My Fellow Country People and Concerned Citizens of the World. Why a transitional government for 24 months is necessary for Cameroon.
THE GLOBAL CALL Sincere greetings.
I have consulted with many of you ,Cameroonians as well as placed some important phone calls to US officials and the French Embassy in USA about Cameroon. The stakes are very high and we don't want to see our country intentionally set up for a civil war or any form of violence that will jeopardize our civilization and families because of any form of resistance to change by the Government and her foreign investors/stakeholders that we know too well.
There should be no Presidential elections in Cameroon under the CPDM regime and Cameroonians must avert any civil war and unnecessary bloodshed as a result of vaulting ambitions or blind compliance of a selected few to the cynicism of the past. Cameroonians who know fully well that they cannot rise up to the level of competing in any elections in Cameroon and yet seeking millions of frs CFA from the government are on the wrongside of history.
We should be certain that such a deliberate act of dishonesty and self-deception is betrayal of our country and people. In order words accepting money to participate in an election that one knows he or she cannot compete from the get go is aiding and abetting embezzlement of State funds. So, if Mr Paul Biya is accused of corruption, then they, too are also corrupt as well as misleading the masses to engage in falsehood.
Mindful of the fact that we have identified recipes for potential conflict and violence within the Cameroon socio-cultural society,
Taking cognizance of a large continuum of diplomatic presence within Cameroon for more than 50 years today regardless of their relationship with our beloved country,
With due respect for our nation , the people and the larger human community that we are an integral part of
We are oncemore calling on everyone involved directly or directly in Cameroon to put the interest of the nation, children and women, seniors and posterity above their personal interests.
As you know, based on the principles of good governance and the rule of law, we have hardly attained the dream of free and fair elections in Cameroon. That is why we must not allow President Paul Biya and his friends at home and abroad to call for Presidential Elections in, which he will participate again with his Presidential majority well known as one of his tactics to rig elections and reward those who make him remain in power.
Why is President Paul Biya not eligible to run for President?
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1) President Paul Biya and his foreign allies have made it impossible for anybody to compete with him fairly in any elections in Cameroon since he became President in 1982. He is untrustworthy with the destiny and future of our country.It is impossible for one person to win all Presidential elections conservatively for so long when such elections are taking place in a virtuous and free society. To argue that he is popular and likeable is absurd because it only a propaganda since the playing field is uneven.
2) President Paul Biya singlehandedly altered the constitution of Cameroon to suit his selfish ambition to become life President.His ELECAM ,which is supposed to be an independent election commission are made up of the same people who have always helped him to rig all elections.
3)President Paul Biya has been appointing governors to all the provinces and regions of Cameroon since he became President in 1982.This means he refuses to allow Cameroonians to elect their Governors. By imposing people of his choice on the Provinces, they are directly responsible in perpetrating cronyism, corruption and election fraud and rigging.This system of government is not acceptable.
4) President Paul Biya also appoints Government Delegates to the Cities and Councils who have engaged in destabilizing the local communities, depriving the civil society of civic engagement and participation in city, and community development.
5) President Paul Biya has destabilized auxillary traditional institutions, which pre-existed colonization as custodians of our tradition and communal solidarity.These traditional institutions and their representatives are very much an integral part of our cultural heritage that is dear to our families.
Yet, his totalitarian policies have injected seeds of division and hatred among families, tribes against tribes and regions against regions. His divide and conquer politics has resulted into creating a very tense and dangerous environment that is ripe for violence, civil war or genocide at the expense of civilians.
6) On the international and global front, his foreign representatives including but not limited to Ambassadors and spies are heavily financed to execute his totalitarian policies against Cameroonians abroad. He has intentionally planted the CPDM Party in every country that has diplomatic ties with Cameroon.These political activities are not in conformity with the democratic ideals of those countries except that his only motive is to perpetrate the facade that Cameroonians are democratic and love his CPDM Party and his government.
All the above totalitarian and politically motivated activities of President Paul Biya are not consistent with the universal principles of human dignity.Based on the above analysis, we cannot stand by and see our country run like a private plantation through organized tyranny and dictatorship when we know it is wrong.
We are calling on the Cameroon opposition and Civil society including but not limited to the Religious institutions and people of faith communities, traditional authorities and the youth that we must not fall into the trap of President Paul Biya again and be stuck with them( Paul Biya, the CPDM regime and Presidential majority who have received bribes to pretentiously participate in an election) .
What we mean is that President Paul Biya is not competent politically to organize any elections in Cameroon since his past history of organizing elections has never met the requirement for a free and fair elections.
Consequently,we strongly believe that Cameroonians and the international human family who have learned about this strong call since 2009 should take this moment for all us to usher in a transitional government to avert bloodshed and unnecessary lost of lives and property but most importantly to rebuild our country to rise up to the standards of other pragmatic democracies.
Making the Case before the court of public opinion
Neither President Paul Biya nor members of his government have declared their assets according to article 66 of Cameroon's constitution. We expect lawyers and attorneys to understand the implication of this law as regards our human rights. That is why they were trained in the law.
We ,Cameroonians deserve to be treated with respect and dignity per our country's constitution and we want Justice to be done. Yes, it is our hope that sooner or later, we will all rise up and state with joy that "Justice has been done"
The clock of history is ticking on our side and the spirit of a free God is hovering all over the world and settling on the souls of those who believe and trust in God for liberty. Liberty will shine from shores to shores to conquer oppression.
Our common humanity is forever more tested by the trials and temptations we are facing but we must not encourage the reinvention of slavery and colonization again by being silent over the noisy confusion and denial of our time.Being or seemingly powerless and helpless before powerful people is not an admission of defeat for we have no reason to fear or slide into defeat.
I speak to you as an expert on preventing civil wars, genocide and post -Presidential elections conflicts like in other places.I want to take this unique opportunity again to reiterate that all Cameroonians and stakeholders of Cameroon including but not limited to the civil society and Cameroonians within the Diaspora must put country above selfish interests.
We all know that it is patriotic to love country and exercise our full rights and privileges to participate in any kind of elections for public office of our choice. This is very unprecedented in the history of our country and thanks to the unmatched political advocacy that many of us mounted here in the diaspora.
However, it is unbecoming and rather too ludicrous if some of us who appear educated knowingly indulge in some buffoonery organized by the corrupt tyranny and dictatorship guarded by both supremacist and aristocratic mentalities.
This is an age of enlightened enlightenment where reason will triumph over denial at the end. The truth is Cameroon is ripe for a transitional government with respect to more than 50 years of dictatorship and over 450 years of slavery, colonization and neo-colonization.
That said, we must come together and reason like reasonable human beings who have the propensity to distinguish ourselves from primates. Nothing is more dangerous than living in denial.
This has ruined society because some people spend more time on denialism than on strategic planning and capacity building toward upholding and improving civilization.Yes, the idea for a transitional government captures the principle of strategic planning and capacity building for a way forward.
Denial stands in the way of change and it must be exterminated before we can truly become agents of change and transformation. Talk is cheap , they say but truth is powerful.Change starts when the wheel of truth is spinning on the conscience of those who truly love humanity and believe that we must prevail.
All of us short or tall, small or big , white or black even with an apparent complex anthropological and ideological differences residing at home or abroad are an integral part of the socio-economic and political processes for systematic change in any given complex society. Cameroon is not an exception to this rule.
There is absolutely nothing wrong to take pride to contribute to nation -building even after one has been persecuted and forced into exile or political asylum. Oh yea, we must be free to express ourselves and nobody should be persecuted and suppressed for doing so.
It is very rewarding to live overseas and have such a profound love for one's country and people that are left behind under a collapsing political system. We must reap where we have sown and be blessed with what we are blessed with.
On this note before I ever walk into the Federal Court to argue against the CPDM regime and other stakeholders encouraging injustice, I must assert unequivocally that the situation of my country confronts me daily ever since I have been within the USA on political asylum. I strongly believe that we can solve our problems reasonably and move on without hurting each other.
" The task of making leaders is really one of creating an attitude of mind.When some new situation arises, the reaction of most people is to ask; when is someone going to do something about it? The spontaneous reaction of the trained leader is once to ask himself or herself: what do I do in this situation"
Douglas Hyde , from his book Dedication and Leadership.
Thank you all and pass it on Jonathan F. Awasom 1) Pastor, Reformer and voice of Truth 2) Freedom Fighter and Politician/Statesman 3) Civil Rights Advocate 4) Human Rights Campaigner 5) Peace Advocate for Peaceful Transition of power 6) Senior Community Organizer and voice for the voiceless 7) Scholar, Consultant and Truth Speaker to Power To GOD BE THE GLORY
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