The Ntumfor Title Has Caused Me Nightmares - Nico Halle

Interviewed By Joe Dinga Pefok

The spokesman of the Northwest Fons Union, NOWEFU, Ntumfor Barrister Nico Halle, has revealed that the Ntumforship title has drained him and caused him a lot of nightmares. In this interview, granted The Post in Douala, after an extraordinary Executive meeting of NOWEFU, which took place in Bamenda on August 16, Ntumfor Halle, among other things, talks on the conflict between him and the President General of NOWEFU, Fon Chafah XI, the choice of Menchum Division to produce the next President General of the Union and lashes out at those whom he says are commercialising the Ntumfor tile. Read on:

The Post:At the recent extraordinary Executive meeting of the Northwest Fons Union, NOWEFU, which took place in Bamend , Menchum was reportedly chosen at the detriment of Momo, as the Division the will provide the next President General of NOWEFU. Why the choice of Menchum?

Ntumfor Halle: Usually, ahead of a General Assembly at which a President General of NOWEFU is to be elected, there is an extraordinary Executive meeting to determine which Division will produce the next President General.

That's exactly what happened on August 16. It will, thus, be erroneous for any one to think that the decision had been determined in advance. However, I am aware of the fact that rumours - and even some media organs - had, before the recent meeting in Bamenda, already declared that Momo was to be the next Division to produce the President General. But, as far as I know, no such decision had been taken by NOWEFU before the August 16 meeting.

Fon Hans Anagho of Ngwo Village in Momo Division had, before the August 16 meeting, declared his intention to run for The Post of President General of NOWEFU. He should definitely be disappointed with the choice of Menchum.  Don`t you think such a situation would have been avoided if NOWEFU had adopted a fixed calendar for the rotation of the presidency of the Union between the seven Divisions?

What you are saying is true. This would have worked in a bid to avoid bickering about the choice of the Division to produce the next President General. In fact, I think that what you are suggesting looks like the best option that the turns of each of the seven Divisions should be determined well in advance.

However, I have the impression that, at the end of the round of this current system of rotation, that is, when each of the seven provinces would have taken its turn to produce a President General of the Union, there will be a modification of the system to go into operation from the second round. In such a situation, there would be a fixed timetable, which will, thus, clearly indicate the order in which The Post of the President General will rotate between the Divisions.

Some media reports have indicated that, during the NOWEFU Executive meeting, the conflict between you and the President General of NOWEFU, Fon Chafah X1 of Bangolan, took centre stage. Any comments on that?

I think that what took centre stage at the meeting was rather the choice of the Division that should produce the next President General of the Union. It is, however, true that we did address the crack which was on the wall in the relationship between Fon Chafah and myself. Well, he brought up the issue at the meeting. He did say the media had blown the problem out of proportion. Well, to put it succinctly, he said he still holds me in high esteem.

What was the problem between you and Fon Chafah?

I do not like to discuss this uneasy situation that existed between Fon Chafah and me. But, unfortunately, the thing is now in the media. Let me, however, say that I and Fon Chafah had an excellent relationship even before I was made Ntumfor some nine years ago. Well, the fact is that things had, along the line, gotten derailed.

There has been the flow of some bad blood. It is unfortunate that the relationship between two friends turned that way. I think that some external forces came in and did damage to our relationship. But I have been silent about it; just watching and praying. I have, all along, considered the rather poor relationship between Fon Chafah and me as an isolated case, since I have, all this while, had a wonderful relationship with all the other Fons of the Northwest Province.

You should not forget that there are close to 400 Fons in the Northwest Province, and, apart from Fon Chafah, I relate well with all of them. We work in total harmony.  In other words, there are no glitches between us: I respect them and they respect me, too.

Let me stress that respect is supposed to be reciprocal in society. So, while you respect a Fon or a traditional ruler, he should also respect you. A Fon who does not respect his subject or elite, does not also deserve respect. It is true that Fons or traditional rulers are important people in the society, and society is supposed to respect them. But, they, in turn, must also bear in mind that society also deserves respect from them.

There have been some media reports that, at the recent meeting in Bamenda, you accused Fon Chafah of sponsoring press publications against you. Do you have any evidence to substantiate such an accusation?

I did not say anything of that sort at the meeting. But I know that I did decry falsehood, lies telling, manipulations and smear campaigns. But, even then, I made no direct reference to anybody. I did not even say anything about press publications. Nonetheless, talking about press publications, let me say that I read in a newspaper, sometime ago, that there was a certain trio sponsoring certain newspapers to destroy me.

It is ironical, isn't it,  that Fon Chafah, with whom you admit to have had some problems. is the one who says he played a major role for you to become Ntumfor. Some observers would say that you are simply being ungrateful to the Fon…

I can not understand why this Ntumfor title thing keeps coming up. What is Ntumfor, for God's sake! Ntumfor is just a messenger. Thousands of other titles have been given to sons and daughters of the Northwest Province. But, the truth is that a title never makes a man. Rather, a man makes a title.

A traditional title is not a certificate; it is not a profession; it is not a paid job. What is special in the name, Ntumfor? Nothing. It is just like the other thousands of traditional titles that have been given out. I think that I was made Ntumfor because of the many things that I have been doing over the years that endears me to the Fons.

While presenting me at the Fons meeting which held at the Nkwen Palace, the Fon of Bafut, Abumbi 11, read out a long list of reasons that had caused the Fons to decide to make me Ntumfor. When Fon Angwafor of Mankon was blessing me at a ceremony which took place at the Bamenda Municipal Stadium, he said the Fons were sending me to be their Ambassador, their Spokesman, as well as their Legal Adviser.

He also said that I had the mission to correct them wherever and whenever they were wrong. On that occasion, he said I should continue with the good work that I have, all along, been doing.

Was there no deal or private arrangement between Fon Chafah and yourself before you were given the title of Ntumfor by the Fons?

No. What deal or arrangement? All I know is that the Fons invited me to their meeting at the Nkwen Palace; they said they had decided to give me the title of Ntumfor, in recognition of my good work. That is what happened. So, the title was given just like a pat on my back. It is not like the Ntumfor title came with some property or favour.

The title has never directly, or indirectly, given me anything. The title has never caused me any appointment. I have benefited nothing - absolutely nothing - from the Ntumfor title. Rather, I have been drained by the Ntumfor title. But I do not complain because it is a mission the Fons asked me to execute. So, I am doing it with pleasure. Don't forget that, before becoming Ntumfor, I was doing things for the Fons. More important, even after the title of Ntumfor, I will continue with that spirit.

But, then, nobody should pride himself that he took part in making me Ntumfor. Let me reiterate: the title has never brought me any drop of water. And, let me make it abundantly clear: I have never exploited the title for anything, whatsoever. Rather, if there is one Fon who has benefited from this Ntumfor title, it is Fon Chafah.

That is true though I cannot, however, go into details. I have, on my part, not benefited any thing. Instead, the Ntumfor title has caused me a lot of nightmares. The Ntumfor title is just a provincial thing and I am now at the national level. The title has, sometimes, dragged my image into mud.

If the Ntumfor title is creating you problems, why not spare yourself the inconveniences by dropping it?

I will not reject the Ntumfor title because, if I do that, I will be insulting my Fons. It is not because one Fon is making noise about it, that I should dump it. However, it is known that, some two years ago, I almost dumped it. But, then, I had to change my mind, because, as I said, I did not want to disappoint my Fons.

If that title was from one Fon, it would have been dumped a long time ago. Well, as I always say, somebody can be called Ntumfor one million times, but, if he is nothing, he represents nothing. What has happened to the Ntumfor title that was given to some people? Some people even tried to change the name to sound like Ntumfin, Ntumfoin, and so on. So, what have all those who commercialised the title of Ntumfor benefited from it?

I know that these people are out solely to destroy that title. I know just so well that the real intention of these people is to go in for me. It is because of me that these people want to rob the title of Ntumfor into mud. Under achievers now use the Ntumfor title to make political and financial capital out of it.

Listening to you, it seems the putative reconciliation, between Fon Chafah and you at the August 16 meeting in Bamenda, was not genuine…

Well, there was some form of reconciliation at the meeting in Bamenda. Fon Chafah said he will want us to, once more, work together for the good of NOWEFU. He said he regretted that things went the way they did between us and that he wanted that things should get back on the rails. I accepted his proposal for reconciliation.

I said I still remain the humble Nico Halle and will continue to be humble and respectful. The Fons know me as a man of principles. I did reiterate at the meeting that, as a matter of principle, I will never stand falsehood, lies telling or wrongdoing, be it by a Fon or whoever. Meanwhile, if the reconciliation was genuine, it will be good for both of us, for NOWEFU and for the Northwest Province.

I would like, on my part, to hope that the reconciliation was genuine, though it remains a matter of wait and see.

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Comments

[Mvongo]

Mr. Ntumfor, nobody would doubt the fact that you are one of the greatest sons of Cameroon. Posterity would account for this. Your intelligence and sense of fair play is beyond measure. However, a bit of humility and down to earth behavior would serve you well. Mind my words.

[Fonngang]

What are the goals and objectives of this NOWEFO? For any answer to be meaningful I would like some tangible achievements to be quoted by this organisation.
Then in comes the so called Ntumfor, who is member of a fraudulent, government contraption called electoral commision. How could any honest person accept serve in such an organisation and be considered a greatman? Ofcourse greatness in Cameroon comes when appointed by the very devil we call a president Biya. How some Cameroonians with a straight face could have the nerve to hate the master and appreciate his loyal servant is beyond my comprehension. This attitude is common with Anglophones who alawys try to cry foul when one of theirs is accused of corruption. In Cameroon it is alright for francophones to be considered corrupt but not Anglophones. Most intriguingly, gossips about who has done this or that is always rife until an arrest is made. JB Nde is free now. Maybe he is actually a clean person but today we all know he is just one of the corrupt persons. When he is accused and arrested The Post as usual will immediately start writing of victimisation. How can we make any progress with falsehood, nepotism, bias, and plain dishonesty? It is hard to ignore the unfair treatment from the francophone govrnment of Cameroon but at the same time we must accept the fact that we are too uncommitted to win any struggle against them. They seem to know that vry well.

[Essono]

Fonngang,

Yes,NOWEFU is generally a moribond institution which some self-serving Fons have instrumentalised to execute their egoistic agendas.I believe it has drifted from its primordial ideal and has become a platform for political racketeering.NOWEFU, is an umbrella organisation whose main goal is to unite and to instill a spirit of unity amongst the traditional rulers of the North West province,to enhance dialogue amonsgt them so that together they can achieve their common objectives and that of their peoples.

Though the achievements of NOWEFU have been generally mitigated since its creation,we cannot downplay the very crucial and important role NOWEFU has played and continues to play in the resolution of the numerous inter tribal conflicts in the NW province.

As for Nico Halle,the man whom I know personally and for whom many people would vouch for him anywhere,anytime I would say categorically that he's a great man.Though many would not share his political leanings,the fact remains that he's a man of great moral integrity,seasoned Lawyer,socialite and most importantly a great servant of the people.

The fact that we oppose the regime and all it stands for shouldn't make us blind to the fact that there are well intentioned people who put themselves at the service of the people everyday.And Nico halle is one of them.There was a great man at another time,Bernard Fonlon.He was known for his straight and candid talk,a man of saintly morality and he was a member of the politbureau of the CNU.Pundits criticised him for having anything in common with Ahidjo's bloody regime.He remained a greatman notwithstanding.

[Essono]

No,Fonngang,

It is too extreme and baseless to say that,"In Cameroon it is right for francophones to be considered corrupt but not Anglophones".There's no evidence to substantiate such an assertion.Though many of those who have been caught in the web of "Operation Sparrowhawk" are francophones,u can't use just that to lend credence to your assertion.

There are many anglophones languishing in jail on corruption charges.And by the way,who is an anglophone? Bc Mr Siyam Siewe will tell u,he is anglophone.Bc he speaks the English l'ge,was groomed in Anglosaxon traditions,studied in Anglosaxon universities around the world.It's unfair to reduce the term "Anglophone" to people born or living in the NW/SW provinces.

[Delors]

After making Biya fon of fons, another way round was to create the shit called nowefo with their thoughts focussed on constructing a hall in Nkwen. What an achievement.........It's rather unfortunate that Chafah that I know got himself involved in this cpdm annex called nowefo. Ntumfor Halle to me has been a disgrace for he has been unable to condemn the elections he pretended to monitor with the monumental riggings. He was contented with money biya gave them to observe the elections.(I believe Ntumfor understands that they are observers therefore having nothing to change whatever the outcome.
Coming back to who is anglophone, in Cameroon Anglophone is defined geographically. I personally come from one of the English speaking parts of Cameroon but went to french schools starting from ecole st Jude in fiango Kumba. When I wrote the police Exam so many years back and passed, went for the interview but was told I was anglophone and normally I did not succeed. This was because, though I wrote the exam in French I was either from SW or NW of Cameroon. So if we look at my situation in the cameroonian context, Siyam Siewe comes from the west consequently he is francophone. NB. this has nothing to do with planification a la camerounaise.

[Fonngang]

Essono,
I think you got me wrong a little. I did not say that Anglophones have not been accused, arrested or even imprisoned for corruption. But I think as a frequent reader of this Post Newspaper you will agree with me that they always try to say Anglophones are mostly victims when they are accused and arrested. That is exactly what happened to the Forjindam case and I think it has happened quite a number of times.

Then the issue of Anglophone or Francophone is what I think you understand very well. It does not limit itself to the dictionary meaning of that word and you know that. And speaking English well does not qualify you as an anglophone in Cameroon. It is not your dictionary meaning that establishes that social identity in Cameroon. It is our history.

Ok back to Nico Halle. The supporters of the regime are as bad as the regime itself. The only great man I know who worked for this regime was late Mr Jomia Pefok - the first government delegate for the Bamanda Urban Council. He saw it, gave it a try, saw the futility in the whole exercise, and declared unequivocally what he thinks of it and resigned. Case closed. That is greatness.

Essono, what ever thing the SCNC has said and done, one has stuck in my mind. They said that it is bad table manners to talk when your mouth is full. It is. Their mouths including Mr Halle's are full and they want it that way so they maintain good table manners.

I am not an extremist. I am someone who does not like half measures. You are either in or out. You can not be halfway in or out. Remember Humpty Dumpty. He was sitting on all and then had a great fall and could not get up.
Cameroon and Africa at large can only come out of this mess if we call a spade a spade.
What is wrong and difficult for this great Nico Halle to say in plain English that the electoral commission he is so influential in is toothless, corrupt, and of no use to the political system. That statement alone will help Cameroon very much.

As for being a great lawyer I have no problem with that. Are great lawyers not corrupt too?
Ghana is different from most African countries today because Rawlings made a clean sweep of the old order and started from scratch.
It is even written in the Bible in Matt 9:16-17 that 'No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse.
Neither do men put new wine in old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles and both are preserved'
The bible has never been wrong Essono. I am not a born again christian, mark you.
All these collaborators of the regime are evil people and birds of the same feather flock together.
Lastly Essono, talking about being great or whatever. Do you think these people up the high ranks of the regime are bad people per se? No they could be kind, good parents, brothers, sisters, husbands, friends in their private lives. But their approach to public service is what makes the difference. I am concerned with their public lives and how it affects mine and I do not have to care about how good, bad or great they are. Read this summary:
Q - Does his public life affect mine?
A - Yes.
Q - How?
A - Negatively.
Conclusion - He is a bad guy, period. What he does with his family, friends, acquaintances, in his backyard is of no concen of mine.

[Essono]

Fonngang,

As a jurist I know how to draw a debate ad infinitum.I won't get into that however.Your 1st paragraph in no way addresses the the previous statement u made and which I am vehemently at odds with.Quote,"In Cameroon it is RIGHT for francophones to be considered corrupt but not Anglophones".The statement is written in black and white and u can't withdraw it with some "white washing".I reaffirm the fact that it is categorically a baseless and an unsubstantiated statement which can't be proven by any social yardstick.There are many societal variables that make any human being corrupt.

The universally acknowledged definition of an Anglophone is a person who speaks English or a native speaker of English.U realise the definition doesn't localise neither does it even insist on a certain degree of aptitude in English.Therefore anybody who speaks English is an Anglophone.That's all.And I throw the gauntlet for u to prove me wrong on that fact.

[Essono]

I know in Cameroon generally people have a skewed and limited opinion of who an "Anglophone" or a "Francophone" is.Usually most people tend to believe that bc a person hails from the NW/SW province that in itself makes that person an Anglophone.It's not ur province of origin that makes u an Anglophone or Francophone,its ur capacity to communicate in that language.And English isn't even our first l'ge,it's part of our colonial heritage.So when I find people tearing themselves apart over a "borrowed l'ge",I find it ridiculous.

Well,on Nico Halle Esq.I won't get into that argument bc I can see u don't know him.What I would say is pls,desist from judging people from what u read ab't them on newspaper columns.U talk ab't Jomia Pefok,did u know much ab't his stewardship as a public srvant? Ofcourse,he was great man,but he didn't retire uniquely bc of the political system,he had felt it in his bones to take a rest from public life.

And Nico Halle,mark u is a private Lawyer who has been known for his objectivity,his humanitarian work with many civil society groups,his humility etc.He's not a civil servant.And if by any dint of comparism,who is more of a "collaborator" of the regime,I think the late Jomea Pefok who exercised for years as Gov't Delegate(the most controversial function in Cameroon).

Pls,Fonngang,from what u wrote,u don't know the people u're talking ab't.Pls,quit delving into aguments ab't people u don't.I for one,I can talk elaborately ab't Nico Halle bc I worked with him at his firm.And I see u know nothing ab't Halle nor Pefok.So there's no locus for a debate on that.

[Radicalbrother]

COMRADES,
Interesting views indeed. Keep them coming.
Seems the report card of Nico Halle is better than that of Fai Yengo for the post of PM.
Any body who has worked with this corrupt regime is himself corrupt. Any thing out of this is like condemning the container but liking the content
I am afraid this is the beginning of trouble in NOWEFU which seems not to have an action plan like the Biya's regime

[Essono]

For those of u who don't know Nico Halle Esq. and his great stewardship as a public servant,pls tap Nico Halle on ur google browsers.Read the article on the postnewsline.com on why he withdrew from the colonel Etonde Ekotto legal suit.This man is the finest breed of people Cameroon can ever dream of having.

It's not enough open our "dichotonomous funnels" in the guise of criticising a regime.He who points a finger at others must realise the other four are pointing back at him.To be able change a regime like Biya's,we must first of all change ourselves.Even in the SDF,UPC,NUDP,SCNC,SCYL we have the most diabolic souls who aren't any better than those at Etoudi.

I shall forever remain an unrepentant,unapologetic opponent of Paul Biya's regime or any other regime that exacts political absolutism.But we should be matured enough to know that there are many people who work their hearts every day in the service of the people.And Nico Halle is one of those people.He's one of those few people whose record can permit him to one day serve under any regime,present or future.I am categorically sure of that.

I wouldnot permit any feeble-minded ignoramus,who sits on his/her laptop abroad to say trash ab't my Legal mentor.

[Neba Fuh]

'Anger is one letter short of danger'.
I think the 'Ntumfor' Nico Halle is being controlled by anger, thus bringing out a haughty attitude in his responses.

Everybody has the right to discuss or describe his legacy, but humble people leave the public to judge and present their legacies.

The 'Ntumfor' is not as humble as he stated.

[rexon]

Essono,

It is surely tribalism and nothing else that is pushing you to defend Ntumfor Nico Halle, just as you have been defending NJFN. If he was a Bakweri man or something of the sort, i am sure you would have said what we are saying here about him. We are not talking here about how good any individual has been to his friends, colleagues and family. There is no doubt in our mind that Ntumfor is a good man to those who know him. However, his goodness does not concern ordinary Southern Cameroonians as they do not live from his paycheck. I will like to bring to your attention the fact that those who have worked closely with Biya do not call him a bad man. They see him as a fatherly and very caring man. I have met people here in Europe who have been very close associates of people like Biya and Musonge and what they know about these people is different from what we think. However, that has never been our concern. So spare us the talk of Ntumfor being this or that. We are mainly judging him from his political engagements and lies telling to maintain a very despotic regime that have masterminded the destruction of the lives of millions of Cameroonians. Anyone who have been following Cameroonian politics in the last decade or so must have come to terms with the fact that our own Uncle Ntumfor Nico Halle is a hypocrite. People like him who speak with two mouths, one in private (the truth) and one in public (what Biya wants to hear) must be very good traitors. This is a man who was used by Biya to head an organisation that rigged elections. Knowing very well the mission of his organisation, this same Ntumfor provoked Southern Cameroons by asking them to pray for free and fair elections, as if Southern Cameroonians do not have brains to count votes if only elections by the Biya regime can be free and fair.

Please, do spare us the provocation of putting Ntumfor Nico Halle in one sentence with the legendary Professor Bernard Fonlon.

[Fonngang]

Thank you Rexon for coming to my aid. Infact we like personalising issues and wanting the public to go by those personalisations. We do not have to know whether a public servant or figure is a good person or not. The question we should all be concerned with is 'How does his public life affect ours?' I do not need to know Nico Halle even in person to create an opinion about him. Infact I have never met this guy and I don't need to. I said this before and Rexon echoed it. All the public figures we criticise might be good parents, friends, brothers, mothers, family members etc etc., but how does that concern me? I am not their family member, friend, brother, sister etc. Our only means of contact is when his public service affects my life. That is only when his activities concern me. So far as Nico Halle is concerned, his support for the regime has been devastaing to me. He is thus just as evil as the regime. How difficult is that to understand?
Also, the question about my statement that 'It is alright to accept that francophones are corrupt' is what we call in English an ironical statement. Do you want me to define it? I thought it would be undermining your ability to understand English if I did but you have forced me to do so. An irony is a type of statement which actually carries the opposite of what its surface meaning might be. I do not know how else I could have put it. From what we usually read and hear in Cameroon about the fight against corruption, when a Francophone is accused of coruption it seems everybody, particularly Anglophones just conclude that it is true. But when such accusations are made against an Anglophone, many Anglophone commentators will immediately start talking about victimisation. We have read and heard that many times. I don't know how you understand written information. Could I have put it more explicitly?
Finally about who an Anglophone is, I triedcontextualize the definition. I know what the Dictionary definition is. But in Cameroon and in particular with the SCNC movement, an anglophone might not neccessariy mean anybody who speaks English. It is not me who has decided to reason that way. That is how I see it being considered. Besides if an Anglophone should be accepted based on the ability to speak the language alone, are we therefore going to find out how well one speaks it before accepting or refusing him or her? How would you determine that? It is our history that will determine it and not the dictionary. That is why in most countries mere citizenship is not even enough to do certain things citizens are allowed to do like running for some offices. In the US being an American and residing in a state does not automatically qualifiy you to run for some public offices. So in Cameroon from what I see happening and from my understanding, speaking English does not and will not automatically qualify anybody to be an Anglophone. And most of all the term Anglophone in describing the people from the South and |Northwest Provinces of Cameroon is supposed to be just a temporal and convenient identification label. If the territory attains independence someday, it will redefine itself and its citizens also.

[Kingkong]

Fongang,
I definitely accept with you. No pretence about the fact that Anglophone in the Cameroon context refers to those originating from the North West and South West Provinces. Offcourse we definitely cannot deny that we Anglophones have often been pushed to the wall, but the whole idea of Independence for anglophones is crazy and a dream that I can bet my fingers for. Its funny how some few persons have carried the idea to thier heads and are running crazy with it. The Truth is the Southern Cameroon idealogy rest only with less than 2percent of the anglophone population.
I remember when Forjindam was picked up for corruption, the Post called him a heroe who picked the insituition from ruins and was quick to stand by his side. Almost declaring him innocent.. I guess its high time we come together with better ideas and build a better Cameroon.

[Fonngang]

Let me make the last response to Essono on this topic beofre the new edition comes.
Essono, when ou say you will remain forever an unapologetic opposer to the regime you must be joking. I am very prepared to accept the CPDM or any other political party for that matter if they live up to my expectations. I will have no reason to hate the CPDM thereafter.
Secondly mentioning that there could also be bad elements in the SDF, UPC, UNDP etc is of no consequence. Whether they are bad or not, how do they affect my life now? They don't affect my life in anyway and I cannot condemn them now. Only people whose public life affect mine are important to me. Even if your private affairs try to affect mine negatively I know where to address that, the legal system which itself is controlloed by public figures. So therfore if someone's private life affects mine negatively and the legal system cannot redress that I will feel cheated not by the person against me but by the legal system and the public figures who are in charge. We should learn to know where our responsibilities start and end
So forget about your Ntumfor and your being a jurist. If you use this same judgment in assisting your clients you have displayed in this debate, I should really feel sorry for them.
From your perspective now and given the chaotic legal environment in Cameroon it seems his withdrawing as counsel of a client might have even violated lawyer-client relations - and as a favourite of the regime what can happen to him?. NOTHING. I just said 'might' mark you so do not jump on my back now.