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Major National Dialogue: Significant diaspora presence.
Major National Dialogue: Significant diaspora presence.
Cameroonians in the Diaspora did not have the opportunity to head any of the eight commissions at last week’s Major National Dialogue but they made a commanding presence at the deliberations.
Their massive participation is attributed to the dispatch of delegations abroad by government to consult with the Diaspora and sample proposals ahead of the event. From Africa to America, through Europe, the Cameroonian Diaspora was represented as they sought to make their opinions count on the dialogue table.
Rachel Cheng, a leader of the ‘West Cameroon Movement for Change’ in the United Kingdom, said she was delighted to be back home to present proposals from her group to seek lasting peace in the country. “We do not stand for any political party but we stand for social and economic justice and human rights. We believe that this initiative is the first step in the right direction taken by the government and hope dialogue will not only end after this event but continue,” Mrs. Cheng said. For those of the Diaspora who could not make it to Cameroon, she urged organisers to make provisions for their participation through video-conferencing.
Another member of the Diaspora who made the journey all down to Yaounde from the United States of America is Pastor Kennedy Ejacha. Key figure of the ‘Federalist Movement’ in the USA, Pastor Ejacha said he could not turn down the invitation sent to him by the Chairperson of the Major National Dialogue because this historic moment needs all the sons and daughters of the nation to come together. He said the Diaspora has a lot to offer in nation building and hoped collaboration between the government and the Diaspora henceforth would be taken to the next step.
For his part, Paddy Asanga from Germany expressed regret that they were not given the chance to head the commission devoted to the Diaspora. He complained that Francophones on their committee had hijacked the debate. Asanga said his participation was not a waste of time because he had made his voice heard.