THE CONSTITUTION OF CAMEROON PAVES THE WAY FOR A TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT

--- On Mon, 1/4/10, Jonathan Awasom <jonathanawasom@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Jonathan Awasom <jonathanawasom@yahoo.com>
Subject: The Constitution of Cameroon paves the way for a Transitional Government
To: "daniel ekiko" <daniel.ekiko@gmail.com>
 Date: Monday, January 4, 2010, 7:25 PM

Dear Cameroonians and Stakeholders of the Republic of Cameroon Overcoming the Fear for Change: The psychology of Resistance of Change ! Why do people resist change? Is  it fear to fall or fear of vengence or fear of the unknown or fear of losing something?  May be they don't believe that anything needs change. It could be that they don't want chage even if they perceive that it is necessary. Why do people fear to bring about change?Well, they fear the Statusquo ,which is usually like a monster. May be we need to explore all these because we desperately need change agents right now.It has always happened and we cannot be an exception to the rule.We are capable now. Although I do not intend to jump start an intellectual debate over this subject, I have raised it because it was my sacred secret as I explore different ways on how we can listen to one another and heal our country from the wounds of history in order to move on. However, this will largely depend on oppressors and perpetuators of one form of abuse or another. Before we get to consider all these, the Constitution of that country, Cameroon is the political paramount document as far as I am concern. The terms ; Independence,Sovereignty, State, Territory, President, ConstitutionalCouncil,Government, Parliament and We, the People  and Republic of Cameroon are all factored into the Constitution from, which we derive the legal powers to connect with one another as well as the inalienable and sacred rights to  life, freedom ,liberty, justice, peace, prosperity and happiness. The Constitution gives us a sense of entitlement to being citizens and also stakeholders of Cameroon. Therefore, today I take great delight to bring to your attention the essence of the Constitution of Cameroon vis a vis our relationship with other Nations as stakeholders in Cameroon and friends abroad. I want to walk you through some very important parts and articles of the Constitution because it is very necessary that "all people that on earth do dwell" understand that in order for us to become non-violent and peaceful agents for freedom and change we must turn to the Constitution and the Rule of Law, which is apparently one of the most powerful basis for our existence as diverse people under One God and One Nation. But most importantly in order for people to believe in our vision and our plan to take Cameroon to a whole new level in history, we must start laying the foundation of our vision on the rule of law. No matter how supporters of the statusquo see it, the vision to begin finding common solutions to the problems we have been facing in Cameroon is not intended to be viewed as some sort of OPPOSITION TO CPDM,President Paul Biya and France. It must be perceived as an ALTERNATIVE FORCE FOR CHANGE TO RECKON WITH.Alternative in the sense that we are patriotic and believe in our common humanity as an integral part of the human race whether we are black or white from one region and continent to the  other. All of us are inclusive stakeholders and not anymore exclusive interest holders.I have simply rejected the constant notion that one is a leader of tomorrow. I hope that you have decided to join us to become the leaders of today endowed with vision,ideas and a new energy and impetus to drive the engine of change and inovation. There is something about this emerging new Political leadership ,which I like to share with you all. It is going to be   conscientiously inclusive, compassionate and empowering. Reasonable people are normally inspired by the greatness and success of other nations in  their own effort to shape their own destiny. The time has come for us to change the political system in Cameroon from dictatorship to freedom of all people in Cameroon oppressed by the system in question. There is a profound spiritual, moral and psychological appeal to the resistance of change by those with power, which contends that regardless of their lust for power and money they also need to be free. There reason is because sometimes oppressors are afraid of change because they don't know how the outcome will look like. One of the things I believe  is appropriate to do at this crucial moment in history is for us Cameroonians and Stakeholders of Cameroon, friends and sysmpathizers to adopt the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa. This should fall under what I will like to call                 The Restorative Justice and Reconciliation Council It's functions shall  be very easy; People are summoned to  appear before the Council to confess their crimes, declare their assets and return the portion that belongs to the State and recommendations be made to the Transitional Government to pardon their crimes on behalf and for the people of Cameroon. It should entail counciling and liberation of abusers and victims in a very special national program. People are also allowed to voluntarily appear before the Council if they do not want to be investigated before being brought beofore  otherwise.This is my idea about reconciliation and rehabilatation into the civil society. It is not a whole picture but at least you get a bird's eye view. The Restorative Justice dimension to this should hinge on compensation and restitution to victims of crimes. It is important to make a head count of all victims and identify heroes who have lost their lives fighting for either freedom, human rights and Independence. All people born and raised in Cameroon count and we cannot live as though we are insignificant. I feel that if oppressors give us the green light to form the transitional government amazing things will happen. I am very confident about this vision because in 2006 I had come up a peace plan for Cameroon. Things like this were going through my mind.  Law No.96-06 of 18 January 1996 to amend the Constitution of 2 June 1972. The National Assembly has deliberated and adopted; The President of the Republic hereby enacts the law set out below; " http://http://confinder. richmond. edu/admin/ docs/Cameroon. pdf  You must read the Constitution and if possible understand it very well before you engage me in any CPDM ,Paul Biya and France argument. This is the Constitution of Cameroon promulgated into law by Mr Paul Biya himself under the guidance of his National Assembly. Is it proper to ensure that he and his Parliament and Government uphold and respect that same Constitution that they all amended and ratified?  I making sure that our inalienable and sacred rights enshrined into the Constitution are respected accordingly. The Constitution of Cameroon is the foundation of any endeavors we are making to change Cameroon. If it cannot be taken seriously into Consideration to shape the debate as we discuss the problems we are facing then we cannot claim to be change agents. I want you and other skeptics  to pay particular attention to the following articles; The Preamble of the Constitution  and Article 65 Part One State and Sovereignty Article 1. State and Sovereignty Article 2   Article 3 Part two : Executive Power Article 5 Article 6 ( 2),(4) (a) (b) Chapter II The Government Article 11  Chapter 111 The legislative Power           Article 14 Chapter 1 The National Assembly           Article 15 Chapter 11 The Senate           Article 20 to Article 24 Part V Judicial Power           Article 37   ( 1)  Justice shall be administered In the Territory of the Republic in the name of the people of Cameroon    (2) Judicial power shall be exercised by the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal and Tribunals. The Judicial Power shall be Independent of the Executive and Legislative Powers.Magistrates of the Bench shall, in the discharge of their duties, be governed only by the law and their conscience:"  Part V11 The Constitutional Council         Article 46 to Article 52  Part V111  The Court of Impeachement              Article 53  to work hand in hand with the Restorative Justice and Reconciliation Council Part VII Special Provision of the Constitution           Article 65       Article 66 Part X111 Transitional and Final Provision        Article 67(1) (2) Let me reiterate to all of us standing up with our conscience to disagree with those who are defending the  CPDM , President Paul Biya and French's oppressive attitude and exploitative policies against the oppressed that it is time for the rule of law  to prevail.  We cannot be subtle over  clear violations of the Constitution of Cameroon by CPDM , President Paul Biya, his government and  France. So long as CPDM regime and their Officials have not declared their assets accordingly, nobody within that Party or government or Parliament is qualified to govern that Country anymore. They are all disqualified because they broke the laws and violated the Constitution. The only peaceful way out is for President Paul Biya and his government to resign. We are winners. It is a win win situation for us because this moment in history had to come. I do not means words. When the time has come, no amount of manipulation , intimidation, threats and proving tough will change the facts about the rule of law.  This is not about guns, police and soldiers. It is about government, civil society and people who are entitled to inalienable and sacred rights enshrined into the Constitution of Cameroon.That is why it is very important that  everyone reads and understand the Constitution. The Chapters and Article are not enough.There are the most sensitive parts of the Constitution but please, I urge you my fellow Patriotic Country people and stakeholders of Cameroon to read the Constitution in its entirety because this will enable you not to fall prey to the machine of manipulation and hypnotism again by the CPDM regime. President Paul Biya and his government are no longer capable to discharge their functions as expected by law. This is not an exaggeration or a stretch beyond reality. There is no democracy or republic that functions outside of the rule of law or Constitution. So , we cannot allow the CPDM, Paul Biya and France to take us for a free ride from one decade to the other within a post-modern generation with great minds and ideas . This is the dawn of a new decade and it belongs to a new generation. It is our generation rightfully so because the Constitution has given us the power and mandate to lead Cameroon into the next phase of civilization. We can only participate in nation building on the basis of the rule of law.Where it is abundantly clear that those in power right now have no regards for the law, all people on earth who cherish the rule of law have a moral obligation to ensure that justice prevails.    The truth is all people are entitled to be free and this is very critical for all us as Cameroonians regardless of where we are and who we are. This issue is not about an amended Constitution. It is about the fact that that same amended Constitution enacted into Law by President Paul Biya is not being enforced by neither of the Officials.You should ask CPDM regime, Paul Biya and France to respect the Constitution I am not imagining things and writing about.  There is no nation on earth ,which exists without laws much more become member of the concert of nations without abiding by the rule of law whether at home or abroad. President Paul Biya,his government and France should be very compassionate to their fellow human beings and respect the rule of law by stepping down as soon as possible to enable the Transitional Government to get to work as demanded by law. Take Care Jonathan Awasom

THE BALANCING ACT OF THE GOSPEL OF SALVATION: THE PCC and PC,USA: THE CHURCH AS A CATALYST FOR POSITIVE CHANGE

--- On Fri, 1/6/12, Jonathan Fru <jonathan_light2000@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Jonathan Fru <jonathan_light2000@yahoo.com>
Subject: [camnetwork] The balancing act of the gospel of salvation: The PCC and the PC(USA): The Church as a catalyst for positive change
To: camnetwork@yahoogroups.com
Cc: camnetwork@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, January 6, 2012, 11:55 AM

 

Communique  to all Pastors and Christians of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon( PCC) and Presbyterian Church ,USA( PCUSA) about the role of the church as a catalyst for positive change     Stop milking the cow and feed the sheep with the truth  for the freedom of Cameroon  from the oppression of the bad CPDM regime. We are still  under bondage but the Church must act now or never to liberate the people of God.   Dear Christian friends in Jesus Christ   I am wishing you all a very productive new year ,2012 with the gracious understanding that God almighty through our lord and savior Jesus Christ will bless you all in your efforts on this earth. I feel very obliged to call your attention to this matter because the church must participate to stop the continuous milking of the cow by the CPDM regime of Cameroon.   I am writing from the United States of America where I have even discovered more fantastic truths, which I would not quite justify because at the time in Cameroon those who were persecuting me claimed that I was young and inexperienced to write 100 theses to reform the church in Cameroon.   Yet, I did anyways because there was no way for the church to earn the moral capacity to partake in the struggle for freedom if the church was either ignorant or simply nonchalant due to corruption. I won't necessarily quote scriptures because I think everyone knows how to rush to the verses of scriptures to back up their case!   The balancing act of the gospel of salvation moves from application to enforcement of the divine truth of God in our society bed ridden by mediocrity because the church is both in the present and the future.   It is Ok  for the church at home and abroad to fulfill the great commission so long as the people are already free and pursuing their happiness now and beyond. But when the people aren't free from the dungeons of despair and oppression then the church must take seriously into consideration the balancing act of the gospel of salvation.   It states that Jesus Christ came that we might have life and have it abundantly in this world and in the world to come where we shall meet to part no more. The balancing act of the gospel acknowledges the role of God in this life and the ultimate role God is playing in his eternal kingdom. The balancing act of the gospel of salvation was applied in full force by  people who have lived before us and today we have a better world.Now is our turn and the Church must rise up to the occasion.     It is easy for most African theologians and lay Christians to point accusing fingers at missionaries and blame them for being agents of colonization and neo-colonization. Even as many of them have earned their Ph.D in some branch of theology in either Europe or North America and returned to Cameroon, still a handful of them  continue to brainwash the oppressed to believe that it was the fault of the white missionaries for our situation. I have been within the USA for more than a decade now and have witnessed some of the PCC Pastors and others came here for studies. I always wonder what they have studied and how their studies is helping the Church and the Cameroon society? Just curious !   After  most of them have completed their studies and returned to Cameroon, they owe their thanks and loyalty to the Synod Officials who offered them a preferential treatment affording them the golden opportunity to travel overseas for " foreign studies". I wanted to pursue my Ph. D in Ethics  or Church and Society but was blocked by the PCUSA and PCC for obvious reasons; retaliation and persecution because I dare exercised my right to free speech.I said preferntial treatment because not everybody gets to go for further studies and if you have to qualify then you must leak the boots of the Synod Officials as well as oil their lips. The PCC is a very corrupt to the marrow because  they PCC officials have become as corrupt as the government. This has left the  people of God in the cold for too long and when they time came for the Church to be reformed so that she might live out it true meamning as the salt and light in a dark oppressed Cameroon society, they wanted to escape from the truth. Well, we all know that they can't.We, the people want to know what role the PCC has been playing since 10 years ago to help in the struggle  for liberation of Cameroon from CPDM regime.   Through out history no society  would emerge from  the shackles of oppression without the Church being actively involved as a spiritual and moral force that must be reckoned with by the downtrodden.In order for the Church to be a catalyst for positive change in any society where the people are oppressed by a very bad and corrupt government like the CPDM regime of Cameroon, the Church must have a conscience and moral compass with ,which to speak up as a voice of God.While in Cameroon, I observed  during the PCC crisis  that the CPDM regime succeeded to invade the PCC  Synod and rendered it morally and spiritual incapacitated because some of the Synod officials of the PCC were agents of the CPDM regime as well as anti-Chirst and anti-God passing around as Pastors and Christians.   The Church is very likely not going to be a such a catalyst for positive change if  some church leaders like those of the PCC are on the side of the bad government not because they necessarily value that government but because their friendship with the officials of the bad government is helpful to them in their  own corrupt practices against the people of God. The people of Cameroon who are oppressed and held in bondage can only be freed if the PCC Synod led by the Moderator and his Synod  will quit from seeking out their selfish ends and begin to perform the job  for,which Jesus Christ, the head of the Church, called them to perform in Cameroon.     I cannot overstate the obvious when it comes to the expectations of the Churches or churches to be proactive against the injustices of  a bad government. It is not a matter of  whether or not. It is a profound moral and spiritual responsibility for the Church to stand  with the downtrodden until they are liberated. The PCC has failed to champion the cause of freedom and justice in Cameroon since the last 10 years. They have been negatively distracted by leaving the oppressors and coming after the reformer and freedom fighter. This is sad but this must change. They must prove to Cameroonians and the world that they are not just another weapon of manipulation, exploitation and oppression by a clique of extremely corrupt Church officials who hide behind Jesus Christ to commit some of the worst crimes of corruption ever.   The responsibility falls squarely on the shoulders of those who lead these Churches during the past 10 years. In Cameroon, the PCC officials abandoned their ecclesiastical functions and became materialistic hunters around the world  to  continue enriching themselves and their families at home and abroad. Synod officials of the PCC and other promenent Church officials in various departments are well known for owning large chuncks of assets and juicy bank accounts in Cameroon as far as Swizz Banks, Europe and United States of America. I have repeatedly called upon all CPDM officials to declare their assets per the constitution but let us be mindful of the fact that the PCC officials have not equally declared their assets since they protested against 100 theses ,which also targeted their corrupt ways.   Effectively immediately as from  this January 2012 through December 2012 I  am  intensifying the call for the PCC  to be reformed completely by raising an international awareness among all organizations ans the civil society  that are in partnership with the PCC in Cameroon. When I first published the 100 theses for Church reforms with focus on social justice issues, the Basel Mission  in Switzerland , which was the original missionary partner of  the PCC was involved in a positive way.   They made a great effort to insist on the reforms,which I suggested to the stubborn Synod of the PCC. Then when I came to the USA and also engaged the PCUSA that almost shattered the reform process because the PCUSA was more interested in maintaining colonial structures of oppression as opposed to being a catalyst for positive change. I have appreciated the fact that some PCUSA missionary churches involved in different churches in Cameroon  have taken the 100 theses seriously especially the state of corruption perpetrated by most of the Synod Officials in the PCC but that does not go very far enough.   This is why I want us to be more proactive in holding the all partner churches and organizations as well as the PCC Synod Officials  more accountable pertaining to the role that the Church was originally meant to accomplish inside every society. The past and present leadership of the PCC since 1999 when they conspired and dismissed my very humble self from the church in order to continue  their culture of embezzlement, stealing and corruption, theft of missionary money sent to help the people oppressed by the CPDM regime, extortion of Christians in  the parishes who sweat everyday under heavy church projects while the lazy folks in the Synod Office are doing nothing except exploiting and milking the cow as usual would get away with their crimes and sins in the name  of Jesus Christ.   The officials of the PCC must understand that the world is not the same again like 1999 when they came after me like bees and stung me. The present world in, which we live now is one in ,which we will expose all church thieves. Pastors and lay people who embezzle, steal from mission funds and congregational funds for private adventures and luxurious life styles for themselves and their children overseas will be held to account. All church employees and workers must live within their means and all people must be treated with respect and dignity. It is unacceptable for some people  to hijack the church and turn it  into  a private plantation and sort of think that they will get away with it forever. No, it is wrong and I condemn corruption inside the PCC by anyone who is corrupt or who condones it in any shape or form. I condemn the action of those who continue to leave the issues at stake and pursuing innocent people who have nothing to do with the mission ,which God called them to perform in the world.However, if some of the PCC Pastors and Lay workers as well as Christains are not children of God, well, let the Christians stand up for their Church now or never. I recommend a revolutiion within the PCC and all people who desire Chuirch reforms must be assured that our cause is a noble, sacred and acceptable before God in heaven.We must stop all the corrupt people in the Synod Office until we have clean and clear reforms as well as promote the difgnity of all people.   They must be transparency and accountability at all levels and we want all PCC Christians in Cameroon and around the people to make sure that they do not allow the Synod people to either bully, intimidate or threaten them again. We will file complaints to organizations as far as take legal actions to expose the assets of some of them who have piled up ill gotten wealth for themselves while our people are suffering under poverty. We will advocate  on behalf of the ordinary people who are victims of these elite within the PCC and our advocay will go very far to extent,which names of  people will be published to the world if they do not change their behavior and declare their assets.      Jonathan Awasom    The voice for Cameroon, Africa and the world in the 21st century The Rally-cry for freedom, justice, peace ,democracy and prosperity for all Empowering humanity to build a virtuous and free world for the beloved global village Blog:  http://virtuousandfreecameroon.blogspot.com/