FIVE MAJOR THEMES OF ADVOCACY FOR A VIRTUOUS AND FREE CAMEROON

 Our advocacy for change  is centered on 5  major themes

 

1) Advocating for Change of President and his Government because they have violated the constitution by refusing to declare their assets according to article 66 of the Constitution. Most importantly, President Paul Biya and his government have grossly violated the human rights of Cameroonians with well documented evidence of abuse. We insist that all public servants in any society including Cameroon must be accountable to the civil society on how they serve the people. Unfortunately, this has not been the case in Cameroon with President Paul Biya.

 

He has made himself a rare dictator and tyrant by going after anybody who is opposed to his type of Machiavellian malicious and divisive politics. It is unacceptable for a President to rule people by employing divide and conquer tactics, intimidating and inciting tribal and regional conflicts, arbitrary arrest, torture and incarceration of his opponents for the sake of power and ill-gotten wealth. A new President of Cameroon and his government should be public servants with an inclusive vision to inspire, build and empower the people to be patriotic and follow his or her leadership with a good and clean conscience.

 

2)Advocating  for Change towards a new Political System because the current political system is a corrupt tyranny and dictatorship perpetuated by a corrupt judiciary and lack of separation of the three famous arms of government (The Executive, Legislative and Judiciary). The concentration of absolute powers into the hands of the President is one of the root causes of gross violation of human rights of Cameroonians. This kind of political system of government is outdated and was never embraced by the Founding Fathers of America. Therefore, we believe like President Thomas Jefferson that if a President and his government are unpatriotic and oppressive against its citizens such a government should be abolished and replaced with a new form of government that will guarantee the safety and happiness of the citizens.

 

3)Advocating for change towards  Natural and National Resources Distribution. All nations are blessed with rich natural resources from within and without which are capable to empower its citizens to reach their full potential in life. Every country has a promise, which is linked with these natural minerals. The only way to attain that promise for peace, happiness and prosperity is to use the resources for their commongood

 

Therefore, it is absolutely imperative that the President and his government as well as foreign corporations that have invested in the country should account to the citizens and civil society as follows; what are these natural resources, where are they located, who is tapping into them, who are our clients and how much are these resources worth in monetary and material terms, who are the indigenous people directly involved with these natural resources and how has the lives of Cameroonians improved as a result of these resources. Therefore, we advocate for change in the national distribution of resources so that everybody should have equal rights and opportunities to live in dignity.   

 

4)Advocating for change towards Accountability and Transparency centers on political and economic management of the country in the field of business. We believe that all State and National businesses conducted within and outside of the country should be transparent. The most plausible defense for the sovereignty of every nation is when such a nation is free from corporate globalization and exploitation of the natural resources and people through some deliberate unethical business practices in other societies.

 

When people have come together from different tribes and cultures, and agreed to live together from one region to the other within the national  territory of the country, a bond of mutual relationship of respect and acceptance ensues allowing room for their leaders to hold the people accountable. By the same token, these leaders should consciously be accountable to the people in order to cultivate trust and patriotism towards nation building. We have observed that lack of accountability and transparency has led to flagrant mismanagement in Cameroon resulting to institutionalized corruption. We should work toward making sure that the government and governed are both accountable and transparent.

 

5)Advocating for Change towards new Moral Values, Conscience and Patriotism is critical. The falling moral standards of Cameroonians from all walks of life are a very troubling trend to recognize. Perhaps owing to the fact that Cameroon was first of all built on falsehood (colonialism and neo-colonialism to suit colonizers) its foundation was never cemented with concrete moral values and spirit of patriotism. It is never going to be possible for a nation to survive on this earth if it  has no moral foundation upon, which it was built as well as the moral value system that will inspires and guide people to live worthy lives

 

In fact, corruption has taken a huge toll on Cameroonians because it is deeply engrained right into the blood veins of a child as soon as they are poorly integrated into the civil society. Almost nothing works in Cameroon without someone being forced to be corrupt just to survive. We live with corruption dictated from down to the bottom and circulated through every nook and cranny of the society making it a norm. Many Cameroonians recognize these moral problems but wonder if it is ever going to change granted the sinful nature of men and women? These are questions that others have explored in the past and they are success stories, which defeat the pessimists and have put and end to social chaos, injustice and gross violation of human rights.

 

We believe that it is possible as soon as we change the political system and leadership of the country. Then replace them with new leaders who are patriotic with a good and clean conscience, and possess a moral value system consistent with integrity, honesty and principles of human dignity. If corrupt leaders can have such a powerful negative influence on a whole nation and generations of people, it  goes without saying that good leaders with their government, too will also have the capacity and will to have a very powerful positive impact on the nation and people. If good leaders inspire citizens, then they will learn how to report corrupt practices, testify against corruption and corrupt citizens as well as internationalize a good conscience against corruption. All these and more will catapult Cameroon to the political high moral grounds of good governance and the rule of law.

 

 

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CAMEROON: "TIME OUT" FOR PRESIDENT PAUL BIYA AND HIS CPDM CONGRESS ...DO NOT REGISTER AND DO NOT VOTE FOR CORRUPT TYRANNY AND DICTATORSHIP

Cameroon: "TIME OUT" FOR PRESIDENT PAUL BIYA AND HIS CPDM CONGRESS OF INSANITY : DO NOT REGISTER AND DO NOT VOTE

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Time out for President Paul Biya and his CPDM Congress of crooks, embezzlers and violators of Article 66 and all laws.

 

• ISOLATE PAUL BIYA AND CPDM CONGRESS OF THIEVES
• DO NOT REGISTER AND DO NOT VOTE FOR INSANITY
• DO NOT REMAIN SILENT, SPEAK UP  AGAINST INJUSTICE
• STAND UP UNTIL PAUL BIYA STEPS DOWN LIKE MUBARAK OF EGYPT
• Pass on this REVOLUTION to everyone who must know
• Freeze all the assets of the Cameroon government officials 

 

 

Justification for President Paul Biya's Time out

 

The CPDM government intends to register about 10 million Cameroonians in the so called electoral process for Presidential elections in October ,2011. However, we must be extremely careful because out of the 10 million registered voters, CPDM with the help of their bogus ELECAM will corrupt enough Cameroonians and will register about 6-8 million of PRO- CPDM supporters. This means that the rest of the opposing political parties will share about 4 million voters registered only to boost the facade,which has been created to make it look like democracy.

 

From such corrupt activities, it will set the stage for CPDM to declare victory on election day based on the resgistered voters in their favor. Granted this state of affairs-corrupt tyranny- I believe that Cameroonians who are in the right frame of mind must not participate in any elections organized by the CPDM government and President Paul Biya. We insist that Cameroon is very ready for a period of transition to last for 24 months. I implore you to study Nancy Schlossberg transitional theory with respect to understanding the importance of transition for our country and people.

 

The best thing for us to do is isolate Mr. Paul Biya and all the fake political parties that exist.It is obvious that all the people supporting CPDM and Paul Biya have been corrupted with money, little favors and gifts to vote come what come may! So, what is the point about democracy when we allow a corrupt tyranny and dictatorship to impose on us a life President through a false exercise of democracy?

 

There is noting to complaint about after the elections results will be declared because the rigging will be carried not at the counting of ballots but right from the onset when more people were registered for CPDM than all the voters of those opposing CPDM combined. What I am saying based on the more than  200 opposition groups  is, CPDM  is unfortunately a State Party with  the ability to own about 6-8 million registered voters meanwhile 199 political Parties will share about 4 million registred voters.  This is how ridiculous it can be and who is to blame for this kind of INSANITY? All people on this earth who have a conscience and soul, must never be part of this CPDM insanity,which impedes our progress together.

 

The spirit of our forefathers and mothers is alive and strong. We will never stop seeking God's intervention in our beloved nation Cameroon. I urge all of you to continue in prayers as well as be proactive wherever you are on this earth.No weapon fashioned against us will prevail.We are bound to be free and we will not look back until we become a virtuous and free Cameroon society.

 

All Cameroonians who may be tempted to accept bribes from dictator Paul Biya of Cameroon to participate in his self-made Presidential elections to enable him remain in power for life, should be extremely careful never to regret for betraying our country. A word to a wise is sufficient because the constitution is clear that Mr Paul Biya and his government are not eligible to govern Cameroonians again. We have to learn how to be patient and not to be enticed by money that is being distributed by the state to go around corrupting and misleading people to participate in an election that will never be free and fair.

 

In 2009, I humbly launched a vision for a 24 months peaceful transitional government for Cameroon alongside 21 points and a suggestion of a 33 councils to enable a transitional government. Under this same vision, I articulated an inclusive visionary leadership to empower Cameroonians from all walks of life especially young men and women at home and abroad to be more involved and participative in politics and nation building.Yet, I also emphasized that we have to work together as a team and not as a divided house.

 

May 29,2011 marked  exactly three years of this vision amid persecution and retaliation from all angles. But I am still humble to know that the political persecution and retaliation I am undergoing here in the United States is a living testimony that the United States officials under the previous and  current administrations have been touched by the truth.

  

As your Senior Community Political Advocate and Organizer here in the Diaspora  since 2006 due to my situation , I wanted to continue to appeal to all Cameroonians  and well-wishers to rise up to this historic occasion in the life of our beloved nation Cameroon. This moment in history is very critical and we must never waver or submit ourselves to any cause of action, which we know will take us back to 1992 in Cameroon.

 

The political landscape US/Europe-Cameroon has been extended beyond the shores of Cameroon because of the presence of powerful nations as stakeholders. It is up to us to define the political terrain and as far as I am concerned, we must consider the fact that so long as CPDM regime of Cameroon is located in the societies where  we are resident as political asylees, meaning we fled from persecution, we have the absolute right to stand up and make our case known to the world. You can now understand why in spite of attempt to stop me, I have persisted because all of us must work together to change Cameroon. In my own big way, I have made my case to the United States officials involved in foreign policy since 2006 till date.My blog carries most of my advocacy and activism for a virtuous and free Cameroon society.

 

We must continue to prove to the world and especially to the State Department under Secretary Madam Hilary Clinton, President Bill Clinton, National Democratic Institute and National Endowment for Democracy that we are well educated and informed about what constitutes a democratic society. The United States, France and Britain do not need to lecture us again on what ought to be the definition of freedom, liberty, human rights ,civil rights and above all living in dignity.

 

They taught us directly or indirectly to the extent, which we are dangerously intelligent and knowledgeable with the right frame of mind set to become productive citizens of the world. We cannot spend the rest of our lives taking down notes or listening to others telling us what they feel about us and what  they think we should be doing for our own societies. We know and all we need is support and not lectures on good governance, rule of law and ending poverty and injustice.

 

To accept this kind of one way- traffic relationship is to say the least that we are babies  or puppies who should be given milk all the time. Unfortunately, our baby sitters aren't baby sitters enough to give us milk when we really are in need of milk. It reminds me of Jesus Christ who was tasty for fresh water and was instead offered vinegar! Let the tyrant and dictator  of Cameroon step down now.We cannot mistaken a humpty-dumpty anymore. THE CPDM PARTY AND GOVERNMENT ARE THE NEW HUMPTY-DUMPTY.

 

Let me reassure you without  underminding our common sense spirit that the foundation for a  solid democratic society is cemented by strong values and principles ,which prescribes fundamental democratic rules and laws drawn to uphold an even playing field for everyone.In this way, ensure that the relationship between the govern and governors is transparent and worthy of accountability

 

In myriad of ways the Cameroon administration at home and abroad have also been cornered to the extent, which President Paul Biya and his government were opened to embracing young people to seek public office for the first time  after I declared my candidacy to lead a transitional government for my beloved country, Cameroon in November, 2009 apparently, I was one of the youngest God-fearing man to stand up!

I declared my candidacy overseas because I wanted the world to know, I am within the US on political asylum because of the bad government of Cameroon.

 

For the first time in history, our political asylum was not just some kind of  prestigious award hanging on the walls or standing on the TV station in our homes but it became a cyber  grassroot political instrument for change. Oh, yes, I have argued with US officials especially religious and political personalities since 2006 that my political asylum was based on the fact that the CPDM government of President Paul Biya connived with the Church and falsely persecuted and prosecuted us.Consequently, it was appropriate to stand up for church reforms and also for  a new political system to enhance  a virtuous and free society in Cameroon, Africa, thus FREECCAM'A.

 

There is one specific objective that I wanted to achieve during my 11 years as a Senior Community Consultant ,Organizer and Political Advocate, which is to eventually educate, inspire and empower a new generation of right thinking Cameroonians/Afrcians from all walks of life to focus on nation building. This older generation of Africans are gradually passing away. 

 

Although, it has not been a smooth sail granted the obvious difficulty some people face in transitioning and worst still with some of the distractions and distortions, I must remark that there has been quite a surge in a new paradigm shift in perception and appraisal of important issues that affect our lives as a community, nation and part of the larger human family by well intentioned Cameroonians and Africans. Even neutral people had some great things to say about the work we have been doing since 2006.

 

In many and varied ways, I can humbly state with exceeding joy that we are  about  70 % successful in this vision of inclusive and visonary leadership directed to energize, organize,mobilize and empower Cameroonians to stand up as agents of change.Some of my critics eventually came to the realization that I was right to have a God-centered vision.Change happens when people are educated about why change is necessary but most importantly, when a global awareness is created in ways that it puts the corrupt tyranny and dictatorship dancing on hot bricks like horses.

 

One thing I want to share with all of you is I never ever boasted to be in charge of this vision for I know it was divinely conveyed to me  to pass it on through the wisdom that God put in my heard and the love for humanity in my heart. As we are longing for a new society,a city of virtue and freedom under good governance and the rule of law, I will never refrain from my work as a community organizer because I know it has paid up dearly.WHAT WILL THE WORLD LOOK LIKE WITHOUT COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS.

For the rest of the reasons why time is out for President Paul Biya and his CPDM congress and government, please , continue to download the 95 articles on my blog

 

To God be the Glory

 

 

 

Jonathan Fru  Awasom

 

 

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THE FATE OF CAMEROON CALLS FOR FAITH IN GOD: BASED ON PROF KONDE'S ARTICLE

Dear Prof  Emmanuel Konde

 

" The authors of the First Amendment knew that novel and unconventional ideas might disturb the complacent,but they chose to encourage a freedom which they believed  would be essential if vigorous enlightenment was ever to truimp over slothful ignorance..."   Justice Hugo Black

 

                                                                           

 

Thanks but no thanks  for all your sweat and blood analyses explaining the CPDM  GOVERNMENT'S ELECTORAL VICTORIES IN CAMEROON in this very eloquent preamble of yours;

 

 

"Why the CPDM Will Emerge Victorious in the 2011 Presidential Election

By Emmanuel Konde

 

"Personally, my support for the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM) in the upcoming presidential election is strictly based on pragmatic considerations.  I am not an ideologue, therefore, concrete empirical facts, not abstract ideals, guide my orientation to politics. Empirically demonstrable evidence shows that at this particular juncture in the political history of the Republic of Cameroon, only one political party has what it takes to win elections and to govern.  And that’s the CPDM. Alongside CPDM’s tried and tested cadre of strategists, the party has something that the more than 200 or so legal opposition political parties in Cameroon do not have.  That something is a “system of organization.”  What is a system of organization? Prof Emmanuel Konde

 

 

 

But never expect anything good from a system of  corrupt tyranny and dictatorship( system of organization).This kind of "system of organization" is never defeated at the ballot box because it was never designed to contest elections.Therefore there is nothing like" why CPDM will emerge victorious  in the 2011 Presidential election" because only ignorant people contest with a system of organized crime like corrupt tyranny and dictatorship.

 

As a Professor of history, I suppose you know that neither Thomas Jefferson, nor John Adams and James Madison ever thought in their wildest imagination before becoming Presidents  that they could compete with  the King of England at the ballot box, right? How come you seem to display total lack of understanding that it is sheer waste of time to compete with any system of organized  tyranny and dictatorship on this earth?

Victory is earned through appropriate cause of action under prescribed principles.It is not induced or forced upon someone or a political party that has no sense of competition like the CPDM Party.

 

What we see in Cameroon is a facade and that makes it even more worrisome because Mr Paul Biya does very little and most Cameroonians get to like him and are just so used to him because he is surrounded by a clique of opportunistic vultures who prey on Cameroonians and at the sametime, decieve them with very little favors and gifts under the CPDM "system of organization". This is exactly the mediocrity you are applauding without so much ease and excitement.

 

Corrupt Tyranny and dictatorship are a function of  systematic Organization.

So, I do not know what you mean by Systematic Organization by trying to justify injustice and oppression?The truth is any system of organization can be evil or good depending on what principles and values such a system is built on. In the case of Cameroon, the system of organization is driven by  corruption, greed and totalitarianism.Do you therefore credit this kind of system as authentic because it is capable to do whatever it likes to keep the statusquo? 

 

In a small country of only 19 million people, the legalization of over 200 political parties is intentionally circumvented in order to disorganize, confuse, mislead and continue to oppress the civil society. How can you explain the fact that the United States,which has over 300million people does not have up to five political parties whereas Cameroon with only 19 million citizens has over 200 Political Parties? Is it normal Prof. Konde and will you be bold again to associate with such a system of mediocrity ?  In what age are we to have people justifying  slothful ignorance in lieu of vigorous enlightenment even including university Professors?

 

What do you make of a country where people have dreams for a better future in another country? The European and American dreams  is/are what drives everyday Cameroonian including the children of Paul Biya's top ranking officials from all walks of life. Who really cares about Cameroon? May be a mere plantation where slaves are dumped there to labor and toiled day and night while the owners reap it apart and give very little to the people.

 

I don't know why you are wasting your time trying to convince anyone that CPDM regime and CPDM Party( system of organization)  have a better organizatioal structure and all that stuff. What did you expect from organized crime? It is just like saying that terrorists organizations are well organized systems. Of course criminal organizations are usually sophisticatedly organized because if they are not organized, they won't achieve their objectives. So, now you know that not everything that is systematically  organized is good for humankind. History was alarmed how slavery was well organized and executed.So, too was apartheid, racial segregation and colonization. Right now neo-colonization is taking a huge toll on us because it is transmitted this time around through corrupt tyranny and dictatorship.All these vices as defined by history have been systematically organized but there are not friendly to humanity at all. Are you morally awake now, Prof Emmanuel Konde?

 

I wonder if you really know the modus operandi of corrupt tyranny? Cameroonians who were born in 1982 have grown up to know only  President Paul Biya as President. Many Cameroonians have learned along the way that if they want to have a comfortable life inside Cameroon and sometimes even outside of Cameroon, they must be loyal to President Paul Biya and the CPDM  system of organization  whether they like it or not. This is the number one cause of corruption because it is ordained as a way of life.

 

Sometimes we blame those who are struggling to change the system of injustice without really understanding the dynamics of resistance and how complicated it is. Please, corrupt tyranny is constituted moral evil,which has been endorsed by foreigners who live happily in our country. Their presence and charitable gifts to Cameroonians as well as the frequent issuance of visas to people to travel to their countries in search for better standards has thrown the Cameroon cause into a very difficult confusion intentionally  because Cameroonians are being nourished with a false sense of hope by the presence of foreigners who live off of our people.Yet, we are very happy with them in deprivation and with a begging bowl for charity or visas to leave the country. Then when some have come here, they are denied asylums !

 

How to handle all these is not a child's play. I am speaking from experience. See, very well, many Cameroonians who were excited to join the SDF later learned from bitter experience that their loyalty to SDF was instead hurting them. Not that they hate SDF but because clearly CPDM meant business after Cameroonians. Either you belong to them and support Paul Biya or you lose your job or have no promotion or recruitment in any public service.Many have wanted to see change but had their hopes dashed against the rock because the very stakeholders in Cameroon who ought to support genuine endeavors either would back up or simply turn a blind eye claiming that Cameroon is a sovereign nation.This time while here I have pursued them until some of them have become angry and doing just the opposite of what I asked of them!

 

Most Cameroonians in the Diaspora are CPDM supporters due to the nature of corruption in Cameroon. Some of them are still on the pay roll of the government since leaving Cameroon. There are even some Cameroonians who have passed on but their names are still on the pay roll and family members are collecting these money through some very corrupt means. What I  am saying is it is hard to infleunce Cameroonians with this kind of mentality and corrupt behavior.The only way forward is to end corrupt tyranny and dictatorship. Now, the problem is how do we end the humpty-dumpty?

 

This is not to say that your analyses and insights aren't relevant. They are quite debatable and some of the points all of you are raising are useful. However, Jesus Christ lived more than 2000 years ago and had this to say about the sower. If you plant a good seed on a bad soil, never anticipate a good harvest because the bad soil will shatter the dreams of the good seeds to grow and bear much fruits that will last. CPDM is just everywhere inside Cameroon. It has entered the blood streams and veins of Cameroon like lies. Worst still Western propaganda,charity and favors to many of us to travel and seek opportunities outside of Cameroon where dreams can come true has been a serious impediment to making Cameroon a better country.

 

Corrupt tyranny and dictatorship are evil. I don't see anyone winning an election in a political system like that unless the rest of us agree that we must first of all stop and take a hard look at the current system so as to make required changes, don't expect this buffoonery to stop. I am very saddened that people within the United States, who are supposed to know their history of political freedom from corrupt tyranny and dictatorship have been friends of Paul Biya for so long and are determined to see him become life President. It is pitiful and unfortunate but this is what I see now although I am not discouraged to continue fighting.

 

Where is there is no vision, the people perish and since 1982 that Paul Biya became President, I know that he has ruled Cameroon through motions of support and decrees.

How can we at this age of  40 and above continue to engage the CPDM regime to the extent of talking about democracy with men and women who have no conscience, no soul and seem to be living like some wild beast in the forest? Look at all the opportunistic vultures who are supposed to declare their assets according to article 66 making impossible financial donations to bribe Paul Biya to remain life President. Now that money will be used to corrupt their registered militants who will vote for Paul Biya,who else can match them in campaign money?

 

CPDM will register the highest number of voters because of their ability to bribe people with a lot of money. We know that this is unacceptable but those Cameroonians are accepting the bribes and singing the CPDM anthem because the about 195 of the other political parties have also aligned with them. That is CPDM will make huge pay outs to these mushroom parties to register their members to vote for CPDM regime. It is well organized and  is done in such a manner that any betrayal is met with tough sanctions without media attention. CPDM regime smiles in broad day light but behind close doors, they have succeeded in injecting fear into Cameroonians through threats, intimidation and realistic retaliation against families knowing fully well that very few will get the attention of the justice system.

 

In a state of mediocrity where we lack the means to circulate information as well as communicate effectively granted that the CPDM controls all major communication network as far as buying the consciences of some newspapers who ought to be neutral, truth be told, we are then left in the hands of fate. How will the CPDM end? Like CNU ? I don't know but while we call for God's intervention in our nation Cameroon, we should never give up. God's time is the best and we must continue to be proactive and less retroactive. Those who dare say that we should ignore outside corrupt influence into Cameroon's affairs may be too naive because they must realize that they, too are part of the problem and if we are afraid to confront them then we are very mistaken.What do you really make of this kind of greed? Have these folks respected article 66 of the constitution,which calls for all public servants to declare their assets?  This is a typical example of what the CPDM systematic organization has the capacity to do. Does this fit into your private definition of System of organization?

 

 

 "Northwest CPDM Supporters Beef Biya's Canpaign Funds To 400M".

 

 

Jonathan Awasom

 

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Why the CPDM Will Emerge Victorious in the 2011 Presidential Election

By Emmanuel Konde

 

Personally, my support for the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM) in the upcoming presidential election is strictly based on pragmatic considerations.  I am not an ideologue, therefore, concrete empirical facts, not abstract ideals, guide my orientation to politics. Empirically demonstrable evidence shows that at this particular juncture in the political history of the Republic of Cameroon, only one political party has what it takes to win elections and to govern.  And that’s the CPDM. Alongside CPDM’s tried and tested cadre of strategists, the party has something that the more than 200 or so legal opposition political parties in Cameroon do not have.  That something is a “system of organization.”  

What is a system of organization?

 

By system of organization I do not mean a hierarchy of officials charged with the responsibility of performing different functions.  System of organization as used here refers to the configuration of the structures of an organization, in this case the CPDM, which includes a cohesive hierarchy of officials who constitute the leadership; strategists, who generate ideas and articulate policy options; activists, who mobilize citizens to vote during elections; a method of leveraging resources; and a system for spreading ideas and dividing and delivering goods and services.  This is the required infrastructure that any political party must have in place if it prospects to win elections.  A cursory glance at the wobbly structures of all the political parties of opposition candidates reveals a paucity of any viable system of organization.

 

Symptomatic of the opposition parties in Cameroon is their reliance on demagoguery rather than on organization.  No sooner a date is announced for the next presidential election than a slew of ill-qualified individuals begin to scramble to make their presence felt and their voices heard, albeit without a system of organization. Many in the opposition desire quick fixes to intractable problems, which only a well organized political party can aspire to tackle. In view of the fact that the various opposition groups wallow in disorganized ignominy, one cannot but conclude that the CPDM presents Cameroon at this time with the best possibilities for developing a truly democratic political culture.  A brief review of the politics of the early-1990s when the opposition had an opportunity to defeat the CPDM but squandered it because of disorganization would reveal why the CPDM wins elections.

Political demagoguery

There is every indication that when people yearn for change they are often driven by some irrational impulses to support demagogues who have no track record of leadership.  Barely two decades ago the Cameroonian people were taken on a joy ride, a sentimental excursion of sorts, into the realm of nothingness via the instrument of “political demagoguery”.  Promises of “power to the people,”  an empty slogan, as this lofty promise turned out to be, was nothing but a captivating utterance designed to rally the people to a cause that had neither direction nor a system of organization to deliver the desired end of “power to the people”.  This was the case in those euphoric and deceptively exhilarating “Ghost Town” days when a novice who could churn and dish out empty slogans suddenly caught the imagination of many a gullible Cameroonian.

The early 1990s presented Cameroonians with a great learning experience in politics.  It taught many that in politics what you see is not always what you get.  On the fertile ground of sloganeering arose a “messiah” who preached a new dawn in Cameroon politics.  Unschooled and inexperienced in practical politics, the herald was suddenly thrust into the limelight of national politics. The public adulation showered on him across the land was rather overwhelming and confounding to him, so much that his message was configured around his campaign slogan and no more.  Some two decades after, the messiah is remembered today solely on his repeated pronouncement of the catchphrase: “Power to the People”. What his adherents failed to realize was that the messiah could not deliver on his promises because he lacked the necessary infrastructure through which his lofty slogan could be translated from a mere appealing idea into reality.  

I am here referring to the advent of the Social Democratic Front (SDF), headed by Ni John Fru Ndi.  Still in is embryonic stage in the early-1990s, neither the SDF nor its leadership knew what they wanted, let alone how to get it.   Indeed, those Cameroon Diaspora elements who have sought to compare the 2007-2008 campaign of then candidate Senator Barack Obama with Paul Ayah and Kah Walla’s quest for the presidency of Cameroon should look no farther than to what I have suggested above as absent in the campaign strategy of  Ni John Fru Ndi’s SDF: a system of organization, that is, the political vehicle for mobilizing and delivering votes.

CPDM electoral victories

In this elaborate system of organization, not sentimentalism and wishful thinking, lies the success of the CPDM in Cameroon politics.  The CPDM has won election after election since the introduction of multiparty competitive elections in Cameroon principally because it is the best organized party in the country.  From the Cell, Branch, Sub-Section, Section, Central Committee to Political Bureau, the CPDM is the only party in Cameroon that can boast of a system of organization that is durable, operates as designed, and actually does work.

There is little doubt that many outside forces will either converge in Cameroon in October or attentively monitor the 2011 Presidential Elections from afar. Whatever they elect to do, political pundits and election observers from around the world should be aware of the political realities in Cameroon.  Victory at the polls for the CPDM has always resulted from the party’s ability to effectively mobilize its system of organization and not from vote rigging as some disgruntled elements would have us believe. 

Politics deals with what people do, action, that is, and not what they say.  Consequently, the disjuncture between what people say publicly and what they do privately when alone in a polling booth casting the ballot, should by now be apparent to all.  Cameroonians are not by nature risk takers.  Thus, even though they sing praises for opposition candidates whom they cannot deliver on promises, when it comes to voting they invariably cast their votes for person or party they know can govern.

Cameroonian voters are pragmatists. They understand that politics involves who gets what, when, and how much.  And that the end of politics is to provide a better quality of life for citizens. Cameroonians also understand that it is difficult, if not impossible, to get anything at anytime and in any amount if there is no delivery system to facilitate the movement and distribution of what is to be had, when it is needed, and in the appropriate amount or quantity.  The science of practical politics, above everything else,  consists of the study of two things: (1) how political parties and politicians canvass for, gain, and deliver the votes of their constituents during elections; and (2) when in office, how they  divide and distribute goods and services to their constituents.    

 

"The problem of power is how to get men of power to live for the public rather than off the public." Robert F. Kennedy

LEGAL AND LAWFUL PLUNDER IN CAMEROON: SELF-PERPETRATED BY ARTICLE 66 OF CAMEROON'S CONSTITUTION

• Legal and Lawful Plunder in Cameroon must be abolished in order to put Cameroon on the fast track to good governance and the rule of law.

 

• Article 66 perpetrates legal plunder because it has never been enforced. This is one of the sole causes of corrupt tyranny and dictatorship on Cameroonians

 

 

Greetings again. Since 2009, I stated very categorically that there was something seriously wrong with the text of article 66 of our constitution because when I first laid hands on a copy of the Constitution and had the opportunity to study it, I was shocked about how much the supreme laws of our country were grossly violated with so much impunity.

 

In political advocacy and campaign to establish a strong case for a virtuous and free society, there is always the last straw on the carmel's back. You know I had wondered why a government would be so cruel and heartless towards its citizens even when there were simple and random acts of agitations, which needed a simple response. I have been quite troubled for years and felt that there was definitely some dangerous conspiracy perpetrated from outside with the collaboration of the brutal regime of President Paul Biya of Cameroon to legalize plunder.

 

The fight to bring about Good Governance and the rule of law in Cameroon must taken seriously into consideration Legal/lawful plunder by both President Paul Biya and his CPDM government, and outside perpetrators like France, Britain and some individuals within the United States of America.No virtuous and free society can respect human rights as well as prosper under legal and lawful plunder.    It is legal and lawful plunder that has provoked all the other evils like endemic corruption, gross violation of human rights, crimes against humanity and the murder of individuals by President Paul Biya and his secret service  including but not limited to First Lady Jean-Irene Biya, Two Roman Catholic Nuns, Roman Catholic Priests and many more.   One must be convinced beyond any reasonable doubts that corrupt tyranny and dictatorship has been at their best in Cameroon. What kind of results other than what we have endured for more than 50 years? We live in our own country under chains of oppression , terrorization and dehumanization from our own governments ,which by their actions have forced most people to believe that it is Ok to kill in order to keep the State functioning properly?   So, how does any United States official expect us, Cameroonians to take ownership of our country when they are part of the problem of legal and lawful plunder? They have to first of all admit that they are wrong and actually begin right away to value the sacred and inalienable rights of all Cameroonians with respect to article 66 and other laws.   My cyber space protest and revolution against President Paul Biya and the CPDM regime has not only been a strong disagreement with the Vatican and other governments that aid and abet Paul Biya and his government of corrupt tyranny and dictatorship but a sign for the humpty-dumpty governments that falsely pass around as democracy! One of the basic tenets of a democratic society is when people are free to express themselves without fear of reprisal, intimidation, threats and retaliation from the powers that be but when fear has taken precedence over patriotism and loyalty to the State institutions and public servants, then that nation has an abnormal existence -a down syndrome- which impedes the  proper functioning of a government. Understanding lawful/legal plunder in Cameroon with respect to article 66 of the constitution and loans from overseas to the CPDM corrupt tyranny and dictatorship, which perpetrates plunder. Fadil Bayero is a flamboyant Cameroonian/African business magnet who supports President Paul Biya's Life Presidency through fake Presidential elections.I have taken upon myself to engage him with some salient issues ,which has hardly been brought to the attention of the  ruling junta and the stakeholders in Cameroon with respect to legal and lawful plunder. I hereby shout "Objection"  to his support of a life Presidency for the number one Cameroon plunderer.Mr Paul Biya and his government are bad economists and lack basic  leadership and management skills to run a country and from all indications they are some of the "best legal plunderers" in history. This is an excerpt of Bayero to Cameroonians below; Expéditeur: fbayero@aol.com <fbayero@aol.com> Date: 19 juillet 2011 04:25:43 HAEC Destinataire: "cameroon_politics@yahoogroups.com" <cameroon_politics@yahoogroups.com> Objet: Rép : [cameroon_politics] Cameroon's Biya to be candidate again.... "You see Emmanuel, it seems like we come from the same the country but we dont sense things the same way.Before I left cameroon for vacation early this month, i paid a visit to Cardinal Tumi.What  I like the most with the man is his ways of seeing things and also saying them bluntly as a true man of God...I have come to learn from men like him and later on from men like Soppo Priso and my late father, that we live a very short life, because of that what is asked from each of us is to contribute in our own ways to make just a small but positive step to the development of our society. Some of us succeed in achieving great goals that has real impact in the history of the community and they are remembered as such long after they die, some succeed by making it for themselves and their family and history will forget them just as those who fail to succeed in anything.What i am trying to tell you is that we should all ask ourselves what we ve achieved for our community? In a large scale so that we make a great impact on their daily life"    Fadil bayero                           A virtuous and free society cannot be realized through legal plunder because it is a vice. If legal or lawful plunder is a vice, then it breeds a vicious socio-economic and political system. This kind of system works against creativity, invention and innovation, which are some of  the ingredients for economic growth. In other words legal or lawful plunder stands in the way of empowering citizens in any society to contribute to the work force and to their well-being. Truth be told, plunder in all its shape is not of God and it undermines development or impedes development of people and society because only a small group of people benefit from legal/lawful  plunder through insidious political activities against those who question their unbriddle materialism and ill gotten wealth. Economic growth in every society is measured by the ability of the citizens and  country to reach their full potentials by being productive and proactive. So, what happens when citizens are paralysed with either artificial laziness or the complete lack of incentives for their creativeness, inventions and innovations? Either they are exploited by legal plunders or their abilities do not go too far.Who is guilty of legal/lawful plunder? If France, Britain and the United States are involved with the Cameroon government in any form of legal/lawful plunder , I believe that this must be abolished so that everyone is given his or her due with what we are blessed.We continue to call on all stakeholders in Cameroon to cooperate with us to remove Paul Biya from power immediately. It wrong for the United States Department to be urging free and fair elections in  Cameroon whereas they actually know that the government is a bad government. Minful of the world's ever growing desire to promote good governance and the rul of law among governments and their people, there is a moral obligation knocking at the doorstep of our conscience to begin to accept the responsibility to partner with one another to enable this vision come to fruition. I have been intermittently stunt that the Cameroon laws have not only legalized plunder but has also legalized gross violation of human rights and crimes against humanity. Although we have the law , the "Head of State",Paul Biya rules by decrees, which are unlawful. You see, he functions very well as President when he sign "decrees" and earns " motions of support" in return or the other way around, which are unlawful, anyways. This is how pervert the law can be. How can one introduce the notion and principles of good governance ,and the rule of law in a society like Cameroon governed through decrees, and motions of support?   If you do not participate in the collective sins of motions of support to evoke a Presidential decree for a specific need, the lawful plunderers will never help you meet your needs. In other words there are not sacred and inalienable rights for the citizens of Cameroon since the "Head of State" is the sole person who dictates how Cameroonian should live. Failure to live according to his whims and caprices, you either quit from the country or arbitrarily arrested and illegally detained forever or end up in extra-judicial killings. Therefore, I  wanted Cameroonians who are fighting tooth and nail to ensure that Cameroon dictator Paul Biya is President for life to understand that our passion for justice is very justified. The only way we can bring about sustainable development for citizens in African countries is to create a political system of good governance and the rule law. These laws must be selfless laws as opposed to convenient laws made to satisfy individuals or a small group of people dying to hold unto political power as long as they want. No society will ever see the light of progress and  prosperity when those who possess political power in a given moment  are not gifted with the enlightenment required to liberate them from greed. It is not every law that meets the appropriate definition of law because it all depends on who made the law. In the case of Cameroon, the fact that President Paul Biya has always been allowed to change the constitution whenever he likes, this unceremonious attitude is a concrete evidence to the fact that there are good and bad laws.   Good laws wil inspire absolute confidence in the Judiciary branch as well as capable of sheltering the citizens whenever they are bruised by the stormy blast of some injustice. On the contrary, pervert laws will defend the powerful few with their unscrupulous means of livelihood. Granted this scenario, Federic Bastriat defines such bad laws as follows; " The law perverted! And the police powers of the state perverted along with it! The law, I say,not only turned from its proper purpose but made to follow an entirely contrary purpose! The law become the weapon of every kind of greed! Instead of checking crime, the law itself guilty of the evils it is supposed to punish!" This is exactly the problem at stake. If we have no control over the existing laws in Cameroon, then why are we first of all  a sovereign country and forced to live with perverted laws? In 2010 when we first called for President Paul Biya to step down as President of the legal plunder society call Cameroon, many Cameroonians were  subscribed to this cyber revolutionary movement incognito and were  wondering why we concomitantly carried an ultimatum to France and other stakeholders in Cameroon to stop backing corrupt tyranny and dictatorship.   The ultimatum advised them in very strong terms that any business dealings with the CPDM ruling junta under Paul Biya was not acceptable under universal principles of human dignity. Our argument was grounded in the gross mismanagement of the country at all levels including but not limited to the endowed natural resources.Let me share with you why up till today we are concerned about legal or lawful plunder. The fact about colonization and neo-colonization is, countries that have vested economic interest in Cameroon made possible through their investments and extraction of Cameroon's mineral are co-conspirators in legal plunder.It is very obvious to me in particular that many  business magnets in Africa have made significant gains for themselves under the current climate of  legal and lawful plundering. Unfortunately, colonization and slavery through the systems of corrupt tyranny and dictatorship have made plunder lawful and normal among the classes of Cameroonians and Africans who make the laws that produce legal plunder. What I am decrying is the fact that the laws are made to perpetrate plunder within and without,which explains why France and other nations have this tendency of always being more friendly with corrupt tyrants and dictators since they help them to cultivate a serene environment for plunder in the name of our common humanity or celebration of diversity. Do not be surprised that many of the perpetrators of legal/lawful plunder do not even know that they are involved in plundering.If you are reluctant to believe this, just think about lawful and legal slavery, lawful racial segregation , lawful apatheid and lawful sexism. The Constitution of Cameroon is supposed to be the law as enacted by Parliament and signed by the President into law. The Constitution is even very clear that "the President must ensure respect for the Constitution". When I talk about legal plunder being evil, I am referring to the fact that Dictator Paul Biya of Cameroon  and his government and friends  are intentionally operating outside of the law, which is why we have legal plunder. Frederic Bastiat observes in his book " The Law" ,that "When plunder is organized by law for the profit  of those who make the aw,all the plundered classes try somehow to enter-peaceful or revolutionary means-into making of laws..Woe to the nation when this latter purpose prevails among the mass victims of lawful plunder when they , in turn,seize the power to make laws!..As soon as the plundered classes gain political power,they establish a system of reprisals against other classes.They do not abolish legal plunder( This objective would demand more enlightenment than they possess.) Instead ,they emulate their evil predecessors by participating in this legal plunder,even though it is against their own interest"  Business men like Fadil Bayero is expected to be accountable to Cameroonians, Africa and the world with his business connections with African Dictators especially Cameroon. Fadil Bayero has increased the list of Cameroonians who are steeped into unscrupulous business dealings with the ruling junta of Cameroon,which is why he came in defense of Mr Paul Biya and his code of doom on Cameroonians.  Since Fadil Bayero has demonstrated that he is capable of defending the CPDM statusquo, he should not run away from the concerns he is bound to face. In case he  did not know where to find article 66 of Cameroon's constitution , here is article 66 for you to see.Based on the definition of legal/lawful plunder,it is evident that article 66 was actually written to enable legal plunder ,which is the more reason why none of the officials mentioned in this article have ever declared their assets.Unfortunately, the police and military forces have helped them to by not checking  the crimes that these people have committed against the State and people.                                             Article 66 "The President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, Members of Government and persons ranking assuch, the President and Members of the Bureau of the National Assembly, the President and Members of the bureau of the Senate, Members of Parliament, Senators, all holders of an elective office, Secretaries-General of Ministries and persons ranking as such, Directors of the Central Administration, GeneralManagers of public and semi-public enterprises, Judicial and Legal Officers, administrative personnel in-charge of the tax. base, collection and handling of public funds, all managers of public votes ,property, shall declare their assets and property at the beginning and at the end of their tenure of office.The other categories of persons to whom the provisions of this article shall apply and the conditions of implementation thereof shall be determined by law"   Fadil Bayero being grilled Are you defending Paul Biya and the system for the sake of your business or you are interested for genuine change? Why has Paul Biya and his government never declared their assets per article 66 of Cameroon constitution? What kind of economic growth do you expect in that kind of dangerously corrupt society with such corrupt leaders? So, we must die under bad leaders as if we are not entitled to life? It is bad economics to invest in a corrupt tyranny and dictatorship. I don't know how you business people are doing it.You people must be doing something extremely wrong like exploiting tax payers and the people of Cameroon who toil day and night granted that Paul Biya and his government have never declared their assets according to article 66. I wonder if you have ever read the constitution to understand why legal plunder is evil because it is organized stealing and exploitation of Cameroonians by Paul Biya and his gang . Are you one of them? This is basic economic principle,which has worked against our society. You know why? It is run by corrupt people with their children and cohorts. I am afraid that you're not understanding that 1993 and 2011 are not in the same time frequency. This is a completely new generation of Cameroonians. We are  the little ones when Paul Biya rose to the Supreme Majesty as President in 1982.Our little ones were born while he was in power and they have come of age while Paul Biya is still there with broken dreams and aspirations that can't be met.You must be kidding to think that we  don't understand the issues. What else do you want us to think and speak against before you know that a good economy for a country is rooted in the moral obligation for people to be accountable for what God has blessed us with. Jesus Christ of Nazareth said that a sower must plant his seed on fertile soil if he or she expects to have a bountiful harvest. Does this make sense to you that our generation is astounded by the fact that people are expecting Paul Biya and his CPDM who epitomizes a bad soil to bear a good seed and produce an abundant harvest? Are we going to be a cursed nation with bad leaders or simply to look ahead ? Why must Paul Biya be the one when he  has reigned for so long? What does he and you people still want? To continue killing our people and exploiting them? NO sir. If you aren't sure about what others have said here is my blog. Download the 10 points and find time to explore the 70 articles for a way forward. The Constitution is the law and if Paul Biya and his government have not declared their assets,please do not defend injustice and mediocrity. Jonathan Awasom   http://virtuousandfreecameroon.blogspot.com/