?" Declared Nape, who was a key member of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) inner circle in the previous general election.
However, the ex-minister said he had no qualms for being sacked from government by Magufuli, describing his ouster as a "normal reshuffle."
Nape used a football analogy to describe his dismissal, saying President Magufuli as a football coach has discretion on when to make substitutions of his players during a match.
"I am like a prolific goal scorer who after scoring many goals in a match is asked by the coach to take a rest ... if things get tough leater on, they will have no choice but to recall their best player," he said.
Nape said he stood for principle and fully understood that his decision to order a probe into Makonda's alleged raid on the privately-owned TV studios would come at a cost.
"I will continue to fight for press freedom in Tanzania because I believe that if we interfer with the independence of the media, we will be digging our own grave as a nation," he said.
