1992 Post Election Violence Victims Reply Nkwain

Our attention has been drawn to an article in The Post, No 0628 of 20th December 2004 captioned "Nkwain Castigates Victims" and in a second one in the same The Post, No 0656 of Friday, April 8th 2005 captioned, "1992 Post Election Victims are Mercenaries." We did not believe when we first read these articles that it was the work of Hon.

Francis Wainchom Nkwain, the former Minister Delegate to the Minister of External Relations. We did not believe because these statements were not only wicked but also a revelation of a selfish man who was out to use the victims as his hunting dogs for his ever searching for the position of appointment into ministerial appointment or a post in the foreign service.

Rumours are everywhere that Francis Wainchom Nkwain is desperate in the search of a government appointment. No one could imagine that Hon. Francis Wainchom Nkwain could use the 1992 victims for his selfish game.

It is true that an individual, who is selfish and heartless, can use any means to achieve his aims. We thought Hon. Nkwain on retirement has changed his former attitudes. It seems he has not change. That is a shame!

We, the victims of 1992, are telling Francis Nkwain that he has no business publishing such articles against people who have suffered in the name of the government.

In the second article cited above (April 8, 2005) Hon. Francis Nkwain says he and former Prime Minister, Simon Achidi Achu went round and sympathized with the 1992 victims. That was done on whose behalf? And can Hon. Nkwain quantify what he means by sympathising "with these militants.

" If he means they paid money to the 1992 victims, let Nkwain Francis publish the government treasury that paid money to victims in the Northwest Province.

To call the 1992 victims mercenaries and highway robbers is not only wicked, but signs that Francis Nkwain is heartless and it is also true that he has lived on slander and blackmail all his life.

We, the 1992 victims are calling on the public to beware of Nkwain Francis as a shameless man who can deliberately climb on a two days old child to seize anything he thinks can benefit him or his family only. He does not care about others.

He exhibited that for many years as a Member of Parliament for Boyo and as Minister in the Cameroon Government. No one can expect him to do better now.

The irony in this matter is that Nkwain himself was a victim of the 1992 political upheavals. It may be it was part of his compensation that he remained in government for so long. It is even rumoured that he received over 27 000 000 FCFA as compensation while the other victims were left in the cold.

Since Hon. Nkwain has a selfish mind to the cor; since he was compensated with Ministerial appointment and money, the rest of the victims "may go to hell." Hon. Francis Nkwain got everything and 1992 victims are dying and their children cannot go to school because they lost everything.

The damage Nkwain himself suffered was recorded as 24 575 000 FCFA. What was the aim of Nkwain assessing the damage? That was not a mercenary mind? And that was not a way of highway robbery? Can you imagine one who lives by stealing from the neighbour's farm calling such a neighbour a thief?

Nkwain had a huge Ministerial budget to control as his compensation at the expense of the "militants?" What Nkwain had for them was empty "sympathy"! What a shame!

By the way, who made Nkwain the spokesman of the government? If he is a spokesman of the government, then he is a very poor one.

If Francis Nkwain is asking whether it was government that sent the vandals to destroy the property of the victims, then can he say that when government pays for other disasters caused by flood, fire, landslide, lightening, wind, etc., it is because the government caused them?

What Francis Nkwain failed to understand because of his distorted - selfish mind is that disasters are disasters, no matter whether they are caused by social or natural phenomena. When people are made homeless, they are homeless, no matter the cause.

Victims are victims. We are surprised that Francs Nkwain still called us victims and militants. According to him, victims are mercenaries! What a comparison!

What Francis Nkwain has attempted to do is to blackmail not only the 1992 victims, but also the government. Nkwain wants money by any means. Anyone can see the desperate attempt of a blackmailer to get money by any means.

Who is then a mercenary, Nkwain or the victims? Secondly, it also seems as if Nkwain is trying to cover something. Did he receive money on behalf of the victims and embezzled and is now deliberately attempting to cover up? Whether he likes it or not, the matter is now in front of the Head of State.

He cannot now cover up his sins. In the final analysis, Hon. Francis Wainchom Nkwain shall be exposed. If he has anything hidden in his cupboard, it shall be revealed for every Cameroonian to see.

We, the victims of 1992, are now sure that our many letters and petitions to His Excellency Paul Biya, the Head of State of Cameroon were blocked by people with selfish ambitions like Nkwain. We were wondering why the Head of State would ignore people like us, who are victims because we voted for him.

We did not know that individuals like Nkwain were out to frustrate us by blocking our communications. Now that the matter has finally reached the Head of State, he is attempting to justify his wicked action.

We have adequate proof that the Head of State is concerned about people who suffer disasters like attack of locust, elephants, floods, earthquakes, landslides, petrol accidents causing deaths and damage to houses.

Why is our case different? He could not have been indifferent to people whose houses and property were completely destroyed simply because they voted for the Head of State.

We want to emphasize that Hon. Nkwain is not used to poor people or assisting desperate people. As Minister for many years, he helped no one. He even ignored his area of origin, which is one of the poorest zones in Cameroon.

As Minister of Mines, Water and Power, he is remembered for causing the poor people of Njinikom and Fundong to be unable to solve their water problem as he saw only himself getting water and forgot about the thousands of poor people that could not pay for water.

In the area of electricity, he did the same thing and even victimized poor villages for selfish gains.During this period of our struggle to let the Head of State do something to help us, we have seen how callous Hon. Nkwain can be.

Some victims are dead and their children and wives are in horrible conditions. Some are sick and are unable to attend hospital care. Recently, one victim from Boyo after attending a court session was stranded in Yaounde for lack of money.

Many borrowed money to attend the court sessions, yet according to Hon. Francis Wainchom Nkwain, these poor people are only out to make themselves rich. What about him who is using the situation of the victims to gain his appointment?

He is unable, even to offer a word of comfort to these poor victims. He is a wicked man. He talks about sympathy but he does not know the meaning of that word.

We, the victims of the 1992 political upheavals know with certainty that Nkwain has been hunting for a Ministerial or foreign service post even after his retirement with a bell on his neck. He must not use us the victims to gain his selfish ambition while we suffer. He must keep his big mouth shut.

Signed on behalf of the Boyo Division Victims:

1) Hon. Bochong Francis Ngam Chia (Leader),
2) Bochong Mah David Nkwi (Member),
3) Mr. Bangha Joseph Yong (Member),
4) Mr. Njang Peter Yeban (Member).

Comments

[pet]

Hahaha,

These people who clapped and clapped at anything Nkwain said on hehalf on the gov't, who hailed Nkwain as a hero, who could(if only they didn't) kill anyone who opposed what nkwain said or stood for, who eat from the schemes of nkwain and the gov't. Now that nkwain is on retirement, you call him selfish because there is no more grain coming through him. Have you forgotten that you were eating at the expense of the majority population? Or you call that generosity.

Now you are looking for sympathy, calling yourselves poor people, some even stranded in Yaounde. It's just the begining of your reward. The cries of those poor villages is coming after you. Things will certainly grow worst for all those cameroonian vampires. You'll all be stranded.

The voice of the people is the voice of god.

[Ngonyama Ka Brooklyn]

On a strictly apolitical basis,I would offer another opinion on Hon.Francis Nkwain.As an elder of the then English Speaking Catholic church -Elig-Affa ,Yaounde,Hon. Nkwain was a very humble man.His political views bore the brunt of some people but "Let he who is without sin,cast the first stone".
I know nothing about his labeling people 'merceneries" and his political ambition.As minister of Mines and Power in 1988, he hosted the Catholic Youth group that I led at his Bastos residence.While treating the poor students that we were to a sumptuos meal and drinks, he and two other elders-Late Prof.Ngongikuo and Mr. Ben Fultang preached to our group and also provided a financial incentive for our projects.They were and remain great role models.As a 41 year old man today,I now see what it takes to mentor people.
I am sorry to hear about this victims' saga and pyromania due to political affiliation!Hopefully,Mr. Biya would compensate you as he is trying to leave behind a positive legacy for posterity.I tip off my hat to Pah Nkwain,Professor Boniface Nasah,Professor Jacob Ngu Lifangi,Prof.Lantum ,Mr. peter Chateh ,Commissioner Patcha,Pah Foncha etc who mentored me in the 1980's!

Boniface Ndemping Wewe
Ngonyama Ka Brooklyn

[Ogunlawa Ngombe]

Francis Nkwain a mentor! A mentor! Will someone stop this nightmare. Francis Nkwain a mentor?! Mr. Nkwain is a leech and will go down in MY history book as one of Africa's greatest traitors. Yes! I said it. Who cares if he fed catholic school boys, when a large majority of those so-called catholics in impoverished countries cannot afford a meal, yet the vatican remains one of the richest enclaves on the planet. Give us a break...Africans all over the world are every passing minute because of leeches like him. If religion were the barometer for virtue, the catholic church wouldn't have endorsed the transatlantic slave trade when the Portuguese and Spanish went to the pope for permission.

[pw]

If you ever wondered why slavery, colonialism and dictatorships have flourished in Africa, it is all there in Mr. Wewe's comment...sychophancy in its worst possible form.

[MASTER P]

Ngombe,
You said it all.catholic church was the prime endorser of this slave trade thing.And before
Paul 11 passed away last week or so,he was told by Fidel Castro when he visited Cuba,that,he is still to say sorry to black people because of the Catholic Church's involvement in the slave trade era.He hasn't don it.Some people are so muse with Christianity,and the catholic church as if it wil bring salvation.We have to be very very careful with this church thing.

[Pet]

Hi guys'

The catholic church is not the issue here. Have been boiling with anti catholic sentiments? Then create another forum for that. One man is only trying to say how he got help from Nkwain. Nkwain is not the catholic church.

The issue here is about Nkwain and his former clique. Don't try to divert.

[pw]

One man is asking us to judge a politician on the basis of a free meal he received from the politician, as opposed to the politician's record in offices he has held over decades!

A free meal and drinks is clouding one man's objectivity of a politician's lifetime record. Typical African stomach principles! A man gives you a "free" meal and immediately he owns your mind! The slave traders used this trick, European imperialists used this trick, African dictators are still using this trick and corrupt politicians in Cameroon are still using this trick. Do we ever think of anything else but our stomachs?

Seems as if while other people think with their brains, we use our stomachs to think.

[Francis Njobe]

If I were there during the slave-trade era I would have opted to be sold as a slave. The blacks sold to America are better off today.Many Africans today are buying to go to Europe to do the same odd jobs Slaves use to do in those days. Even if the Pope said sorry before dying history will not have changed its course.
The so-called Post Electoral Violence Victims deserve their punishment.Hons. Nkwain is playing his role well as a member of Chop People Dem Money. What do you expect from the CPDM gov't? Lies and Machination. My advise to these Victims is forget and never take part in dirty Politics.

[Ogunlawa Ngombe]

Gone are the days when challenging the church was taboo. The time has come for Africans to objectively reassess the role religion plays in pacifying Africans albeit our pathetic circumstances. Period!
From my understanding, only a fraction of our ancestors who were sold as slaves made it to bondage. The "slave" hole in the boats carrying them were disease ridden and smelt of death and agony. Personally, i would be a lot more cautious in wishing that one any human being. When an entity like cameroon can breed such a thought, maybe it's time we set it ablaze mentally.
Big up to p.w. for the wisdom. Its a sick world and God is still to answer our prayers even though he seems to answer our oppressors'.
"I refuse to be politically correct at a time of war. We are dying by the minute. Check the stats!"
Peace
Ogunlawa Ngombe

[pw]

Mr. Njobe,

If you think all African Americans are better off than you just by virtue of the fact that they are in America, you have some real self esteem problems. Moreover, you are totally ignorant of African American history.

You don't also have to just wish and dream to be sold as a slave today. Guess what? If you want to be a slave today you can actually make your wish come true! In Mauritania, the Arabs still trade black slaves. Why not go and volunteer your services? I am sure they would just be too delighted for a slave obtained for free.

If your preference is for white slave masters, I am sure there are still parts of the Deep South in the United States of America, where they would just love to still have black slaves, and would be delighted with your services. So, my friend, you can actually still make your dream of being treated as subhuman come true in 2004. It doesn't have to remain a dream!

Meanwhile, your insensitivity towards to victims of political violence associated with the 1992 elections needs to be treated with the contempt it deserves. It speaks volumes about your selfishness, which is obviously consistent with your insensitivity towards the African victims of the slave trade.

[Kumbringu Kaba K]

Do you guys look at the issue at stake before posting your suggestions. One mans's hypothesis just can't derail the focus of the issue at stake. Come back to your senses.

[Ogunlawa Ngombe]

Every thing is connected; greedy politicians, violence, "His" story, religion, profiteering, mind control, power etc etc.
We must learn to look at the big picture to understand why people do what they do. With all due respect Mr. Kaba, we haven't derailed our focus. We are just trying to articulate what our colonial history texts failed to address.