Row In Parliament Over Car Allowances

By Kini Nsom & Leocadia Bongben

A recent decision by the Bureau of the National Assembly to double the car allowances of its members is causing ripples in the House as ordinary MPs are said to be bracing up for protest.

The decision that is signed by the House Speaker, Hon. Cavaye Yeguie Djibril, is the main substance of a recent Bureau meeting of the National Assembly that held on September 11, 2007.

By dint of that decision all Bureau members are given car allowances at the beginning of their mandate. The President of the National Assembly is given a car allowance of FCFA 60 million at the beginning of every mandate. The Senior Vice President has FCFA 50 million while all the five Vice Presidents are given FCFA 45 million each.

Also, all the four questors have a right to FCFA 40 million car allowance each while all the 12 Secretaries of the House have a right to FCFA 35 million each for car allowance.
The decision also makes it clear that the Secretary General of the National Assembly, who is considered as an ex-officio member of the Bureau, has FCFA 40 million as car allowance while Assistant Secretaries General have FCFA 35 million each.

According to the decision, all the Bureau members will still be given 35 percent of the amount of money they receive as car allowances by the end of the third year of their mandate for the upkeep of the cars.

It is also stated that the National Assembly is responsible for the maintenance of the vehicles. The decision abrogates an earlier one that the Speaker of the National Assembly signed in 1993 stating that the car allowance for each bureau member is 15 million. For one thing, the decision leaves a yawning financial gap between ordinary MPs and their colleagues of the Bureau.

While the Bureau members are given huge car allowances, ordinary MPs are only given car loans of FCFA 8 million that must be refunded before the end of their mandates. The gap is so wide that the ordinary MP is left to yawn in penury while his Bureau colleague swims in opulence.

Rebellion

Many ordinary MPs reacted angrily when the news of the decision to double the car allowances of the members of the Bureau played into their ears."If I had my way, I would urge and cause all ordinary Parliamentarians, irrespective of party leanings, to reject this unfair act," Hon. P.C. Fonso roared with anger as he talked to The Post in Yaounde on November 12.

He said he would urge and cause his colleagues to rebel against the National Assembly authorities for taking such an unfair decision. Hon. Fonso, who is the MP for Mbengwi in the Northwest, wondered why the National Assembly was treating Bureau members as if they were demi-gods and ordinary MPs as outcasts.

He said FCFA 8 million which ordinary MPs receive as car loans, cannot even buy a good car. Pointing to his car, he said he should not have bought it if he did not save FCFA 17 million during his 10 years in Parliament.

Another ordinary MP, Hon. Lawrence Ngoran of Nkum/Mbiame in Bui Division of the Northwest Province, expressed disappointment that the ordinary MPs continue to gnash in difficulties while members of the Bureau are fed with too much money.

"In the last legislature, we filed a petition urging the National Assembly to put the car allowances to the ordinary MPs at FCFA 10 million, our plea failed on deaf ears," the MP said.
He urged the authorities of the National Assembly to ameliorate the deplorable financial situation of ordinary MPs by giving them FCFA 10 million as car allowance instead of the FCFA 8 million as loans.

MPs who are members of the Bureau of the National Assembly refused to comment on the matter when The Post quizzed them. But one Bureau member, Hon. Hermine Tomendo Ndam Njoya, who is one of the Secretaries, said she was not aware that the car allowances of the Bureau members have been more than doubled. She said she did not attend the September 11 Bureau meeting that took such a decision.

Comments

[Danny Boy]

"The President of the National Assembly is given a car allowance of FCFA 60 million at the beginning of every mandate. The Senior Vice President has FCFA 50 million while all the five Vice Presidents are given FCFA 45 million each."

This must be the best gravy train in the world! I now understand why many would kill to get into that house. It stinks.
In civilised societies MPs use public transport. Even Pa Fonso knows that, having been an Attache here in London for decades! So Pa, what are you complaining about? The fact that this is an abuse of the public purse or the fact that your share of this booty is not enough? You used to be quite thrifty when it came to the disbursement of funds to students! where is that prudence now or have you really joined them in this "chop, I chop" politics?
Yes, I note that you saved over a period of time to buy your car. My plea to you as someone I know and respect his moral rectitude is, do not just protest, organise and table a motion to the House for a debate on this issue. Your premise should be that, the idea or act itself of giving MPs car allowances is wrong.
If only you could reply..

[rexon]

Danny Boy,

Pa Fonso as i know is an SDF. Southern Cameroons consider anyone sympatising with this course the SDF is taking as a traitor. And we will not leave them free. As far as i can comprehend, these are the type of CPDM stooge that have reincarnated to the SDF. U know the truth. The reason why these people are in Yaounde is to querrel about money because the Southern Cameroons is not part of La Republique. And the money they querrel about is indirect bribes La Republiques owes them for colouring their democracy. Biya recently boasted in France 24 that he has always shared power with them like the VP in national assembly. it is a game.Hope you get the drift.

Cheers.

[Danny Boy]

Mr. Rexon,
the difference between you and I, is that I believe in a country called CAMEROON, you do not.
Let me comment on what is happening in my country and you feel free to do similarly in yours. That is, if yours exists anywhere for the sake of our argument. Getting the drift? What drift? Corruption? For your info, the best democracies in the world are corrupt. You should know better, after all this is your discipline.
As Groucho Marx said, "I will not want to belong to any club......"
Good afternoon.

[tayong]

Rebellion Indeed! Belly politics!

"If I had my way, I would urge and cause all ordinary Parliamentarians, irrespective of party leanings, to reject this unfair act," Hon. P.C. Fonso"

Yes, Hon Fonso would gather his colleagues irrespective of their political leanings to fight financial imbalances but wouldn't be able to gather even those of his own party to stand up to Biya's manupulations to become live President. Mandated peoples' representatives for sure!Thats what remains of the SDF today.

Waiting for power to be handed to them on their dining table as one of the party Gurus imtimated while they "spill blood" over money.

May God save this nation!

[Eyengue]

Cameroonians are dying without basic medical facilities, basic necessities are lacking. The recent killings in Kumba was as a result of a basic need, electricity. There are many parliamentarians representing constituency without clean drinking water, yet there is the quarrel over car allowances? I thought the MPs will be fighting for a reduction in the exorbitant amount money being invested on cars, instead, they are fighting for an increase in "car allowances". Cameroon is a poor country, atleast by the standards the officials make us to believe, should such amounts be spent on cars? Cameroon has a different defination of an MP. Even the "almighty faultless" MPs of the SDF, are engage in their selfish needs rather than that of the constituency they represent. The slogan "Power to the People" is now "Power to our Allowances". I am yet to see the difference between SDF and CPDM after all these years. I think SDF has alot to convince a "doubting Thomas" like me and many others, that they can really effect a change in Cameroon.

[Fon]

60millions, car allowance only; we don´t yet know the value of other allowances e.g. housing. Is this not too much for one man while others are in abject poverty? Is Cameroon tody not worse than France before the French revolution? Are these bureau members, Ministers and those in high places not being treated more than the Nobility class in France before the French revolution?

In the society that I am taking temporal refuge, the difference between the poor and the rich is so narrow. The rich are heavily taxed inorder to redistribute wealth.
In Cameroon, the difference between the poor and the rich is like heaven and hell.

On a separate issue,
Can someone out there help me and explain why in Cameroon, family allowance is given only to civil servants. Is it tradition or it can be justified? Who are those who need this money (kinder money) more, the poor(unemployed)or the employed ?

[Fon]

60millions, car allowance only; we don´t yet know the value of other allowances e.g. housing. Is this not too much for one man while others are in abject poverty? Is Cameroon tody not worse than France before the French revolution? Are these bureau members, Ministers and those in high places not being treated more than the Nobility class in France before the French revolution?

In the society that I am taking temporal refuge, the difference between the poor and the rich is so narrow. The rich are heavily taxed inorder to redistribute wealth.
In Cameroon, the difference between the poor and the rich is like heaven and hell.

On a separate issue,
Can someone out there help me and explain why in Cameroon, family allowance is given only to civil servants. Is it tradition or it can be justified? Who are those who need this money (kinder money) more, the poor(unemployed)or the employed ?

[rexon]

Danny Boy,

Grandfrere, you know why i dont agree with you. And you know that it really hurts me when you act like you want me and others to die in perpetual slavery and unending poverty under the current status quo as slaves for La Republique du Cameroun. Why do you think we must die as slaves? Do you know the meaning of freedom? Just one simple question, Can you tell me why La Republique which you claim is your country before independence in 1960 (without the Southern Cameroons) reincarnated to La Republique du Cameroun on the 15th of March 1984 without the Southern Cameroons? You are acting like the slaves who will prefer to act as boy to their masters thereby gaining favours from him rather than joining those revolting against thieir deplorable conditions. It is really a shame. To hell with these traitors in the SDF.

[tayong]

Fon
To give you some idea about family allowance I would say this(from the little I know having been in a model welfare system like the Scandanavia).To qualify for family allowance you need among other things to fulfill the following rules.

1.You are a parent/guardian with the responsibilty for at least a child under 16
2. You are the family member making a tax return and have been resident in that county throughout the year of assessment
3. Your family income is below the set limit
4. You have completed a form authorising the Income Tax office to supply a certificate of income.

Family Allowance is a tax-free cash payment intended for the benefit of the family as a whole. It is paid to families who have at least one child under 16 and where the family income is below set amounts. At 16 payment may continue if only the child remains in full-time education in that county

There're thousands of Cameroonians that fall within this category.It might not be instituted like the model described above but poor countries like Poland have theirs tailored to suit their economic growth levels. These are the issues as you rightly pointed out the Fonsos were sent to parliament to fight for. But there they go!

You see the reason some of us hit hard at SDF MPs Fon, for them to take the road of the CPDMs is mind boggling eventhough some of yours will term us disgruntled militants, maybe we're disgruntled because dont share the booty.

These guys are big time jokes.A man like Hon Fonso has of late been an eyesore, jumping from lobbying for Group Leader position because according to him "..his salary as an ordinary MP is nothing to ride home about.." and now "..fighting for allowances" . He even went further to show his prowess by telling how given the means he would gather even "CPDM" MPs to support his course.

Le Cameroun c'est le Cameroun.

[simplice]

I think, herein I have to take a stand. The inflation rate of Cameroon is 2%. Salaries and allowances aren't increased on mere hypothetical and egocentric basis. Recently, the president Wade in Senegal, cut down salaries to curb inflation. The million dollar question is, why increase some allowances by more than 100% and let others stand still?. The second question goes to SDF advocates on this forum. What are they doing to fight this discrepancy?. Rexon,Ma Mary and Paa Ngembus, I'm on your side this time around. SDFers must justify this abuse, share in the blame or sink into the hypocritical club. Mr Watesih, you owe us some explaination. Fon has already adopted a position.

[Paa Ngembus]

Complice,

Sorry, I do not need you on my side on issues involving belletics and SDF/CPDM stooges and their greed, principally because these are issues of a foreign country. The fact that that country happens to be the one colonizing our country is incidental.

I need you on my side to help liberate the Southern Cameroons.

I need you on my side to stop spreading the falsehood of a single Cameroun and by so doing legitimizing the colonization of the Southern Cameroons.

I need you on my side to stop La Republique du Cameroun thugs from killing our school children and unarmed civilians.

I need you on my side to stop La Republique's senseless murders in Buea University.

I need you on my side to .......... etc., etc., etc.

Complice, can I count on you for serious matters or are you there just for trivialities?

A+

Paa Ngembus
THE SOUTHERN CAMEROOUNS SHALL BE DECOLONIZED BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY.

[Danny Boy]

The Student, Simplicio, you are out of your depth here when you want the SDF to justify what is not their policy.
Read the article and if brave enough, and with commonsense, you will know where to pose your question or apportion any blame.

The SDF has got nothing to answer for in this case. You read between the lines, it will do you some good, Simplicio.

[Watesih]

Danny Boy,
Thanks for that succint answer.
Simplice, Fon told you that this is the dance of the aristocracy that the French monarchy entertained.Their puppets in Yaounde are doing same.They defrauded elections to have the majority.You can now see why they did this.As lady Ndam said,the Cpdm concoct these type of juicy ,and criminal undertakings without the knowledge of the opposition.

Rexon,
This is the second time you are bullying Danny Boy ,and referring to him as a slave serving his masters.You have no moral authority to do that ,you yourself being slave to your brother who is a dangerous weapon against the Cameroonian people.Liberate your family first from the Cpdm,then we will take you for a freedom fighter.You and your brother want to silence the opposition in Cameroon,but we will stand firm against you.If your goal was liberating Southern Cameroonians,we would have seen the results by now.It is strange that you want Southern cameroonians to liberate themselves from La Republique,but you are neck deep in La Republique`s politics.Or how do you explain that you have been posting Prof.Asonganyi`s writeups here,all about the political games of La Republique? We will never allow you in the 21st century to think you are too smart to fool Cameroonians.

[simplice]

Danny Boy and Watesih. SDFers are among those benefiting by this multiplication of allowances. They should have opposed it if they're really patriotic.

Paa Ngembus, you got me abit wrong. I dance to the rythm of truth and think, you have an edge over the SDF on this issue. It is no revelation,I'm a party to your liberation movement.

Mr Watesih and Danny Boy, I exhort you to follow Fons example and denounce this "Belly Politics".
Look at Danny boys justification:"The SDF has got nothing to answer for in this case. You read between the lines, it will do you some good, Simplicio".
Danny, some SDF representatives of the people have already approved of it because they know, it will meet their vested interest.

[Watesih]

Simplice,
Of course you are right.How can we condone such outlandish behaviour by unscrupulous politicians.This is the same Cavaye that Hon.Modi attacked last time.It has only come to the fore now,the swindler must have been earning this 60 million for a long time.You read me comparing it to what the bourgeoisie did in France,this is horrible.The SDF must not be party to such open embezzlement.In a country where Mps do little for the people,in a country where the majority of them are hand picked,they don`t even need the 8 million given for car maintenance.They are given 8 million for car upkeep,8 million for micro projects,but a single project worth the saltnever takes off ground.Where is therefore the sacrifice of our MPs in times of acute crises? They are therefore very comfortable in their situation,just as the military is comfortable in theirs.You can add up the sums from 60 million to 30 for all secretaries ,or what not,and see how people can milk a country to death.

[tayong]

Danny
Not everytime we cross path in this forum but this statement of yours is disingenous.Replying to Simplice you said this.."you are out of your depth here when you want the SDF to justify what is not their policy.." I draw analogy from your backyard why i think you're wrong.

Danny ,Tory leader David Cameron is facing calls to condemn a would-be Tory MP who resigned after backing Enoch Powell's "rivers of blood" speech and then insisted he had done nothing wrong.Powell is just a would be PM fot that matter.

Cameron had to disavow his statements.I think we learn from where we live to make our own society and democracy better. You did well to call Fonso to order just as Fon did, but coming later to make such arguments is disingenous Danny.

SDF needs to tame the inordinate ambitions of the Fonsos.As days go by the Fonsos continue to feed into this already bad perception of the SDF by people that,SDF MPs are money mongerers not peoples representatives.

Cheers and good weekend from my end.

[Klemenceau-Shalom]

Some of these SDF MPs really suck. Please the hierarchy should call this money minded so called MPs to order. I now understand why they finally accepted the few seats Biya pitifully gave to the SDF after he stole enough for his comfortable majority.
I cry for a party that was once an example but now is becoming a place where everyone fights to get to the top and begins fighting for his stomach.
It is funny that these MPs claim they don't table bills during sessions because the CPDM majority will always dictate the pace. I have never read any bill that any SDF MP tabled that could help the foreign masses they are supposed to represent. These MPs never even talk to the press about bills they have tabled and have been ignored or rejected.
Hon. Fonso is prepared to rally even CPDM MPs to fight against the supposed increments in allowances. The big question is would he have spoken against it if he was among those to benefit from these increases? The answer is obvious. NO!!!!
Again I pray the SDF hierarchy should call these money minded so called people's representatives to order before they finally help to bury what is left of this great party.
It really hurts one's heart.

Shalom

Klemenceau

[Danny Boy]

Mr. Tayong,
I am afraid I failed to grasp the essence of your analogy in the write up above. I also fail to see how my reply to Simplice (the student who prefers to sit on the fence) is disingenous.
The reason for my riposte to him is contained in the first paragraph of the news article. Had he read and understood it, he would not be asking the SDFers to justify this abuse of the public purse. The opposition parties in parliament were not consulted on this bill, decree or call it whatever! In my neck of the woods, a select committe, comprising members from various parties, would sit and deliberate on such matters, from MPs pay, the PM and his entire cabinet, the opposition leaders and their shadow cabinets and other expenses which I must admit are too many for me to enumerate.
Secondly, had he read my first posting, he would understand that there are SDFers who totally abhor such abuse.
As for your analogy, may I as a Labour stalwart tell you that Cameron is but an oportunist. Enoch Powell's speech was made at the wrong time. He has since been vindicated. If you doubt me, do a little research on the riots here in the UK in the 80s and early 90s. Look at the UK's immigration policy now!, better still, look at the growth of nationalism in the UK.
My brother, me I leave vam so"
Have a peaceful and fruitful week.

[Jimmy Stan]

Dear Cameroonians
i can now see the reasons why some of these men will want to die in the parliament, instead of talking about laws they are talking about Money increase.
I really think at the end of the day the speaker and his colleagues end about a billion each; only car allowance is 60 million, housing allowance...., Children allowance....., feeding allowance...., travelling allowance... and so on and so on. I reallly think our country can not chage only with the oposition, because they are there to fill their large stomacs.
We need a great change in cameroon, big thiefs, i know the opposition will say nothing since they also have members in the Bureau, people like Mbah should now speak

[Jimmy Stan]

Dear Cameroonians
i can now see the reasons why some of these men will want to die in the parliament, instead of talking about laws they are talking about Money increase.
I really think at the end of the day the speaker and his colleagues end about a billion each; only car allowance is 60 million, housing allowance...., Children allowance....., feeding allowance...., travelling allowance... and so on and so on. I reallly think our country can not chage only with the oposition, because they are there to fill their large stomacs.
We need a great change in cameroon, big thiefs, i know the opposition will say nothing since they also have members in the Bureau, people like Mbah should now speak

[tayong]

Danny
When you say things like "The opposition parties in parliament were not consulted on this bill.."it baffles me.I guess you need to read this article between lines.

The last time I checked the Bereau of the national assembly isn't constituted of one party ,the SDF has members in that Bereau in different capacities.

Im afriad you're missing the crux of Fonso's fury.He claims Bureau members treat them like outcast.His complain isnt that SDF wasn't consulted.

SDF is supposedly fighting misappropriation amongst other ills. What do you call this? If you claim SDF doesnt have anything to say vis-a-vis this as a matter of policy, and then goes ahead to criticise Fonso , thats where I called it disjointed thinking and disingenous!

The SDF has to condemn these kinds of unscrupulous misappropiration of tax payers money if they have to earn the confidence of the masses,else its business as usual!

[tayong]

ERRATA....go ahead not goes ahead
....misappropriation not misappropiration

[Danny Boy]

Mr. Tayong,
point taken indeed. I have just read the article on the SDF having to select a new leader for their parliamentary group of MPs, Mr. Joe Mbah-Ndam, having been elevated to one of the Vice Presidents of the House! He belongs to this Bureau too!!!
I am really disgusted. Should Simplice be reading this, my humble apologies, Pal. Had not grasped the composition of that bureau, until now. Nefarious thieves, all!

[tayong]

Danny
On another note, I applaud your statesmanship.Accolades of yours would rather swallow liquid fire than use those words.Anyway in my village they say the higher you go, the cooler you become.

Hey, Danny the olympics aren't far. Be ready for a batallion,Victorine Fomum would be around and host of others.Cant wait to eat British beef.Hey, tell Vally of Wales(I guess England) to get the right type of beef not mad cow infected one, hahah.

Rexon
Hope you support Cameroon delegation then, since Southern Cameroon delegation might still be held up in Nigeria as an endangered specie.

Pa Ngembus
Please dont break the hell out of those francophones in CIN.That English you write there can only be grasped by members of the Upper House of Assembly of Southern Cameroons.Hey, this guy too bilingual, abi na where you learn that big book so?

Watesih
How was the birthday Sango? Hope you kept off Chinese girls. Anyway you probably had already learnt how to eat rice with sticks and drink soup with fork, hey, say hi to Akoson if he hasn't yet left for London school of informationalotological pathology, hahahaha.

Hey guys that was my weekend prank,nothing serious.
Cheers , Tayong.

[Watesih]

Tayong,
Its great to see you weave through miscellaneous with mastery.From time to time its good to take off the gloves like this.The birthday was great.Don`t forget the symbol of the Scorpio is the Eagle,which likes hovering above the crowd.You now see why I see all the little hide ,and seek that the other zodiac signs try to play.A male Scorpio is said to have a brooding ,and sexually fascinating quality.I don`t know whether Chinese,British,Cameroonian girls would resist any Scorpio.What is your impressio about Leonardo DiCaprio,Julia Roberts? Before I go remember the female Scorpio is said to be the femme fatale of the Zodiac.Is this true of Julia Roberts?
We would like to know whether Ma Mary is one of these femme fatale!

Cheers!

[GilbertChina]

What's France position in Africa in the 21st century or let me put it this way; why is France invading Africa?

We turn to look for solutions to Africa's biggest problem without looking at it's root cause.France is a super power albeit still dependent and will need allies to support her position as a world power.Africa is at her backyard hence
giving her that position to "invade" Africa. Africa has got raw
material France badly needs for her industrial development. But the
Chinese are gradually replacing France in Africa. With a close look,
the Chinese are giving with no string attached unlike the French who
give with one hand and with the other trying to wipe out a nation by
supporting and keeping dictators in power.For Africa to forge ahead,
she needs youths who think positively of their continent
(Africa).Youths should try to shift the French power in Africa by being
creative and not by war. Here I mean, Africans should try to build
their own continent and not wait for others to dictate what is good for
them( Africans). If Africans think positive of one another and love
themselves, then there shall be no wars, which means great investments.

[GilbertChina]

What's France's position these days in Africa or why is France invading Africa?
I think France is the root cause of most of African countries to stay backward or inferior. France is a super power albeit still dependent and will need allies to
support her position as a world power.Africa is at France's backyard hence
giving her that position to "invade" Africa. Africa has got raw
material France badly needs for her industrial development. But the
Chinese are gradually replacing France in Africa. With a close look,
the Chinese are giving with no string attached unlike the French who
give with one hand and with the other trying to wipe out a nation by
supporting and keeping dictators in power.For Africa to forge ahead,
she needs youths who think positively of their continent
(Africa).Youths should try to shift the French power in Africa by being
creative and not by war. Here I mean, Africans should try to build
their own continent and not wait for others to dictate what is good for them( Africans). If Africans think positive of one another and love themselves, then there shall be no wars, which means great investments.Africans wakeup and fight for your rights.

[Prince Eseme]

Jesus Christ, God save our country. When you summed up all these amounts, you will be surprise because it is nearly 1000million. Many Cameroonians live on one dollar a day why some are being fed with our oil money more than what you can imargine. Why are people so greedy? Is that why they were bent at reaching the parliament at all course? This will not prevail for this is groose injustice. Hon. Fonso and SDFers as a whole, please do something for we are behind you guys.

[Prince Eseme]

What the hell is going on in that devilish house call the parliament. If you summed up all these allowances, and loans, it will amount to more than 3000millions. For what? Jesus Christ save us we the ordinary people of Cameroon.

[simplice]

Where is Wilson and his INTIFADA project?. Where are those advocating the JIHAD Syndrome?. I told you on this forum, it was all HOT AIR. HOT AIR. We shall continue to talk the talk while true patriots work the work back home.

[Fon]

I am urging the post to do more research and make public what these larceners are swindling inform of allowances all put together.

[UnitedStatesofAfrica]

Julia roberts? chinese girls? femme fatale? hahahahahahahahahah....that was too funny. It's good to know that despite the fiesty words and heated debates, you guys have a soft side.

[Kumbaboy]

These huge allowances, if permitted, are a repeat of Paul Biya's liberal profligacy.

The man does not learn from his mistakes in the early 80s. These mistakes, including liberal spending in salary raises and bad lending practices after the April 1984 foiled coup d'etat led to a devastating recession in the late 80s. The popularity gained was quickly turned into anger and ghost towns.

We know oil is nearing $100 per barrel which is a record in world history. Mr Biya must be eyeing a brand new Boeing 777 for the presidency while government primary schools are going without teachers, streams with broken bridges and health centers without bandages. Such a purchase can only be done through the likes of Dubai.

Verily, we can tell him (Mr. Biya), any purchase order for such an ostentatious aircraft from the factory in North America will be matched by historic protests at Boeing Aircraft Corp, the likes of which the world has never known. We are listening and ready to act...

[Akoson]

"If I had my way, I would urge and cause all ordinary Parliamentarians, irrespective of party leanings, to reject this unfair act," Hon. P.C. Fonso

The two words we should be looking at here to NAIL Fonso are UNFAIR and ACT - UNFAIR ACT. Here he wants his audience to understand that the line between ORDINARY PARLIAMENTARIANS and those of the BUREAU is a very FAT one. If they rode home about same amount there wouldn't be any qualm.

Tayong, I received no formal invitation from Watesih. He made the BIGGEST mistake ever. Guess what? No girls at his party. Well, I would've turned down the invitation had he invited me cos was busy on some research at London school of informationalotological pathology.

Have fun guys and don't make it too HOT. When it becomes too hot, Tayong I trust you have the natural charm of calming things.

The Son

[Danny Boy]

Hi Tayong,
I am sorry I forgot to respond to your posting in kind. Forget the banter on this forum, my man. I pray that, come 2012, I will still be here to welcome you, Victorine, watesih, Ma Mary, Paa Ngembus, US of Africa, Simplice, Tekum Mbeng and the many others of this cyber-family to my humble "quartier"! The entrance to the olympic village is opposite that leading to where I live!! Guys, I can promise you front row seats.
If I left Rexon's name from the list above, it is because I believe he will be the Master of Ceremonies, when the time comes.
That is why I say, forget the banter. He will be there rooting for his "contre peepee"
I look forwards to that day Pal. Have a wonderful week-end.