By Pa Fru Ndeh
The nation state of Cameroon in the armpit of Africa as we know it today has a very rich and diverse cultural heritage. Cameroon is at Africa's crossroads, North, South, East and Central Africa cuts through Cameroon. The Cameroon appelation came from the River Wouri which the Portuguese in the 15th Century named Rio Dos Cameroes(Prawns). After generations of Africans for a period of over 400 years were shipped to the newfoundland of Amerigo Vespuci, or America for slavery, the scramble for Africa begun in the late 19th century.
Cameroon, was colonized by the Germans starting sometime roundabout 1884, even though the English arrived before the Germans. Until about 1913, when the Germans lost the first world war,Cameroon was a German colony. After 1913, Cameroon was essentially divided between the English and the French. This would have profound effects on the nature of the territory of Cameroon. There became a Northern Cameroon & a Southern Cameroon which went to the English and East Cameroun to the French after the League of Nations mandates.
Southern Cameroon and Northern Cameroon, had their assembly in Nigeria for administrative purposes being governed as trust territories. In 1953, both the Gov't and Opposition of Southern Cameroons got fed up with the Nigerian Parliament and decided to go back home to Buea, Cameroon with their seat of parliament. The Southern Cameroon Prime Minister & Assembly were now in Buea.
In 1961, at the behest of the United Nations, Southern Cameroon joined East Cameroun or La Republique du Cameroon as equal partners. Still in 1961, at the behest of the United Nations, Northern Cameroun joined Nigeria to the annoyance of Ahmadou Ahidjo who had hoped for the populous Northern Cameroon to join East Cameroon to dominate politics; especially given the father was from the Kano area.
Cameroon since 1961 to 1972, was a Federal Republic of Cameroon with resolutions which were never implemented, and from 1972 changed fraudulently to a United Republic of Cameroon until 1984, and then metamorphosized illegally into a Republic of Cameroon in 1984 until date.
Cameroon as from 1961 has had two Presidents since unification namely Ahmadou Ahidjo from 1961 to 1982, and Paul Biya 1982 to 2011 (future). Should 2011 meet Paul Biya in power, it would mean that Cameroon would be celebrating 50 years of unification, a good thing, very good thing. It would also mean that Cameroon's Golden Jubilee of Unification will be celebrated with two Francophones or East Cameroonians as President.
The argument here therefore is that after 50 years of Francophone Rule, come 2011 it is time for an aboriginal Anglophone from West Cameroon extraction to be the next President of Cameroon after Paul Biya leaves power in 2011.
Both Anglophone & Francophone Cameroonians inside and outside Cameroon are therefore called upon to see through this Open Agenda of An Anglophone Presidency, by any means necessary.
It really does not matter who that Anglophone is;
The AGENDA here is simple: AN ANGLOPHONE PRESIDENCY! The said aboriginal Anglophone can be an Independent Candidate or belong to any political party, be it Adamu Ndam Njoya's CDU, Paul Biya's CPDM, Dakole Daissala's MDR, John Fru Ndi's SDF, Bello Bouba Maigari's UNDP etc...
All that matters is that the time is ripe for an Anglophone to be President after 50 years of a Francophone Presidency.
The echoes in everyone's ears should thus be:
50 years of a Francophone Presidency, Time for an Anglophone Presidency!
As the colonial age group of people withers away, it is imperative that we take advantage of the changing tides. In France, Jacques Chirac is on his way out of power as well. Cameroon's liberal autocracy is gradually adjusting to the demanding realities of a true democracy. Evidently as we all can see and attest to, democracy is good for business. The Americans through their U.S. Ambassador in Cameroon know this.
Anglophones, the below 40 years old generation are called upon to action. Serious action, to see through this Open Agenda of An Anglophone Presidency. The above 40 year old generation, should be shakened, shakened from their slumber to act upon this agenda. Let this agenda reverberate throughout the national territory, the impulse, the momentum so that once the chain reaction is over our objective of would have been achieved - An Anglophone President.
Blessed Be Cameroon
Pa Fru Ndeh
Washington D.C.
July 12th 2006
A word to a wise is sufficient. I hope the Anglophone community and would be the francophone community with a clear sense of reasoning would know its time to try an anglophone president.
we have gone throug thin and thick with the francophones at the helm. Its high times we see what these Anglophones can offer too.
Lets all continue to fight a good fight.
Posted by: amazing Grace | August 28, 2006 at 07:37 AM
anglophone vs. francophone sounds like English slave master is better than French slave master clich'e. Emphasis should be placed the values the candidates live by, their ideals for solving the countries problems, someone willing to serve the people. European ideology is the same minor difference between French, German, Spanish, English.
Renaissance, Afrikan ideology, Afrikanphone!
Posted by: Dynamic | September 08, 2007 at 06:31 PM