2021 Budget: Understanding the Southern Cameroons quest for an independent state ⁰

Here is the breakdown of Cameroun’s Public Investment Budget (Bip) 2021 by region.

CENTER REGION – 336 Billion Fcfa – 35.6%;

SOUTH REGION- 195 billion CFA francs – 20.8%;

EXTREME – NORTH REGION – 86 billion Fcfa – 9.2%;

LITTORAL REGION -63 billion Fcfa – 6.7%;

NORTH WEST – 48 billion FCFA – 5.1%;

NORTH REGION – 46 billion CFA francs – 4.9%;

ADAMAOWA – 45 billion FCFA – 4.8%;

WEST REGION REGION – 44 billion FCFA – 4.7%;

EAST REGION – 40 billion FCFA – 4.3%;

SOUTH-WEST- 37 billion Fcfa – 3.9%.

The budget of the South Region is 195 billion FCFA (20.8%) which is over two times the budget of the war torn and their darling NORTH WEST and SOUTH WEST combined (9.0%).

The Southern Cameroons are given a meager token of 85 billion FCFA or 9% of the Investment budget even though they provide 60% of the revenue. The marginalization is not a myth, it is a reality.