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
Today, motion of no confidence is beginning to take roots in Cameroon
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The bandits of Etoudi are beginning to meet their nemesis. It seems the inauguration of the American Embassy in Yaounde
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
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 Cameroon
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.
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.
Posted by: Akoson | Tuesday, 28 February 2006 at 12:13 AM
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
Posted by: loveliestliusson | Tuesday, 28 February 2006 at 10:23 AM
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.
Posted by: Paul Chungong | Tuesday, 28 February 2006 at 02:00 PM
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.
Posted by: tuma | Tuesday, 28 February 2006 at 04:59 PM
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 .
Posted by: Njifenztbd(U.K) | Wednesday, 01 March 2006 at 12:48 PM