"Let my People Go"

By Innocent Chia

Etched in my memory are the following lines that our rowdy, innocent and ignorant Sunday school class sang out loud in the early 1980’s from the four walls of one of the classrooms of the Government Bilingual Training College (CBA), the then temporal home to what is now known as Etoug-Ebe Baptist Church, Yaounde.

" These are the words of my mighty Lord

Let my people go

Go down, go down, 

Go down to Egypt

And tell Pharaoh

Pharaoh – Let my People Go"

Ultimately it became a show of force between God - who sent plague after plague (10) to Egypt – and a defiant Pharaoh who thought his magi could either match tit for tat or prevent the Hebrews altogether from leaving Egypt under the leadership of Moses and his assistant, Aaron. It is equally clear today in the instance of the English speaking population that identifies itself as Ambazonians in captivity in Cameroon, that they will not be let go by La Republique even if God multiplied the plagues by tenfold.  Rather than focus on who and what the magicians of La Republique du Cameroun are doing to perpetuate the enslavement, this piece highlights telling miracles for Ambazonia that compare to the splitting of the Red Sea for the nation of Israel. The Miracles notwithstanding, we take an internal look at those in Ambazonia, who, like in the days of Moses, look at the road to freedom as too far, too costly and will dearly miss the perks of their second class status.

Miracles for Ambazonia through the United Nations

A kid told me the story of how panicky he was getting into a Math test in which he had pre-arranged with another classmate to copy from in exchange for helping his partner in crime pass a French language test. He was so anxious that, before he knew it, he had copied the partner-in-crime’s name on his script… 

Each time a new member country gets admitted into the United Nations its date of admission is listed. Cameroon got admitted into the United Nations on September 20th, 1960. This was about nine (9) months following the Independence of French-Speaking Cameroun from its French colonial master in January 1960. Again, French Cameroun gained independence in January of 1960.

English-speaking Southern Cameroon, on the other hand, only gained its independence from Britain via “plebiscite” on February 11th, 1961 - more than a year after French speaking Cameroun had attained independence - and five (5) months after French Cameroun had applied for, and gained membership to the United Nations on September 20th, 1960. 

Point: It is French Cameroun that had applied for and gained admission into the United Nations. Again, this was before the February 11th, 1960 “plebiscite” via which English-speaking Southern Cameroon opted to become Independent by “joining” the already independent French-speaking Cameroun. 

The UN Connection

The United Nations is, among other things, a meticulous apparatus that pays attention to nitty-gritty that would, otherwise, be lost in the rubble. For instance, each time that a UN member country has a change of name there is an asterisk placed against all eighteen (18) of its 192 members on its admissions page. Africa has three asterisks on file – the case of the Democratic Republic of Congo is the most recent on file and the UN notation reads:

“*Zaire joined the United Nations on 20 September 1960. 

On 17 May 1997, its name was changed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

Prior to Zaire’s change to become the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997, there had been a submission by Egypt and Syria:

*Egypt and Syria were original Members of the United Nations from 24 October 1945. 

Following a plebiscite on 21 February 1958, the United Arab Republic was established by a union of Egypt and Syria and continued as a single Member.

On 13 October 1961, Syria, having resumed its status as an independent State, resumed its separate membership in the United Nations. On 2 September 1971, the United Arab Republic changed its name to the Arab Republic of Egypt.

The third and oldest change by an African nation is that of Tangayika and Zanzibar in 1964 to form what we now know as the United Republic of Tanzania.

*Tanganyika was a Member of the United Nations from 14 December 1961 and Zanzibar was a Member from 16 December 1963.

Following the ratification on 26 April 1964 of Articles of Union between Tanganyika and Zanzibar, the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar continued as a single Member, changing its name to the United Republic of Tanzania on 1 November 1964.

The foregoing establishes that a mandatory UN process is triggered each time a member country makes a change of name. Indeed, Security Council Resolution 777 (S/RES/777) of September 19, 1992 

…recommended to the General Assembly that Yugoslavia had to apply rather than automatically continue membership of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the United Nations.

 Against Cameroon there is no notation in spite name changes to: 1)The Federal Republic of Cameroon on October 1st, 1961; 2)the name change on June 2nd, 1972 to the United Republic of Cameroon and: 3)finally in 1984 it was simply changed into the Republic of Cameroon. 

Was this a deliberate lapse or a pass by the UN? 

Speaking on condition of anonymity, a retired UN official told The Chia Report that this could not have been an oversight. “There had to be more to it”, one said. Experts especially familiar with the case opine that such a blatant miss must be a window that the UN left open to fix the fraud of a plebiscite that cuffed Southern Cameroons into a new era of slavery and colonialism under French Cameroon.  

No Foumban Accord

It has long been in the public knowledge that because of Premier John Ngu Foncha’s insecurity, he never shared the draft constitution from Ahidjo that would have led to its signing by the delegation from Southern Cameroon upon deliberation and consensus. Instead, both parties agreed to iron out things at an eventual conference that was set for the end of July. Not only did the meeting never hold, in August of 1961 the National Assembly of the French speaking Cameroon unilaterally adopted a Constitution which was promulgated into law on September 1st, 1961. 

In essence, The Federal Republic of Cameroon, the United Republic of Cameroon or the Republic of Cameroon has been a total fraud, a humongous scam that has held over 4 million Southern Cameroonians hostage! 

Despite the Revelations...

The ceaseless whining (justified or not) by some Ambazonians compares eerily to some in the Israelite community who would not quit complaining even after God drowned the horses, chariots and horsemen of Pharaoh in the Red sea while the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground (Exodus 15 v 19). Even after Moses acted on God’s instruction and threw a piece of wood into the bitter waters of Marah (Exodus ch. 15 vs 22 ff) to make them drinkable, they would not stop griping.

 “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt!” they said. “There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death.” (Exodus 16 vs.3)

It’s all about the bread and butter

As it was about picking up the crumbs falling off Ahidjo’s table yesterday, Biya’s table today, and Frank Biya’s table tomorrow, Anglophones in Cameroun have contented themselves with leftovers. There is an avid preference- like the Israelites who were ready to eat Moses and Aaron alive if their needs were not met immediately – to live in bondage than fight for freedom, not especially if it is freedom for their kids. The “now” is so important, tomorrow is irrelevant. The “now” accepts to be deputy to the “chef”.  From the Prime Minister - highest ranking Anglophone executive who kisses up to the President - to all Anglophone subordinates that are nothing but dignified fillers for token-trophy Ministries such as Ministry of Culture, Energy, Special Relations at the Presidency, Transport…the story of immediate gratification is the same.

Even the most ardent and ambitious Anglophone proponents for continued cohabitation with francophone “brothers” are pleading for an alternating Presidency on the grounds that both Presidents of its sliced and diced 50 years history have been Francophone.  The question, meantime, is why should Anglophones be begging for the Presidency in La Republique du Cameroun when they can run for the Presidency of Ambazonia? Why would the Israelites prefer to die by the Lord’s hand as slaves in Egypt?

Because they “sat around pots of meat and ate all the food that (they) wanted”.

Why would Ambazonians prefer to die by the Lord’s hands as slaves in Cameroun?

The Case of SDF Chairman, Ni John Fru Ndi

Because it is easier for the pseudo leaders to rise as traitors of the people who have bestowed their complete trust than it is to commit a life to the possibility of never living to see a free and Independent Ambazonia. In a global village where technology consumes almost every breath that we breathe, it may not be in the too distant future before someone produces evidence of a purported transaction involving a French agent that paid off Ni John Fru Ndi at a transit stop in Benin on behalf of Paul Biya.

It is important meantime to postulate on why the chronic SDF Chairman Ni John Fru Ndi is so valuable to President Biya. It has nothing to do with Fru Ndi's threat - now a distant memory - to become President of Cameroon. Indeed, the SDF has, ever since Fru Ndi won and lost the Presidential bid in 1992, become a smokescreen used in the masquerade to suppress the people of Southern Cameroon.

Ni John Fru Ndi is, for the most part, revered by Southern Cameroonians young and old. He is arguably the most popular politician that the current generation of Southern Cameroonians can relate with, whether or not they agree with his politics. The SDF chairman is and has been the sacrificial face of the SDF since its inception and libation by which the blood of six young men was offered on the streets of Bamenda on May 26th 1990. But he has also been the face of what is wrong with the body politics of Cameroon in ineptitude, gerontocracy, corruption, inertia, lack of respect for the law, and lack of creativity and accountability. 

However, if you take away Ni Fru Ndi - as Hon. Pierre Kwemo and others are fighting to achieve at the next party elections - the huge and most likely outcome is that Anglophones will walk away from the party that they have all along considered their true and sole national party. What would be the effects of such defection?

The big fear that justifies the big bribe that Biya paid Fru Ndi for is that if Anglophones leave the SDF they will go back to the true fight that the SDF took them away from - the SCNC or the fight for Ambazonia. Each Southern Cameroonian can decide how much they are worth and to understand that Chairman Ni Fru would have allegedly pocketed enough from the bribe to keep him eating "pots of meat" longer than the 430 years spent by the Israelites in Egyptian captivity.

Why would Ambazonians prefer to die by the Lord’s hands as slaves in Cameroun?

Some Anglophones take their love for Bikutsi even more seriously than the Ewondo. The thought that Bikutsi will no longer be part of their national musical menu, trite as it may sound to one with less affinity for the genre, is traumatizing for others who are emotionally tied. Is this sufficient ground for anyone to sacrifice their freedom and independence? You may have to revisit the Israelites of old to find out whether they were serious about forgoing the promised land and dying in Egypt because they had “pots of meat and ate all the food that (they) wanted.

Why would Ambazonians prefer to die by the Lord’s hands as slaves in Cameroun?

Every time Les Lions Indomptables du Cameroun are playing or are discussed, I have heard some Anglophones – choke about the team and how Ambazonia has no prospects for a team. I have always been quick to ask: Is it forbidden for a constituted and independent Ambazonia to form a national team with its own sons and daughters that will play as a team of equals and not because the Anglophone is there to fill a quota? As poor a student of mathematics as I am, I am yet to understand why a perplexing number of Ambazonia fans of Les Lions Indomptables du Cameroun prefer having one player in the national team than having a national team of 23 Ambazonians supporting their families and other dependents from their sports. Will so little be expected of Ambazonia athletes that all that will be asked of them to be around “pots of meat and (eating) all the food that (they want)?

Remember the story of the kid who panicked so much in a math test he ended up copying the name of his partner in crime...? Well, he caught himself cheating and asked for a new paper on which he started afresh. 

The challenge for La Republique du Cameroun is reversing the plagues and the miracles that are working in favor of the people that want to be known as Ambazonia - traitors from within it, including suspect leaders, notwithstanding.

I grew up in French speaking Cameroun. A majority of my best friends are French speaking Cameroonians. Heck, there is history of intermarriage in my family with French Cameroon. But so too we have Cameroonians marrying French men and women, or Haitians marrying the same French masters that have had some of the worst influence over Haiti, and Brits marrying Americans in spite...Americans marrying Iraqis...Indians marrying Afghanis... 

In it all, it must be considered that if Israel had not broken away from Egypt, both nations would not be where they are today. Internal strife would have eventually brought about an explosion from within. Not all may live to see the promise land - a free and independent Ambazonia - but to each, their respective Ambazonias may be in playing effectively their roles towards the grande finale. 

Comments

[ntam charles]

An exceptionally smart essay illuminated by very familiar allusions which help to open up the reader's mind.The hanging claim on the deal between Fru Ndi and Biya,is quite daring and the authenticity is questionable.The numerous and verifiable examples on the other hand makes the writer admirable.

Ntam charles

[Kelvin Ross]

Excellent write-up Mr chia. Remember the popular phrase of the Cameroon calling edition of the 1990's leading up to the birth of multipaty politics in cameroon? "A banana that is destined to ripe must ripe even if placed in a refrigerator" Southern Cameroons (Ambazonia) must be free again. Ths entire nation state of LRC is built on fraud, violence and bloodshed and the perpetrators shall soon pay very dearly.

[Ntemfac Nchwete Ofege]

The Only Addendum one can makle to this exceptionally brilliant piece is that the name issue is not quite a done deal. This scribe represents a school who argue strongly that the territory should actually be called the Republic of Bimbia, once its independence is restored. We have a compelling case.
The Name Issue

The Merits of the Republic of Bimbia
Like the Bight of Bimbia

Fon Gorji Dinka once said. “Southern Cameroonians have failed to name themselves so every Tom, Dick, Harry and (Janet) can given them a name. It was on the dire need to banish the borrowed name “Cameroon” from this contentious territory that the Fon dug into the history books and came up with the name AMBAZONIA - the zone beyond Ambas Bay which was itself taken from the word “Amba” a response of the Bota Islanders to the Portuguese sailors when they asked them: What is the name of those flaming mountains? The mountains in question were the Chariot of the Gods. Unfortunately while Ambas Bay exists in the records AMBAZONIA was never codified in International Law. Bimbia is present in early International Law. King William of Bimbia executed the first International Treaties between Southern Cameroons and the International Community
Bimbia was there ages before Southern Cameroons.

Extracts from the Works of Hon PP Nkwenti
Former MP Ndop
DSA History/Geography
University of Yaounde

BIMBIA
HISTORICAL
A: INTRODUCTION:
It is a general consensus among ethnographical researchers, and anthropological historians, particularly the works of Edwin Adener on the coastal Bantus of Cameroon, the “Deutsches Kolonial Lexikon” of the Germans, and “Inventaire Ethnique” by Madame Dugast, that the Kpe-Mboko group of the coastal Bantus of Cameroon constitutes what became known as Bimbia.
The coastal Mboko from Sanje to Mukundange appears to have migrated from the main body of the tribe on the northwestern slope of the Cameroon Mountain. In the case of Kpe, she claims the same origins as the Dualas. The Kpe-Mboko group is today confined to the present southern sector of Anglophone Cameroon.
The group consists of Kpe, Isuwu, Wovea, and the coastal Mboko in Meme, Kupe – Maninguba and Ndian Divisions of the former Southern Cameroons.
The Kpe occupies about 104 villages, which lie to the east of a line dividing the Cameroon Mountain along its axis. The Kpe extend further inland and are neighbours of the inland Mboko while in the creeks at Ewonji and on the Mungo River at Mondoni, they are neighbours of the Mungo. The Balong bound them to the N.E. The Balong are also along the Mungo River; and on the north between Balong and Mboko; the Kundus and the Rombis bound them.
The Mbokos are made up of the 28 villages lying on the lower side of the Cameroon Mountain from the Kpe. The coastal Mboko from Sanje to Mukundange are confined in small enclaves surrounded on the landward side by the plantation land. The coastal Mboko do not live as high up the mountain as the Kpe.
The Isuwu occupies 3 villages: Wonyabile (Bonabile) Wonyangomba (Bonangoba), and Likolo (Dikolo) on the extreme Southern coast of the Bimbia promontory. The Wovea people occupy the largest Island of the small group in Ambas Bay (Bota Island) and Bota Land. The village of Mondoni on the coast of Bimbia promontory is also related to them.

B. WHAT ACTUALLY WAS BIMBIA?
Bimbia, or BOBIA as was called in the 18th and 19th centuries, is the primitive appellation that was given by early settlers to the coastal area that was generally occupied by the Kpe, Isuwu or Isubu (according to some authors), Wovea, and the coastal and inland Mboko people.
These people were a major littoral Bantu band that settled before the 15th Century A.D on a coastal stretch of land that extended from the swamps of Rio del Rey and Ndian in the far west, through the marshy-land of Bamusso, all in Ndian Division, then south eastwards through Cape Nachtingal and Ambas bay to the Wuri Estuary in Douala. They extended northwards from the 4th to about the 5th degree of latitude around the Rumpi and Muaningouba highlands, latitude 41/2° N and longitude 9°E cut across ancient Bimbia.
Chief Bile, or King William of Bimbia as he was generally called, was the paramount chief of all people of Bimbia. The Isuwu people first appeared on the pages of history only at the time of King William of Bimbia who had come from Bonaberi but who moved westwards to what became known as Bimbia where his mother’s brother (uncle) lived. During King William’s time, the Isuwu of Bimbia, because of their more littoral settlement, played a leading role in trade along the coast, second only to that of Duala. In a battle with the Wovea people (Bota Island and Botaland); William solicited the help of the Acting British Consul to the Bight of Benin and Biafra. The Acting Consul supported him to defeat this people and made them recognize him (King William) as King of the stretch of mainland and the islands north of Bimbia.
As early as February 17th 1884,the first treaty officially listed as entered into by an Anglophone coastal Bantu Chief was that signed by King William of Bimbia aided by his compatriots; Prince George, Dick Merchant, and John Bimbia. In this commercial agreement with the British traders, King William accepted that:
“….. the subjects of the Queen of England may always trade freely with the people of Bimbia in every article they may wish to buy or sell…and the chiefs of Bimbia pledge themselves to show no favour…to other countries which they do not show to those of England.”
The British also signed agreements with the coastal chiefs abolishing human sacrifices. That is why on March 31, 1848, an agreement was signed with the King and chiefs of Bimbia. The agreement read:
“I, King William and all the chiefs of Bimbia, do solemnly promise to do away with the abominable inhuman and unchristian-like custom of sacrificing human lives on account of death of any of the chiefs, or on account of any of their superstitious practices.”
As a step towards modern administration, a treaty was signed also in 1856 by the King, chiefs, and traders establishing a “Court of Equity” in which traders and chiefs were to sit in Bimbia.
Due to unsatisfactory condition in the Island of Fernando Po Alfred Saker decided to move with his followers from there to the mainland opposite which was Bimbia. On June 9, 1858, he reached the mainland and named it “Victoria” in honour of Queen Victoria, the then reigning British Monarch. On August 23, 1858, he signed a treaty with King William of Bimbia who claimed to have unlimited power over the land being arranged for his purchase.
The treaty read:
“….I, William, Chief and the known King of Isubu, and sole and lawful owner of a district contiguous to ISUBU and known as “War Bay” and “Ambas Bay” and Islands belonging thereto, declare, and by this act to make known, that I this day makeover and give unto Alfred Saker…all my rights and title to the sovereignty and possession of the district therein specified…a coastline beginning at War Bay…
Continuing and embracing FO’O Bay and thence onward to the highlands of Bobia. Second, the interior line of this district shall be from the stream in War bay onward N.E….to join another line N.E. from the highlands beyond Bobia (Bimbia). Third, this district together with all that appertains thereto…I do this day make over and give unto Alfred Saker…and assigns FOREVER for the consideration herewith annexed. And I do hereby acknowledge to have received this day a note of hand and demand for payment of the consideration…”
It would be remembered that the first permanent British settlement as such was in fact a mission station started by Alfred Saker in Douala. Alfred Saker subsequently moved with his flock to the mainland as he purchased land from the King of Bimbia. The land obtained by Alfred Saker at the foot of the Cameroon Mountain (FAKO Mt) was about 16km long and 8km wide along Ambas Bay, at the cost of 2.000 pounds sterling worth of goods.
Before the 1860s, trade along the coastal region of the Cameroons was monopolized by the British, mainly because of a series of treaties, which they had signed with the Duala Kings, King William of Bimbia and the chiefs of Bimbia. The Dualas and Bimbians acted mostly as middlemen.
Before the abolition of the Slave trade, the most profitable trade at the Cameroons and Bimbian coast was none other than the notorious trade on human beings. In Bimbia, the Slave trade enabled King William to enjoy a monopoly over the supply of slave labour to the West African Company. The Duala and the Bimbian middlemen also supplied ivory, palm oil and kernels after the abolition of the Slave trade.
Besides the English, the Germans were also involved in trade with Bimbians in Bimbia, where John Holt, the British Company, had a trading post. The subsequent decline in British trading activities in Bimbia led John Holt to close the Bimbian Factory in 1873 and sent his agents over to the Cameroons. This is why what was produced in Bimbia then in a small scale was taken either to the Cameroons River or to neighbouring Calabar. German treaty signing in the Cameroons and Bimbia in July 1884 involved sale contracts, negotiated treaties, and treaties of peace. In sale contracts, the local sovereigns transferred their sovereignty to the Germans. Of the 95 treaties that were signed from 1883 to 1907, 08 (including one with Bimbia) were outright sale contracts.
The contract with Bimbia was signed on July 11, 1884 between Eduard Woermann, Schmidt and Shultz, representing the Woermann Firm on one hand, and King William of Bimbia on the other. That is why the hoisting of the German flag at the Cameroons River on July 14, 1884 to mark the final act of claim and annexation of the territory also included Bimbia.
King William accepted that:
“….. the subjects of the Queen of England may always trade freely with the people of Bimbia in every article they may wish to buy or sell…and the chiefs of Bimbia pledge themselves to show no favour…to other countries which they do not show to those of England.”

[Kelvin Ross]

The historical facts are very compelling and the World is now looking up onto SCians to do everything possible to restore this nation before the GODS become angry. It is not for nothing that the recent activities of the UN (handing over of map to biya, their border tracing exercise & presence on the territory)are all indication that they(UN)are feelin unease of being exposed to criticisms of gross injustices by allowing this carnage of brutality and colonialism in the 21st century.

[kenneth chah]

interesting article. more people from the former southern cameroons need to become more active in the struggle for freedom, including me

[TAGRO]

Simply brilliant, Mr. Chia.

[Roland D.]

I seriously never really reasoned out this SCNC/La Republique thing till i read this piece. Now am actually considering putting all my weight behind the struggle for Southern Cameroon independence. Good job bobe.

[Polycarp Chia]

People die due to lack of information. In this quasi Country( Cameroons) information is a preserve of those in the office. When this story will go round an undertaker will certainly emerge. We should not only go to enjoy in countries where the youths of those country stood up to liberate it. We should do something so that other should be attracted to us. Where are our youths, duty calls. Thank you Inno Chia, for the scales are falling from my eyes as the days go by

[Evarate Nkain]

Hello Bobe Chia this is great and truely a great means of any faithful Cameroonian Historian to not only make a challenge to and for all but to give history and the present a special beuaty.

[Bob Bristol]

If there were 2 things which Scians were counting on, they were LEGALITY and DIPLOMACY. These have failed or are failing. We can all sit on our armchairs and pledge our support for the course but if we do not do what others have done to achieve that desired independence, we would always be laughed at.

[limbekid]

I think one needs a sober reflection on what is REAL freedom?

Why are some societies captors, and others captive. How does the individual/entity attain real FREEDOM/INDEPENDENCE? Is it all about territory.

I think so far the subject has been tackled solely from a political angle (territory, x number of ministers, presidency...).

So you draw your boundaries, hoist your flag and coin your anthem. How do you protect your living rooms from the invasion of Nollywood; how do you protect offices from the pervasive influence of Microsoft?

My personal impression is, governments in most developing countries benefit from a vacuum in the private sector. Anglophones do not need symbols (territory, president, ministers, x number of players within the national football team...) to acknowledge their existence. What we need is entrepreneurship: produce the best movies; engineers, painters, writers, lawyers... and society gravitates towards you. It is obvious that past and present governments have not fufilled their role of facilitator, but that should not stop us from consolidating and expanding the few gains we have made. When we mismanage quintessentially Anglophone outfits like NISCAM and AMITY Bank we inadvertently put to question our ability to govern differently.

Finally, we should never forget that identtity is for the most part transcient and provisional, and as such we should eschew insular thinking and strive to broaden our sphere of influence.

[HAF aka Hilary A. Fonyi]

Discipline, Deligence n uprightness are just some of those attributes i see in most if not all of those who call themselves Anglophone Cameroonians. Recently, i visited a "cafe" here in Brussels; Quartier General- Bruxelles Midi, the owner n manager happened to be a francophone lady n in a lit squable n exchange of words told me sth i just couldn't stop thinkx abt, lol n sobbx in silence: 'dat french cameroonians are by far superior to 'anglofools' cos the former were colonised by mighty white french masters while the latter were colonised by mean inferior black Nigerians'. THE HISTORY OF CAMEROON MUST BE RE-WRITTEN AND THE TRUTH MADE KNOWN: http://www.chiareport.com/2010/08/let-my-people-go-1.html#more...Thanks Mr Innocent Chia n Mr Ntemfac Nchwete Ofege for ur analysis. I believe in greater course of unity MOTHER AFRICA than just this little faction independence which will take us no where but to same plight of yesterday!

[Polycarp Chia]

"There is an avid preference- like the Israelites who were ready to eat Moses and Aaron alive if their needs were not met immediately – to live in bondage than fight for freedom, not especially if it is freedom for their kids"
We still have a replica of those Israelites of old today in Cameroons. But can the present day Israelites(Kids) envy anything from present day Egypt?
Is tomorrow Irrelevant to us adults as have morbid fear to rock the boat which is not even sailing but drifting ?

[njimaforboy]

The price of lasting peace is bloodshed.

The only way Southern Cameroon can be free is through either acts of civil disobedience as used by Martin Luther King to win freedom for the black man in America, or through bloodshed and acts of terror against Paul Biya and La Republique.

With traitors like Limbekid and HAF in the house, and blood money in Biya's hands,
Southern Cameroon will never be free.

Watch Biya rule for the next ten or more years if we do nothing. The ballot box has never worked, we are foolish to think it is going to work this time.

We need to send a strong message with the barrel of a gun, that we will not stand idle and watch frogs suck blood and life out of us. We must stop Paul Biya, the butcher of etoudie from perpetrating crimes against humanity.

[limbekid]

Mr Njimafor,

I don`t remember taking the rostrum to speak for any cause, so I wonder who or what I am betraying.

I don`t live in Cameroon or work for government, but I am the proud sponsor of two sibblings at the University of Buea. That is my contribution to capacity building in Cameroon. Just because you can howl at the moon does not make you more of a patriot.

Like I said, identity is transient and provisional. Just because one was born East or West of the Moungo must not make one part of a monolith. If you cannot withstand dissenting views as a lay person I wonder what kind of a despot you would become, if ever you were part of the political elite.

[Bob Bristol]

People do not behave rationally when they are faced with irrational forces of the greatest degree. Njimafor seems to be airing out what we really yearn for. It may not be a formal or a rational approach but we've tried these approaches before and they didn't take us anywhere.

[Chief Ayuk Arrey]

Thank you very much Mr.Chia. We still have a long way to go but we will get there whether Violently or Diplomatically.
Southern Cameroonians will be freed.

[saa]

Clearly you subscribe to the idea of Ambazonia. Good for you. Equally, clearly John Fru Ndi does not. The language may be exceedingly flowery but you have fallen into the trap of starting from an answer to find the question - the supreme characteristic of hatchet journalism. You have tried to poopoo Fru Ndi's choice of advocating for a unified Cameroon (for which he demonstrably enjoys more support than your option of Ambazonia does) by convincing yourself that he cannot possibly hold true to his view except through being bribed. This, even though you have no grain of proof that he has taken this bribe. This, even though you can only rely on the sinking sand of "it may not be in the too distant future before someone produces evidence of a purported transaction involving a French agent that paid off Ni John Fru Ndi at a transit stop in Benin". How is this good journalism - to build a case against someone based on the hope of a revelation of a purported event? I think you just cannot bring yourself to believe that people, equally intelligent and informed as yourself can, after taking everything into account, justifiably come to a different conclusion than yourself as to the way forward for their country. So what do you do, you take a hatchet to their reputation! Shame on you.

[Ankhesen]

Beri weh, Mr. Chia. This has been most illuminating.