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At opening of MND:Sultan Mbombo Njoya requests for revision of constitution.

2019-10-08

No: 450

At opening of MND:Sultan Mbombo Njoya requests for revision of constitution.

CPDM Senator, Sultan Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya, ruler of the Bamouns, tickled the audience last Monday at the opening of the Major National Dialogue when he amongst other things requested the revision of Cameroon’s constitution as a way out to many problems the country is facing.

He was among 12 keynote speakers at the event.

Indicating that the Anglophone problem is not the most difficult one to resolve, Sultan Njoya disclosed that the main problem Cameroon has to tackle presently is that of political alternation.

“I further think and repeat that the problem in Cameroon is that of alternation and the only medicine that could heal this evil is: the revision of the constitution, a presidential term limit of 2x5years non-renewable, two round presidential elections”, he said.

According to the ruler of the Bamouns, if his proposal is taken into account and examined, there is a possibility for the Head of State to grant clemency to all those detained in the course of the Anglophone crisis and why not, those arrested during post- electoral protests.

Speaking earlier, former PM, Peter Musonge decried the destruction of the CDC by the war and insisted that the examination of the root causes of the crisis is important for its resolution.

Senator Nfon Mukete as one of the Speakers, seriously contradicted his earlier stances on the Anglophone problem when he declared that NW and SW had never ever been in a union. He said there was always conflict between the NW and SW which pushed them to beg President Ahidjo to suppress Federalism in 1972. According to him the only Anglophone problem is that of poor implementation of bilingualism.

The National Chairman of the SDF took to the rostrum and presented a groundbreaking speech. In the course of his delivery of this speech some francophones in the hall started shouting in protest when he declared that a two-state Federation with each state having different Regions would be the appropriate form of the State to better resolve our differences and nurture our diversity as a source of strength. The floor thunderously applauded the National Chairman when he said those Francophones shouting against Federalism lived in Yaounde and had never stepped foot in the NW and SW to see the reality of wanton destruction of life and property.

Fru Ndi warned that such arrogance made the situation to become what it is today. He wondered aloud to the PM chairing the plenary why a Governor would refer to the people he is ruling as dogs and would not be sacked. He warned again that if the arrogance continues, people should not be surprised if the youths presented in the hall as ex Amba Fighters picked up arms again.

Dr. Simon Munzu took the floor and echoed the National Chairman's position, though in a different style. He added that what mattered in the form of the State is not whether it was called Decentralisation, Federalism or Confederation. What mattered to him was the content of such a form of State, how it allows people to manage their affairs and how it protects the bicultural nature of Cameroon. He too was applauded.

His Eminence, Christian Cardinal Tumi took to the rostrum and preached for peace. He said the military were killing too many people in the NW and SW, noting that the general feeling in this zone was that they should return to their barracks so that the fighters can lay down their arms. He said they had written a report of 400 pages on the crisis that has been handed to the government.

Chief Atem Ebako stole the show with his frank talk, saying that the real issue fueling the Anglophone problem was government's greed for power. He said the Anglophone heritage has been destroyed by this greed for power.

Another highlight of the plenary was the reading of heads of the different committees. This met with protest as the assembly wanted each committee to elect its head. This was ignored and the committees and their heads were read by the PM as follows:

1. Multiculturalism and Bilingualism - Hon Joshua Osih, assisted by Pierre MokokoMbonjo

2. Educational Systems - Dr. Dorothy Njeuma

3. Judicial systems - Benjamin Itoe - assisted by Hon Joseph MbahNdam. Pr. Kofele Kale is also there.

4. Assistance to Returning Refugees - His Eminence Christian Cardinal Tumi

5. Reconstruction - Dr Christopher Fomunyoh, Hon Fobi Nchinda as one of the deputy chairs

6. Disarmament - Saibou Moussa - assisted by Fai Yengo Francis

7. Role of Diaspora in the Crisis – Atangana Amougou

8. Decentralisation - Ngole Philip Ngwese.

Participants were asked to join commissions of their choice.

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At opening of MND:Sultan Mbombo Njoya requests for revision of constitution.