27, February 2017
Anglophone Crisis: Hon. Norbert Mbile says his anti North West declarations were manipulated 2
In a move seen by many as running away from the Mafany Musonge minority following, Hon. Norbert Mbile has expressed surprised at heavy criticism on his person following statements he reportedly made against the people of the Bamenda province of Southern Cameroons at the famous South West Elites Forum meeting which held in Buea on February 2, 2017 .
Mbile recently revealed that people misunderstood him when he observed that North Westerners were more resilient, hardworking and outnumbered the South Westerners. The Supreme Leader of the Batanga kingdom in Ndian Division, in the Buea province of West Cameroon said he was instead praising the people of North West for their bravery and not insulting them. He noted that after the Buea controversial meeting he received a series of insulting messages.
Hon. Mbile said he had argued that the South Westerners, in line with the 1996 Constitution were advocating for a ten states Federation whereby each region will have a form of autonomy but that the position of the North West region for a two state Federation might be difficult to obtain because the Biya Francophone regime will find it difficult to share resources 50-50 with the Southern Cameroons.
Mbile who also moonlights as a chartered member of the National Anti Corruption Commission, CONAC said he sees North Westerners as his brothers and that the two English speaking regions are one and indivisible like the one and indivisible Cameroon. The MP failed to condemn the rapes, extra judicial killings and arbitrary arrests currently going on in Southern Cameroons but was quick to call for the resumption of classes in Anglophone schools.
Hon Mbile said the strike in the two English regions has exposed the gross marginalization going on in the country especially the problems faced in the bi-jural and bi-cultural aspects of operation in the country. He however said all strikes have an end and the best thing to do is call off the strike and send children to school which according to him will pave way for positive and inclusive dialogue with the government.
Eyong Johnson with files from Cameroun Info.Net
27, February 2017
SDF: Teche Nyamusa leads attack on Fru Ndi, slams his 4 state federation stance 2
An outspoken militant of the Social Democratic Front, SDF, Teche Nyamusa Felix has said that Chairman Ni John Fru Ndi will be an X factor after the elective convention in April 2017 in Bamenda. We understand Teche Nyamusa has been trying to create some political space for himself within the SDF and has eventually announced his intention to run for the 2018 Presidential election.
Recently, he revealed to a cream of reporters in the Bamenda province of Southern Cameroons that he was very confident in his charisma and ability to unseat the founding Chairman of the SDF party during the convention. Teche Nyamusa pointed out that he had already obtained the necessary documentation as required by the internal rules and regulations guiding elections into the National Executive Committee, NEC.
Painted by many Fru Ndi acolytes as youthful and inexperienced, Teche Nyamusa also noted that he had already deposited his file at the office of his ward chairman for onward transmission to the National Executive Committee. He hinted that for the SDF to smile again and have a break through after 27 years, power must change hands. He recounted how the party had already witnessed a sharp decline and dwindling returns in the National Assembly with tremendous reduction of seats and Councils.
He launched a scathing attack on Chairman Fru Ndi and observed that the national Chairman has ran out of innovative ideas and was simply recycling what he had some 20 years ago which are ineffective. He rubbished Fru Ndi’s idea of a four states federation.
By Sama Ernest with files from Eden Newspaper