Motion Of No Confidence Dogs Government

By Azore Opio

The passage of a motion of no confidence, let alone the arrest of a government official on corruption charges, was a rare if not a taboo event in

Cameroon

. In almost all cases, party loyalty and indiscipline were sufficient to allow a defaulting member to get away with a misdemeanour that could earn him or her outright dismissal from the party or parliament.

Today, motion of no confidence is beginning to take roots in

Cameroon

, especially in the CPDM camps. And lately, a miracle is happening! Once imagined 'thieves' are coming to light. The genie seems to have jumped out of the bottle in the person of Ondo Ndong.

No man knew the true story of

Cameroon

, a country that has become a legend in its own lifetime. The years had been left unturned - Ajoulat, Ahamdou Ahidjo, Forchive … Now

Cameroon

's satanic secrets are being glimpsed in the infamous armpit of

Africa

. The picture of

Cameroon

and its leaders, even motley as it is, makes you want to know about them.

The bandits of Etoudi are beginning to meet their nemesis. It seems the inauguration of the American Embassy in

Yaounde

and naming a street in honour of Rosa Parks recently was the harbinger of fundamental changes.

The Etoudi bandidos had stoked the oven in 1982. The chief baker, the new el presidente then, wanted to bake a unique Cameroonian cake - unique in taste, flavour and texture.

The ingredients were there - morality, vigour and the new deal. But soon, el presidente and his gang of cooks would turn into dealers - feymen, one would risk saying. Alongside the gang of new dealers, flourished the kind of intellectuals who could recite Shakespeare or T.S Eliot, or solve a simultaneous equation without knowing where their next meal was coming from. These are the people who turned

Cameroon

inside out.

The chief cook transformed himself into the chief puppet master. He pulls the strings. The ministers and MPs, who are not men of vision, bold thinking and sturdy pragmatism who would meet and sway government opinion to their favour, say in a road passing through their region, dance accordingly.

In turn, they deliver orders to the prefects, who pass on the orders on to the party section presidents, who deliver the votes. A cosy arrangement - one hand washing the other down the line. In politics, such an alliance is one of thieves - the enthusiasm is contagious; feeding on itself.

All things considered, el presidente and his cronies are a distinct liability for the country. A good portion of infrastructure has gone to pot. For example towns like Akwaya, Mamfe, Ekok, Kumba, Limbe and most of their roads have withered and died. An infusion with the lifeblood of an all-weather road network would greatly revive these towns.

Swift changes of views and moods are sweeping across the country once considered docile. It is not a prepared plan. The chronic lag of misery and deceit is crashing over the people. It will culminate in that leaping movement into a catastrophic revolution, and I think this is what the government is patiently waiting for. That will give them an opportunity to seek asylum in

Europe

.

There is a growing pressure among the people. How did it begin? Silent disappointments and reaction. A pile up of social passions and tension will soon leave no room for contemplation or reflection on which action to adopt. If the government is not careful, and if it doesn't take urgent steps to adjust its rotten attitude and shorten its lying tongue, it will be surprised to find itself caught in a whirlpool of violence and chaos.

Cameroonians are advancing and retreating before the insurrection virus infects the majority. A conspiracy won't be necessary - only a spontaneous action.

Government is supplying continual nourishment for a popular insurrection that will arise out of universal indignation, scattered protests, demonstrations, strikes - will all coalesce into a critical mass of common hostility against the regime waiting for a spark.

Then wham! This is what happened in

Russia

in February 1917. It is the same picture being painted in

Cameroon

with the same brushes and colours.Now the Americanos have suddenly stepped in and the Aegean Stable is beginning to receive the shovel and the brush.

Cameroonians hope that the government thieves will rent rooms at the Five Star Kondengui Royal Hotel and stay there for a long time; and that the Head of State, will not stop at arresting only. But that the 'thieves' will be prosecuted, jailed and the monies they have salted in foreign accounts repatriated back into the country to support development.

Comments

[Akoson]

Good article there Azore Opio,

We only want these guys to be punished and most importantly, our monies repartriated back home for development. That's all we want.

Let the next list be out soonest!

So Of Ako.

[loveliestliusson]

i will ever love to see this Azore Opio very great, mature and it reflects reality.
thank you for proven your maturity and intelligent.
loveliest

[Paul Chungong]

Bingo

Man, your anlysis of the Cameroonian situation is great. You are doing a great job. Keep feeding us with such analysis and more grease on your elbow.

[tuma]

Crap!!! I say crap again. no amount of arrest would change anything. Corruption is only a symptom of a fundamentally flawed system. One point. As long as Biya and the cpdm continue in power, it's window dressing. You cannot have a diseased heart and cut off your hand to cure it.

[Njifenztbd(U.K)]

The current constitution is grossly inappropriate to gaurantee a future corrupt free society.Our country is being ruled like a kingdom.
The next coalition of opposition parties must press for a change of constitution.Being a president for seven years is not real at all.There are some many loophles in the constitution.A pitiful spectacle of events under the Biya .