Interview by Innocent Chia
Other
than the silly rumor of the improbable escape of First Lady Chantal
Biya, allegedly and uncharacteristically disappearing from the
national spotlight for a jiffy last year, little else has in recent
times, sparked as much conversation as Biya’s precipitated Senatorial
Elections in April. Without any rhyme or rhythm for such a short
calendar, the President Decreed an election less than 60 days from his
announcement. Whilst most observers are still scratching their heads
over this decision, there are those who see no value in the exercise and are
making calls for any legitimate opposition to refrain from it.
But
there are those who say not-participating is not an option because the Biya
regime has never lacked takers (fake "Opposition" that it creates) to
fill up seats in the Parliament when the “real” opposition seats out.
The problem for proponents of participating is that the record of
achievements for the “real” opposition over the last two decades has
been abysmal. Their greatest failure was strategic foresight because
they underestimated the resilience of the CPDM; did not factor the
capacity of their own leadership to withstand corruption; and
overestimated the tenacity of the general population. In this exclusive
interview with The Chia Report, Chris Fomunyoh, Ph.D
- Senior Associate for Africa at the National Democratic Institute for
International Affairs (NDI) in Washington DC and Cameroonian - delves
into the why's and why not's of this charade.
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Wednesday, 13 March 2013
'Appoint all 100 Senators Now and Save State Coffers'– Chris Fomunyoh to Biya
Posted by Innocent Chia on Wednesday, 13 March 2013 at 03:45 AM in Innocent Chia, Interviews | Permalink
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