By Kini Nsom
The Chairman of the Social Democratic Front, SDF, John Fru Ndi, has expressed regrets that the Cameroonian Parliament is fraught with conmen and murderers.
The SDF Chairman was speaking, Wednesday, March 14, at press conference that was scheduled to hold at the Yaounde Hilton Hotel at 3 pm but held at his Omnisport residence two hours later following the inability of the party to obtain permission from the administration.
Fru Ndi took great exception to the fact that Fon Doh, who is a murder convict, was not only allowed to take his seat at the National Assembly but was also re-elected a member of the Bureau. But a more burning issue that the Chairman took up was the upcoming twin elections.
He called for the postponement of the elections, warning that the Cameroonian people won't tolerate the rigging machinery that the CPDM regime has put in place.
He condemned the numerous irregularities that are marring the ongoing registration of voters as part of the rigging machinery assembled by the Biya regime.
Hear him: "For quite some time now, Cameroon has aligned the year of other institutions with the civil year. It will be necessary, therefore, to adjust the date of the elections to enable the first session of the newly elected Parliament to start in March, which is the first session of the legislative year and also give adequate time to the newly appointed members of ELECAM to master the electoral process."
The Chairman argued that the adjustment of the electoral calendar will not, in anyway, violate the provisions of Section 15.4 of the Constitution because if an election is not properly managed, it will be a potential seed for serious crisis that could endanger the peace and development of the country.
Fru Ndi further buttressed the call for the postponement of elections by saying that it is necessary for the results of the last population census, conducted in 2005, to be published first.
According to him, the figures would determine the distribution of Parliamentary seats within well-defined constituencies. Besides, he said, the census results are necessary to determine the proper distribution of electoral and administrative constituencies.
To him, such a move would be necessary to ensure the proper registration of voters by Elections Cameroon, ELECAM, after familiarising itself with the sociological components of the population and people of voting age.
Fru Ndi said the multiplicity of ballot papers, with varying colours, has greatly facilitated election fraud.Ballot boxes, he maintained, are often stuffed in advance with the ballot papers of some political parties simply not displayed or deliberately supplied in very limited quantities.
Fru Ndi advocated for the single ballot paper, which, he says, is cost-effective, besides being less-prone to fraud. He said some countries in Africa like Senegal, Benin, Congo, Zambia and South Africa have successfully used this system.
The SDF Chairman said such ballot papers can only be designed by ELECAM and not the Ministry of Territorial Administration that condones fraud as clearly demonstrated in past years.
Quoting examples, Fru Ndi said in 2002, the SDO for Lebialem, Wilson Otto, installed CPDM councillors in Allou Rural Council that had been won by the SDF.
He said it was scandalous that Hon. Calvin Foinding is an MP for the Khoungki Division in the West Province and a Councillor of the Buea Rural Council in Fako Division of the Southwest Province.
Fru Ndi qualified the ongoing computerisation of electoral registers as another phase of MINATD's advanced fraud machine that will be used, once more, to deprive Cameroonians of their civic rights.
He argued that the computer system employed by MINATD is the Malian model, which is nothing more than an impressive array of computers distributed to the Senior Divisional offices.
Such a system, Fru Ndi said, lacks a component that connects all the computers through a network linked to a Central National Database into which all election information can be keyed, managed and accessed from any Senior Divisional office.
He regretted that the software in this system does not provide for a foolproof voter's picture on the voter's card. He noted that it is open to malpractices such as multiple registrations, ambulant voting and the nationwide manipulation of results in the course of being transported.
Fru Ndi reiterated that there will be no hope for free and fair polls if the twin elections are organised by MINATD and the National Elections Observatory, NEO.
Urging that ELECAM be put in place, Fru Ndi said the mandate of NEO members ends in May 2007 and that there is no provision in the law permitting President Paul Biya to extend their mandate.
According to the SDF Chairman, even though the law on ELECAM is fraught with imperfections, Cameroonians would prefer to have a new legal instrument. This, he emphasised, would encourage them to register and vote.
The SDF Chieftain argued that it will not be difficult to put in place ELECAM because NEO already has structures all over the country that can be used.
NJFN should not be wasting his time. Southern Cameroons are not interested in any elections. Maybe, his Bamilikie relatives will vote for him in La Republique, but whether the Ballot boxes are white or Black, that is not our concern. We dont want it in the Southern Cameroons and he NJFN knows that. He knows that he cannot become the president of La Republique as he is not constitutionally one of theirs. Henri Hogbe Nlend did told him clearly that he cannot become president of La Republique. He has been told to stay out of Camerounese politics and he needs to respect the constitution of La Republique.
This man NJFN is becoming a laughing stock to Southern Cameroonians and the international community. His constant flip-flopping is an embarassment not only to him and his supporters but to every rightminded person. He knows that he cannot become president of La Republique Francaise Du Cameroun, but he is wasting his time complaining about electoral fraud, ballot boxes, ELECAM, etc. Who told him that we dont know that he has been paid just to colour La Republique as a multi-party democracy. He can only gain a few seats in parliament in the North West Province, he will use these seats to go to parliament and continue his handclapping as directed by the colonialist.
Posted by: rexon | Monday, 19 March 2007 at 06:33 PM
What happens if all those demands are not met? I guest it will still be okay to take part in the elections. Elections come with subsides from the C.P.D.M. A time to earn a major source of revenue. A time to protect "half bread" and "petrol money." No one can afford to be left aside from the election payroll.
If you are at the bottom of the food chain. Stay away from the C.P.D.M. They are bad; although they provide us "half bread" and "petrol money."
Posted by: M Nje | Monday, 19 March 2007 at 08:28 PM
This Ntarikom presidencial candidate is still hoping to defeat Bi Mvondo in elections in the name of ELECAM?He must be kidding!!Not with the CPDM manipulations!!Postponement or no postponement the CPDM rigging machanisms are already in the making.He is talking about Fon Doh while he himself is also a murderer.All those flip-floppers under the banner of La Republique politics are all conmen.
NJFN has failed in politics his objectives now are just to convince the people to go in for ballot boxes letting the international community that there is multi party system in Cameroon.The earlier he realises his doom the better for him.After 16 years he is still with thesame strategy of bycott and postponement of the elections.The Francophones will never allow an Anglophone to be the president of the country period.He should be enjoying with the monthly pay packages and salaries he receives at his lodge in Yaounde from the government,parliamentarians and mayors alike,than to be making noise everyday.We are sick of this stuff.
His speeches are no longer taken serious because they are not different from that of Bi Mvondo whose lengthy monthly and annual narratives have become more boring and without substance to the masses.They are birds of thesame feathers.Achidi and the PM Inoni lastly told Fru Ndi to be open and join the CPDM before his salary will be increased.He is still eating from behind the curtain.
Fritzane Kiki
Hong Kong
Posted by: Fritzane Kiki HK | Monday, 19 March 2007 at 11:10 PM
Kiki
What made you to address Fru Ndi a murderer? Bias, hatred and jealousy will make some of you go crazy.
You and Rexon think you can paint Fru Ndi black but I will keep on reminding you that you are wasting your time. Fru Ndi has gone in history as a great political figure. He is someone who will always call a spade a spade. You and Rexon can continue shading tears and spending sleepless nights, you won't succeed to change the fact that Fru Ndi is a great and straight forward politician.
You claim to be a business man in Hong Kong, business man in Hong Kong my foot.
Shalom
Klemenceau
Posted by: Klemenceau-Shalom | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 12:00 AM
Mr Klemenceau,
I see you have something personal with me this.How has Fru Ndi's failure and misleadership got to do with my business.I have nothing to loose or gain from this dirty game of politics in Cameroon.Don't always fool the people all the time.He has been lying his poeple.That's enough.He has nothing good to offer now to the people than to stand as a figure head to the CPDM ruling party in the name of multi-partism...My friend don't pretend to be blind...open your eyes.I am not a sympatiser to any party sorry.
Fritzane Kiki
Hong Kong
Posted by: Fritzane Kiki HK | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 02:25 AM
Mr. Kiki
You might think I got a personal problem with you as you seem to have with Fru Ndi. I actually have problem with your addressing Fru Ndi a murderer. Can you back that statement as I quote you below?
"....He is talking about Fon Doh while he himself is also a murderer"
Hope you see the problem I got with you? I had never used any hard words on you but your addressing Fru Ndi a murderer forced me to write the way I did to you. If truly Fru Ndi is a murderer, I would have had no quarrel with you. Proof to me that Fru Ndi is a murderer and you will deserve my apologies.
If you are tired of the "dirty politics" in la republic, you better stay clear of it rather than playing the hide and seek game you have been playing here.
Shalom
Klemenceau
Mr. Kiki
You might think I got a personal problem with you as you seem to have with Fru Ndi. I actually have problem with your addressing Fru Ndi a murderer. Can you back that statement as I quote you below?
"....He is talking about Fon Doh while he himself is also a murderer"
Hope you see the problem I got with you? I had never used any hard words on you but your addressing Fru Ndi a murderer forced me to write the way I did to you. If truly Fru Ndi is a murderer, I would have had no quarrel with you. Proof to me that Fru Ndi is a murderer and you will deserve my apologies.
If you are tired of the "dirty politics" in la republic, you better stay clear of it rather than playing the hide and seek game you have been playing here.
Shalom
Klemenceau
Posted by: Klemenceau-Shalom | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 04:35 AM
I expected rexon to be the first to comment here.
Critics who have nothing to offer. Provide solutions rather lamenting. The SDF has made success as well as failure. How many of us have been perfect children, students, workers, husbands or parents.
The parliament is full of people who are out to sabotage the anglophone progress. This is true! B/c you have a biased mind you only point to their mistakes.
Trying to do enthnic cleansing or quarantine the sdf and its leader will do more harm than good.
For how long have you been told that you are the leader for tomorrow? Are you still waiting for that tomorrow? Even if you disolve the sdf there will be no break through. The way forward is unity first. Anything before that is doom to fail.
Stand up and lead us!!!
Posted by: AngloCameroonian | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 04:42 AM
Klemenceau,
Be honest to this forum. Can NJFN or any other Southern Cameroonian ever become the president of La Republique? If you can answer this question, i will have some respect for you. I dont want to belong to any nation that does not recognise me. Anyone lying to himself that he is working for us when in reality he is working for his pay package must be moderated.
Posted by: rexon | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 05:47 AM
S Leone honours Africa slave campaigners
By Yvonne Ndege-Burke and Mohammed Fajah-Barrie
BBC Africa Have Your Say, Freetown
Howe will be called John Ezzidio after the slave who become mayor
As the UK marks 200 years since it abolished the slave trade, Sierra Leone has decided to purge its capital, Freetown, of streets named after the British and replace them with the names of Africans who fought in the abolition movement.
Freetown, as its name implies, was founded in 1787 as a home for freed slaves and many residents have welcomed the move to recognise African heroes on its streets.
"Since the British came and went, they have done nothing for us after slavery. All their names are on the streets. You come into Freetown you see them, the only street with an African name is Siaka Stevens street," says resident Sammy Conteh.
Readdressing history
Mohamed Bobson-Kamara, chairman of the city's planning committee for the bicentenary, says the role of black abolitionists has been greatly underplayed.
AFRICAN ABOLIIONISTS
Thomas Peters - ex-slave, who helped Wilberforce found Sierra Leone as colony for freed slaves
Sengeh Pieh - led revolt on slave ship, Amistad
Olaudah Equiano - ex-slave, some believe helped abolition movement
John Ezzidio - ex-slave who became Freetown mayor
He hopes this will be partly rectified by changing the street names.
Percival Street will become Thomas Peters Street in remembrance of the slave who was taken to America from somewhere along the West African coast.
It is believed Thomas Peters fought on the side of the British during the American Revolution and ended up in the UK, where he went on to work with the white abolitionists, William Wilberforce and Granville Sharp to establish a colony in Africa for freed slaves - which is now Sierra Leone.
Mr Peters was honoured by the government of Sierra Leone in 1998.
Charlotte Street will be renamed Sengeh Pieh in memory of the African slave who led a revolt on the Amistad, a slave ship, in 1839 as it sailed to America.
Likewise, Waterloo Street will take Olaudah Equiano's name.
Nigerian by birth, Olaudah Equiano was kidnapped into slavery in 1756. Some historians credit him with being one of architects of the UK's abolitionist movement.
Suffering
The city's mayor Winstanley Bankole Johnson explains: "These names are the names of Africans that were directly connected with the history of slavery.
"It is for us to know where we are coming from. It is people like us who have to bring the names of black abolitionists to the fore. I think their whole effort has been obscured in the process of writing history. We want to take this opportunity to give credit where credit was due."
AFRICA HAVE YOUR SAY
I am a descendent of African slaves, and proud of my heritage of endurance and perseverance against all odds
Brian, Washington DC
Send us your comments
The Bicentenary of the Abolition of Slavery Act, which banned slavery in the British Empire, is 25 March 2007.
The UK intends to spend £20m to mark the occasion.
But Freetown mayor Winstanley Bankole Johnson is critical of the amount of money being spent and wants the UK to re-think its plans.
"I would rather they did not spend those millions of pounds, where the impact would be far less felt.
"I would rather they focus their attention in countries in Africa that suffered and experienced the worst effects of slavery, particularly in the west coast of Africa. The economy of this region was comprehensively devastated.
"What better way to celebrate than to make people see that the suffering of their ancestors was not in vain?"
Posted by: rexon | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 05:51 AM
Red Alert!
As usual, commentators who wear blinkers over their eyes chase the shadow and forget the substance of the debate. The reason is that they will persevere until their mission to denigrate the SDF and its leader is complete. Some of their group have taken leave of the PostOnline temporarily, but I am sure they will come back when the stakes are higher or when their paymasters see the need for them to come and continue their dirty job of divide and rule.
The SDF leadership has raised a number of issues surrounding the election and registration of voters. Did the detractors address those issues? No. Never. Should the June elections be postponed? Yes. The SDF has given its reasons for asking for postponement: So that the Elections body can be set up/appointed and familiarise itself with its terms of reference. The SDF is a political party vying for power through the grassroots (local councils) and through the legislature. Presidential elections are not until 2011. So what has Fru Ndi not becoming president of LRC, dixit Hogbe Nlend, got to do with the forthcoming elections? NEO will come to the end of its mandate (if it had any) in May 2007. There is no reason why a delinquent government will call an extraordinary session of parliament to pass a bill and refuse to implement the bill from that session or defer its implementation for 18 months. There is also no reason for extending the mandate of NEO after May 2007 before the planned elections of June 2007 because ELECAM should take over from NEO and MINATD. All these points are raised in the Chairman's statement. All the prophets of doom on this forum should at least have addressed the same issues and showed how the SDF's worries and proposals are irrelevant, and make more valid proposals (not boycott). The truth is that if you have a target in view and a tree lies in your path, you either jump over the tree or go round it to reach your target. You cannot stand on the spot and complain that you have been prevented from moving by the tree. The CPDM government is this kind of obstacle. It will frustrate you in many ways and, if you do not act wisely, it will use the "winner take all" option, although the winning is by high tricks.
This brings me to the red alert above. You must have observed that P&T is talking of the telephone going 8 digits in June 2007? Why only then? The announcement is made by a minister who is in the ruling camp. It is not as innocent as it sounds. It is said that the introduction of 7 digits opened the way for 8 million lines and that so far only 3 million lines have been taken. So what is so urgent about increasing the available lines when 5 million lines are still not taken? I can read in-between the "lines" and I believe that this sudden interest in extending the network has serious political implications.
Think of the scenario in June 2007 during the elections, which the government will force Cmroonians to accept. It has been known that in other countries, the mobile phone has helped spread the true election results and forsetalled massive rigging. In June 2007, you find it difficult to remember how to reach your contacts by mobile phone. When this happens, the ruling clique will consolidate the rigging machinery, making it impossible for Cmroonians to communicate with one another or for the outside world to communicate with Cmroonians. When they finally bring their US Senators to confirm that voting was free and fair, there will be no opposing voice because communication will be difficult, if not impossible.
The bottom line is that all of us who aspire for change should be on the watch-out. Know beforehand how to reach essential numbers in June 2007 when the rigging begins. For those in the Diaspora, we have already been disfranchised. So there is no hope for us to get our voice heard as happens in civilised countries, even on the African continent. Stay awake because your enemy the State of CMR is using all sorts of devices to stay put.
Maverick
Posted by: Langai | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 06:52 AM
it hurts to read about these scandalous deeds repeatedly. African democracy will remain a myth and the cries of the ordinary man will fallow in hell as long as the people like this idiot called biya and his psychopaths keep their earthly desires ahead of that of the common man.
It hurts to know that simple things can be made to work and yet people refuse to make them work when we truely know that a well functioning machine must be well lubricated!
I am totally blighted in pain that resources are mindfully manipulated to deprive the poor man of his civic and social rights and that people sit and eat fat while they watch others die in destitution. Are they gloating with satisfaction? I wonder what goes on in those twisted heads of theirs!
I always wonder why many Africans and Cameroonians believe strongly in a God who has for ever given a deaf ear to their pleas, their sufferings and their pain. I wonder why if that God is as fair as a good father is supposed to be favours some of his kids? Where should me turn to when even prayers cant resolve our problems?
Posted by: eyallow | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 06:56 AM
Klemenceau i like the way you argue, you always back ur arguments with portrayed facts, this KIKI man. whats the nature of your Business in Honkong, i hope u are not one of the guys i saw on cctv, you are fake, Fru Ndi is the only trustworthy Cameroonian at the moment, your own dad will testify that, stop demonstating hatred and bias.
Posted by: kisah | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 07:17 AM
Fritzane Kiki, You see,people who are dubious,arrogant,and slippery will not entertain even the slightest joke abouttheir person.They inflict pains on others,but when ruffled they become professional mourners.
When we talk of conmen,we all know who they are.Feymania has become second nature to many Cameroonians.Even intellectuals ,who would have saved the day have all become breeding grounds for all nasty things.
Fritzane,feymania always begins at the individual level,and subsequently engulf the whole society.Lets take for example somebody
like you,who doesn`t live in Hongkong,
doesn`t do business,but is an English Language teacher in North China.If you had to do business with other Cameroonians ,you would easily go back home,collect money from them,and disappear into thin air.They will easily give you the money ,since they have been reading here that you live in a financial hub like Hongkong.This dubiousity is a big shame to other Cameroonians.But everybody can see you are one of the loudest mouths here spitting on what ever our leaders try to do.We don`t want to go into the other part of the type of English you even teach,but just that these are exactly the type of things FRu Ndi is decrying.
Fritzane,this is exactly the same behaviour that comes from somebody like Rexon.You must have read here how he himself accepted to have helped in the repartriation of Southern Cameroonians from Britain.But what does he do to cover up this type of behaviour? Of course he diverts public attention on the hot issues in our country by trying to show that Biya is no longer a problem to the people.Rexon has actually been doing everything here to drown any criticisms directed at the government of Cameroon .You can see ,he is the first to post writeups whenever the name SDF is mentioned.For the past two days he has strangely gone public defending Dorothy Njeuma,and saying if anybody has to blame her,others should also be blamed first.He has gone from that we should welcome the French ,but fool them by cheating them out of their businesses,to telling the world that Southern Cameroons is constitutionally part of La Republique.These are the type of double standards Fru Ndi is decrying.
Fritzane,you can watch the way powerful commentators here have been successfully contained by Rexon.He tells them not to involve in SDF frolics,but is the first to post comments under every article about the SDF.They have also erroneously heeded to his CPDM tactics of sidelining all those have been giving the regime in Yaounde sleepless nights here.Nobody will forget the role Akoson played in dragging Mukete out of his hiding place,but today with instructions from the Cpdm ,Rexon will tell them that the SDF is no use,but will never take a step away from Fru Ndi`s name.If he had been pouring strategies the SCNC can use to achieve autonomy,nobody will say he is not a freedom fighter.But he has been instructed to target the hard core,that succeeded to beat back the onslaught from the Muketes here,but he will chip in some sophistery about the SCNC,and spends weeks having sleepless nights about Fru Ndi.Let those who have heads ,and eyes to see should use them.
You can`t imagine that the best commentators
have become hesitant,and afraid to write about the SDF,and since they have also exhausted the same historical facts about the SCNC,they dare not get on the nerves of Rexon.This is the psychological masturbation Fru Ndi is condemning.He gives them strange reasons that we are defending the SDF,
because we are fanatics,but strangely he spends the night on the internet waiting for writeups about the SDF.What should we be reading more from Rexon,the SCNC or the SDF? Let everybody get it clearly,that Rexon is a tool in the hands of people like Nitcheu Brice,who got blessings from the government last time to organise a convention in Yaounde.These are the same people who declared Fru Ndi persona non grata in Britain after his wife`s death.
Posted by: Watesih | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 07:41 AM
Watesih,
Lies, Lies, and all Lies.
Can you please give the name of the Cameroonian i assisted in repatriating from Great Britain?
If this SDF is not dissolved, i will never abandon my campaign against them. We all know that a Southern Cameroonian can never become the president of La Republique Francaise Du Cameroun. Why do we have to contineously make a mockery of our intellect by allowing a few unscrupulous individuals to be lying to us. They know they have been paid to colour La Republique as a multi-party democracy, yet they are forcing us to continue supporting them. As long as some unscrupulous Southern Cameroons continue making a mockery of us in Camerounaise parliament, as long as a group of oligarchs headed by a certain Mbah NDAM contineously enrich themselves masquerading as an opposition, i will not stop this my campaign to destroy them.
I strongly believe i am fighting for the liberation of my blind brothers and sisters who are still supporting this political party turned business institution. I have been researching on the tactics those who defended the abolition of slavery employed, because, i believe we are directly and indirectly slaves to NJFN's SDF. I strongly believe most Southern Cameroonians have all become mental and physical slaves to conmen turned politicians and it is my responsibility to liberate them.
Anglo Cameroonian,
You were asking me why i did not criticise Chief EML Endeley. I do have a reason why i have decided to respond to you now.
Since you described me a tribalist for not doing so, i will like to bring some issues to your attention. Chief Endeley is a CPDM like fon Ganyongha of Bali and Nana of Bali-Bawock. Chief Endeley as you and I know is the paramount chief of the Bakweri's and Fon Ganyongha is the Paramount chief of the Bali's. While the Bali's and the Bawocks are outright SDF loyalist and one people by history, the Bakweri's who own Fako division are split between CPDM, SDF, UNDP, Etc. Also in the Bakweri Land, there are a substantial settler population, and as far as i know, there is little or No settler population in the North West.
As you know, an SDF man does not see eye to eye with a CPDM and does not seemingly receive instructions from the CPDM hierarchy. How many times have you seen Chief Endeley giving instructions for his subjects and CPDM followers to attack and destroy the lives of the settler population of Fako Division? How many times have you seen his CPDM followers going to attack Northwesteners and other settlers of Fako division?
On the contrary, if the SDF followers of Bali can receive instructions from a CPDM chief to attack their fellow Bawock brothers, who do i need to at least give some respect to?
A Bakweri paramount chief or Fon GANYONGHA.
Which people do i need to respect, a CPDM Bakwerian who will never accept instructions from his CPDM chief to destroy the lives of his neighbour and settler because of juju or a Bali Diehard SDF supporter, who will accept to destroy the life of his brother after receiving instructions from a CPDM chief?
I might want to remind you that, the said Chief Endeley gave land for free to Pa Niba to host Niba Automobile at Buea Road Mutengene and to Nangha to host several of his businesses in several parts of the South West. These two people were all Northwesteners. He did this as an act of solidarity and even when thier businesses crumbled, he still respected them. There are also several businessmen that i know, amongst them Bali's who were given Land by Chief Endeley and co to farm on. They grew rich and started provoking the Bakwerians who gave them this land. Ironically, Chief Endeley has never called for his subjects to attack them.
Recall that, even Fon Angwafor has always been involved in Land disputes with even lame people. Even if Chief Endeley is saying something wrong, i believe he can be of more use to the Human race than the Barbaric fons we have in the North West. I will use a much more calmer approach to discuss with him, than i will use to discuss with the Barbaric fon of Bali and other parts of the NW.
Unity comes from love, and love is kind, and based on profound ONENESS. Love often involves caring for or identifying with a person or thing. I identify myself with values i respect and those values are customarily inexistant in my parental heritage of the NW. I cannot allow others to fix things in the North West for me, and while i continue with my philantropic projects there, i must also cite the ills that has been drawing us backwards.I will not like to expose my children to a world of hate, tribalism and nepotism, like the one existant in several villages and regions of the North West Province of our country.
Take it or leave it, i know i am saying but the truth.
Posted by: rexon | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 08:23 AM
I am very happy there are still a few people here who are reasonable. Paul Biya´s greatest success since rigging the presidential elections he lost to Fru Ndi in early 90´s is the fact that he has succeeded in dividing the opposition. He has succeeded in inplanting this negative chip in Cameroonians like Rexon and the rest. Fru Ndi has clearly outlisted problems, and has proposed solutions to them(Which is exactly the way modern people should act), but some of those uninspired people here in this forum just lazy around and come and show how stupid and unconstructive they are by pouring insults on him. You keep on diverting the topic here with this issue of Southern Cameroons. You truely might have a point put this can´t bring us forward now. The way forward is to find solutions and ideas on how to enable cameroonians live together and not live asunder. You can now realise that many french- spreaking cameroonian parents send their kids to Englsih- speaking Secondary schools and the University of Buea. This is just the beginning, for language is the greatest binding factor in a community. I encourage each and everyone of us to get up and register for the elections. Let´s put heads together with our francophone brothers and try to uproot this regime which doesn´t care for it´s people. Stop fighting against each other, rather fight against the enemy. Division is not an option at this point in time. I study in Germany and immidiately after my studies, if all goes well i would be back home to join in the fight. I am already doing a great deal of the fight from here. Details are not necessary at this point in time. Long live the federalrepublic of Cameroon. Long live the wind of Change.
Posted by: Francis/Germany | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 09:14 AM
Empty vessels make the loudest noise!
Rexon and Co, you have a mentality of limitation and inferiority, saying that a SC cannot lead Cameroon. I'm not sure you can lead a family not to talk of a society. There is much to fight for before fighting for SC. You must fight for freedom of speech(which you are abusing in this forum)...or you will be heading to the jail as before. Show that you are a better leader than NJFN, to lead a better movement than the SDF.
It's much easier to raise your voice on your mother than your girlfriend.
You don't make yourself better, but saying that he is a failure, your comments portray you more as an idiot. A rallying force is what we need, not propaganda!
Posted by: AngloCameroonian | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 09:47 AM
AngloCameroonian,
You wrote:
"You must fight for freedom of speech"
I think you are the one who have been abusing my freedom of speech in this forum. You have constantly referred to me and i have never responded to you. I responded here first and you followed by parotting my name. Today, i have responded to a request you made several weeks ago. So you see, you are the one who have always been concerned about what i have to write here and i can never be drawn into a debate with a minor like you.
Fritzane,
Dont bother with the detractors. They are all tribalist who just support their tribesman in the name of NJFN. I can never reduce myself to that level. After they must have lied that you live in North China, they will come up with another lie with thesame character assasination they are fun of. Remember, they said here that i was a rapist and wanted by La Republique, then they tended to another subject, now their vague sing-song is that i am a CPDM agent. Anyone who criticises NJFN is an agent to them.
Shame on them.
Posted by: rexon | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 09:58 AM
I do not believe in cheap talk.
This goes directly to Rexon,Nje and Kiki.
When SDF's financial statement was presented at the convention I remember the treasurer informing delegates that the national chairman has not been paid by the party for the past 3 years eventhough he is constitutionally entitled to monthly stipends. In that same statement, I learnt that Parliamentarians and mayors contributed 102 million Francs between 2001 and 2006 to the party which were spent mainly on administration and on commissions.
So I am still learn where this talk of HUGE salaries, or half-bread or this nonsense of petrol money has its substance. It has become typical of frustrated internet politicians to punch in rubbish so as to entertain themselves with the attention they derive.
At least today the SDF can account for its finances publicly and without shame. Show me one other political party or organisation in Cameroon wiith a written financial statement, show me one with an audit system.
Many of us do not know that when SCNC members were tried by the military tribunal, it is Hon Mbah Ndam's law firm that footed the legal bills which amounted to over 50 million francs CFA. Ask Barrister Charles Taku and other SCNC activists. If Mbah Ndam did not do that, Ebenezer Akwanga and co would have been history today for they would have been swiftly tried and summarily executed by firing-squad. Ebenezer himself knows that, that is why he would never tolerate such amateurism you meet in these blogs.
Well today self-acclaimed, naive and ignorant internet freedom fighters would point fingers at ohers and call people who saved their heroes "handclappers".At times, ignorance can lead people to disgrace themselves to the point of pain.
Posted by: Feli | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 10:26 AM
Feli,
I am very happy that you always comes forward with facts. Facts of course that should be debated constructively.
I will like to ask the criteria that was used by the parliamentarians and mayors to raise the 120 Million francs that was used to administer the party. Was it by freewill donation or was it dictated by the party's internal rules and regulations?
Secondly, we were told that NJFN left the star building after meeting Inoni with an Envelope. what was in the envelope?
Thirdly, I will like to remind you of the fact that, there might be a difference between the Law Firm of Mbah Ndam and Mbah Ndam as a person. Who footed the bills, Mbah Ndam or his Law firm?
Posted by: rexon | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 10:48 AM
My Birthday!
Dear all. I take today 20th March,19Abraham which I was born to call for some coolheadedness in here. Everyone can get nasty in write-ups but only the matured in heart will show restrain,objectivity and statemanhood. We can disagree respectfully.
We are´often referred to as the leaders of tomorrow. When that tomorrow comes and all these volumes of venoms we pour out here brought to the public, where shall we leave our heads? Insulting ministers,arrogant Secretary Generals, gossipy directors????
From personals ,to insults ,to witchhunting ,to name calling,to demagogy ,to character assination etc etc all have been seen in this forum of late.We dont know ourselves physically(though some do) but what we write here represent us.
Gentlemen, never you make that mistake of thinking when you go nasty against your supposed opponent you are "scoring points" ,absolutely the contrary,you go mean and stoop low, indicating lack of substance.
If humans dont disagree then they become robots but when disagreements become weapons of mass character destruction and negative nametags then we lose the very essence of the debates.
After all, we all as Southern Cameroonians in particular and greater part of Cameroonians a whole accept and recognize the existence of the Southern Cameroon problem. So the way forward now is where we each disagree and it's rather daunting how this has degerated into nasty write-ups.
It's simple as ABC. If you think your organization has the solution to this problem put forth strong arguments in favour of it and be ready to back them so that the populace swear alllegeance to your course. I take it that no one here is supporting the SDF or the SCNC or whatever organisation because of personal gains.
So gentlemen, lets disagree without gettng nasty, mean and insulting.Thats not debate!
I wish we could all share my cup of yoghourts together and get some few cups of drinks on the occasion of my birthday.
Courage gentlemen and let's remain focused.
Tayong
Posted by: tayong | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 10:53 AM
Rexon,
You fail to answer my questions but expect me to answer yours.
But I thank my leaders for they thought me some form of political maturity.
I asked you to tell me which political party or organisation including the numerous SC pressure groups have ever delivered a statement of finance, you couldn't provide me with an answer.
The SDF party has no provision that forces any member to contribute financially or materially. So it is always out of goodwill that people contribute to to the party's treasury.
This issue of an envelope in the star-building is ridiculous because your informant Ben Muna forgot to say TV cameras got the PM folding in the contents of the envelope. The details of the documents are not known to me.All I know is that the information on the papers have to do with the authorisation of the Rose Fru Ndi memorial Fund which is an NGO registered under the laws in the Republic of Cameroon, that makes it Fru Ndi's personal affair and has nothing to do with the SDF.
Your third point is so ludicruous that I find totally irrelevant to respond to.Sorry.
Posted by: Feli | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 11:04 AM
Hahaha rexon,
It's really funny you know, you are not my match but I will never minimize a fellow brother. I can debate facts with you but I cannot hate you. All you are doing with that freedom of speech is to preach hate, to promote secterian strife.
You so much stand on this point of tribalism b/c you once mentioned that the sdf is a NW party. You cited, kumba limbe Dla and other areas that have NWterners out of the NW. That is why you cannot see anything good coming from that side.
It is a said that "he who worries much about something, it's his problem". You are tribalistic.
But bear in mind that the fact that you minimise others will greatly affect any course that you're after. If 99.99% of the NW is SDF, then you should be fighting for a SW cameroon. You best know "with us or against us". Tolerance is very important, it's about the people not individuals. I earlier mentioned that the SDF is a force to reckon with. Use them, don't fight them!
Posted by: AngloCameroonian | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 11:07 AM
CAMEROON IS ONE AND INDIVISIBLE UNDER GOD!
Our Country belongs to Patriots who will peacefully fight to liberate our motherland from tribalism, nepotism, corruption etc...
Progressive Cameroonians know those who are keeping our motherland in poverty and darkness....
Long live a strong united Republic of Cameroon!
Riccardo
CAADIM (CAmeroonians Against the DIvision of our Motherland)
Posted by: Riccardo | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 01:46 PM
Anglo-Cameroonian,
Maybe you came to this forum today. Read this link and tell this forum if it is me or this SDF prophets here, (watesih, Fon, etc) who are tribalistic.
http://www.postnewsline.com/2006/07/manyu_universit.html
And there are many more links relating to their tribalistic undertones in this forum over the years.
Posted by: rexon | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 03:04 PM
They always see something wrong, when i write against Achidi Achu, Titanji, Lambi, Eric Chinje, etc. But they see nothing wrong when i write against the Njeuma's, Musonge, Inoni's, etc.
Posted by: rexon | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 03:10 PM
Watesih,
The pernicious Kiki must be so happy that you have elevated him to the rank of an English teacher. Except even those who know just pidgin are accepted to teach English in China.
The more you react to the other nuisance called Rexon, the more you encourage him to pour trash here. Leave him alone and he will rot. His piddling writing will never creat an impact.
Posted by: Fon | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 03:40 PM
Hi Mr or Mrs Rexon,it is not my style to attack people this way but don´t you realise that you are boring? You have posted close to 9 times on this same thread. I muss confess that your postings are not directly constructive. We are here to share ideas and help build our beloved country but i have realised that you mostly write about people and therefore bring about a mixture of the constructive contributions people bring up here and the rubbish you write. A stitch in time saves 9. Thanks for reading.
Posted by: Francis/Germany | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 03:49 PM
Happy birthday Tayong.God's richest blessings to you as you begin your 'new year' and forever.
Cheers.
Posted by: vito | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 03:57 PM
Watesih,please take Fon's admonition seriously.I'm a bit taken aback you just realised Rexon is THE CPDM AND CENER AGENT on this forum.Man you have family back at home so be careful.Thanks
Posted by: vito | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 04:01 PM
Feli,
Was the prime ministers office responsible for legalising the Rose Fru Ndi memorial fund and why must the envelope be handed over to NJFN only when he came to discuss ELECAM?
Secondly, if Mbah Ndam did supported Ebenezer during his trial, that does not call for unquestionable loyalty by all Southern Cameroonian pundits to Mbah Ndams course.
Cheers.
Posted by: rexon | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 04:36 PM
fru ndi is too old for all this,go on retirement,permit change in sdf.let the young ones grow,teach biya the right way.
Posted by: gimpokpok | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 04:50 PM
Vito
Many thanks bros and hope we all meet physically one day Godwilling. Hey! did I say one day? hhhhmm, hope no scuffle ensues that day between Rex and Wats! Hahahaa. Gentlemen,cool down, relax and reflect. Disagree respectfully,thats the highway.
Posted by: tayong | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 05:15 PM
Feli,
I don`t make things up. The “half bread” and “petrol money” comments were made in this forum. Below are their sources. I see your narration about the envelope your Chairman got at Inoni`s office. It is howerver in direct contrast to the one we got before in this forum. Why is it so? Why should there be different explanations for the same issue.
Here is the source of the "petrol money" comments:
Klemenceau,
Why are you wasting time with a desparate man. I can only appreciate him for his courage to resurface again.
Klemenceau; do you think any of the personalities that were invited by the prime Minister left without petrol money? Was it not their right to receive an envelope for petrol? Why on earth should someone think that Fru Ndi alone should be the one to refuse reimbursement for money he has spent on a national issue? Why on earth should someone linked that to bribery?
Even if provision was not made for their transport, it was their right to ask. No where on earth will any government invite such personalities on such a national issue and will not budget for their transport, lodging and feeding.
In general, do you know how much money was budgeted and spent to realised ELECAM?
Only a big fool can open his filthy mouth on such an issue.NONSENSE!
Posted by Fon | Sunday, 25 February 2007 at 01:51 PM
Courtesy: http://www.postnewsline.com/2007/02/fru_ndi_and_the.html
Here is the source of the "half bread" comments:
“Any half bread that the SDF gets from La Republique is shared amongst Southern Cameroonians,but you guys have never done anything for this people,and are unable to do so now.”
Posted by: Watesih | Monday, 19 March 2007 at 12:22 AM
http://www.postnewsline.com/2007/03/the_french_are_.html
Feli that is were those two phrases come from.
Hey, Tayong,
Happy birthday. I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors.
Now let me try a reponse to one of your posting. You had a doubt if anyone is supporting the SDF or S.C.N.C. for personal gain. Read the second reference that I have above (Monday, 19 March 2007).
Let me take you for a short journey. Are you ready? Okay here you are:
If receiving “half bread” from La Republique is view as a success, then it must have been a goal. You can only succeed in achieving your goal. If you had it as a goal then that speaks volume about the reasons you support that party: to achive your goal.
That was the end of the ride. I hope you had a nice time.
Posted by: M Nje | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 06:00 PM
M Nje
Many thanks for all the wishes.Hey,did you forget to state the author of those words? Im afraid you did.Howbeit, I still want to think( or pretend to believe) that everyone in here is fighting for the common good.
After all majority of commentators here live in cosy western environments with whooping incomes every month. Should they be supporting a cause with financial undertones then its tantamount to the Ondo Ndongs and Siyam Siwes .
I will like to take this opportunity this day to call back all Southern Cameroonians who have left this forum to come back to the forum and let's together debate the way forward. They had their opinions which of course counts alot .Let's respectfully and gentlemanly disagree .We live in the West,lets copy the good aspect of their democracy.
Let the Muketes, The BenB,BenF,Teribob,Vally England, etc etc etc regain the forum for meaningful discussions and debates. We cannot all think alike but such differences shoulnt be poisonous daggers at each others ribs. We need all and sundry on baord to build a nation.
So gentlemen tune down and relax.The force of argument is not the argument of insults, rather its the arguments of ideas.
Cheers,Tayong
Posted by: tayong | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 06:54 PM
Tayong,
I will welcome a discussion with anyone who strongly disagree with many or all of my ideas. But you should have an objective view of facts. Intellectual debates require an open mind, honesty, and objectivity. You cannot wear colored lenses and be objective.
Which words are you referring to? I will be willing to provide any author you may need.
Posted by: M Nje | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 10:26 PM
Hahaha Tayong,
No blows with Rex.In few weeks i want to walk up to him ,and talk it out face to face.Happy birthday sir.
Vito,Fon,
I got you guys 100%.You know it was actually necessary to bring Rexon to the crossroads,and leave him there for dogs to bark at him.He has exaggerated his character assassination of Anglophones.Imagine that when we lost prominent Anglophones a week ago, he bullheadedly insisted on discussing the NW/SW divide,and the death of these greats did not mean anything to him.When the
Bali/Bawock crises broke out he jumped on the bandwagon to further keep tensions rife.
Nico Halle a Cpdm hand came out ,and appealed to the two brotherly camps to cool down,but Rexon who claims to speak for Anglophones here prefers to brand people Barbarians for a week.Where are the qualities of a leader therefore? During the
UB crises he ,and Fritzane started diverting
people`s attention from the issues of the day with useless fuss about Fru Ndi.He even
prescribed sniper methoods,and exchanged e-mails with thousands of people,but it ended there.These are the CPdm tactics he has been taught to use to water down our grievances anytime we are in crises.
Imagine that Rexon has persistently been picking on all prominent Anglophones,and telling the world that they are dangerous to the people of Southern Cameroons,but when it
was said here that his own brother dined with Cpdm gurus like Charles Doumba,he said
it was when his brother was a student.This implies that the child soldiers we see clutching weapons in war torn countries will
not kill their enemies because they are children.A smart guy like Eric Chinje who risked his life by asking tough questions to Biya,something he was not authorised to do cannot be treated in public with disdain,by a so called freedom fighter who has never wrestled with fire.Before Titanji was made
Rector,Rexon was already insulting him on-line.We can`t continue to see this lack of respect for others.
The other one who calls himself Fritzane should continue calling people murderers.If
he forces my hand ,i will publish his full names here,and his hide out,then he will know how bad character assassination is.I had already warned Kiki that we can disagree
but we must be civil enough.But it seems some people only understand the language of confrontation.
M Nje,
Before writing any single word,i always measure its impact on my readers.I repeat again that," The half bread the SDF has been wrestling from La Republique is better than your internet freedom fighting."
Here I`m comparing two groups,and their output.You people have never brought home any game.Biya has abandoned Southern Cameroonians,and the SDF has taken the pains
to wipe the tears on our eyes more than your sophistery;"Southern Cameroons will be free
at all cost!" .How? By turning left ,and right stabbing fellow brothers? Rubbish!
Hamas ,the Palestinians Liberation movement
practically has different agendas with Iran,
but they have come together to fight off what they see as a common enemy.Where have you read Palestinians picking on any of their leaders,and prominent sons.We are going to continue fighting the Cpdm here on this forum.Those who want to heed to Rexon ,not to discuss the SDF,and other burning issues about Cameroon,so he could have enough allowance to hit on all our prominent
brothers should continue!
Posted by: Watesih | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 10:41 PM
Klemenceau,
Do you want me to tell you how many souls have gone in the name of NJFN?I don't want to go into his personal life but know his hand is in the death of John Kohtem and others who kicked the bucket and gave up the ghost some time ago.You know it very well.That notwithstanding he has the guts to continue unveiling his lack of leadership and exposing his doom in public.
What can he proudly say he has achieved after 17 years,apart from helping the CPDM achieving their goals of multi-partism?Why are you people still locked in the wilderness on innocence while orientating your younger ones that one day a metaphysical phylosophy will glorify NJFN as a 'president' in La Republique?He has been advised time and again not to render himself with the least contemplation of joining his CPDM counterparts while receieving his full stepends and other benefits.How do we differentiate a conmen from those who have the priveledge to collect money from the government illegally or in hiding and despite his exposition and revelation of fraudulent activities,he remains adamant to tell his people he did so or is now doing so?
Watasih,
You have always been a great divertor in this forum.Whenever your uncle NJFN makes a speech and others decry it,you are the first to be victimised.When you first came into this forum where you not the one telling people that you were in London together with your friend Akoson whereas you guys were in China Mainland?Please don't let me go into the history of this forum.You can be saying those things to newbies not an old forum member like myself.You always like to know me personally of which it will not help us in this forum.I don't know you and I don't hope to.How does my business or teaching in Hong Kong got to do with the dirty lining Fru Ndi is exposing in public?I have been telling you and Klemenceau time and again that I am not a politician and neither am I an SDF sympatiser nor a CPDM agent as you say.I will boldly remain a critic.Go tell Fru on the Ntarikom mountains.My level of education is ok to see what mess NJFN has put Camerooonians into and my level of English is ok for me to teach university students English Language here in Hong Kong,my level of education is enough to be a renown businessman in Cameroon.My level of education is ok to be the chairman of SDF,if a bookseller can be chairman what more of me.Go tell Fru Ndi or his heirarchy in Mvomeka.I got nothing to loose.I don't beg for crumps from the ruling government.
Take it or leave it,I remain spell-bound to correct all those whims and caprices that vast majority of Cameroonians (SDF militants in particular)have also been criticising.I am a Cameroonian and I will not sit,to tolerate NJFN's incompetence to contain Bi Mvondo over the years.I will not remain to watch like a spectator or a hand-clapper like you guys who propagate in favor of your uncle and still hope to see NJFN bring glory to 'his' people one day.As egoistic as you guys are you think dragging or cajoling individuals here will help Fru achieve his goals,you are misconstruing yourselves.I will never condone with lies-tellers and make false utterances that go a long way to betray my people.No matter how you guys connive with your Ntarikom uncle you will not succeed in your vicious circle of witch-hunters.I am not insultive despite all these words that needs violent reproaches.
Rexon,
Don't bother I know how to deal with these bootlickers who think being the nephew of NJFN means they should close their eyes to castigate all sorts of mismanagement,misleadership and failures he has all these years been pursuing.
Fon,
As for you,your father was supposed to be in prison now but he is in the parliament.I know you personally.When I criticised why your Father Fon Doh was released you could bear the brunt to violently reproach me.I will always remain me.Sorry I will continue to be a professor right here in Hong Kong.Go to hell.
Fritzane Kiki
Hong Kong
Posted by: Fritzane Kiki HK | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 10:50 PM
Professor Fritzane,
Thanks a lot. It has just come out as i said.You are now a professor in Hongkong,
not a business man? Hahahahah! Sorry! Misrepresentation,arrogance.Continue,from Professor i will bring you down to where you belong.What is divertor? Professor my foot!
By misrepresenting yourself,you are even more dangerous than Paul Biya who steals openly.
Posted by: Watesih | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 11:02 PM
Watesih,
If you lack words try and be reading other people's write-ups.You always try to distract readers here.Your foolish and arrogant uncle have failed.If he was wise enough he could have stepped down ever since.He has dismissed all prominent members from 'His'party.Sometimes you continue to write to attack individuals telling lies and false accusations but let me tell you that you don't know me and I am not interested in knowing you.Why worry?
Watesih of London is now Watesih of Nanjing,China.Why were you first of all telling lies.Hong Kong is part of China and I will remain here while I carry out my business and my job together.Please you will only be successful the moment you start moving toward a worthwhile good by accepting that your uncle has been failing and he is still failing.Go tell him he needs a different strategy to counter the ruling CPDM
Fritzane Kiki
Hong Kong
Posted by: Fritzane Kiki HK | Tuesday, 20 March 2007 at 11:25 PM
Professor Fritzane,
Very good.It seems you can`t make a clear distinction between Watesih and Akoson .I know you,and i`m still calling on you to be more civile the way you treat others.I will get you out of your hiding place in doses.Today`s dose is enough, because you have been made to add another title of Professor to your former title of businessman.That is really incredible.I don`t remember anybody on this forum having a debate about where Watesih lives in the world.We are making where you live an issue
because we know you well,but you erroneously think you can be a ghost.You should first of all tell some truth about yourself,and show some humility before trying to denigrate others.If i really want to embarrass you,you will be completely speechless here.
Posted by: Watesih | Wednesday, 21 March 2007 at 12:44 AM