By Chief A.S Ngwana*
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| Chief A.S. Ngwana |
We, British Southern Cameroonians, who voted on the
11th of February 1961, unanimously voted for unification on the
condition that we would be granted Independence by the United Nations on the
condition that we would join the Republic of Cameroon as a Federal State, to
form a Federal United Republic of Cameroon.
The Federal Republic of Cameroon consisted of
two states, the State of West Cameroon (English Speaking) and the State of East
Cameroon (French Speaking)
Thus, the Federal Republic of Cameroon
consisted of two equal States.
In 1972, Ahidjo ‘illegally and
unconstitutionally’ abolished the Federal Republic of Cameroon. He ignored the
Foumban Agreement, and conducted a fake and illegal referendum, in which the
majority of the French Speaking Cameroonians voted unanimously to abolish the
Federal Republic Cameroon.
The Federal Republic of Cameroon was
instituted by the United Nations. The British Southern Cameroons was to attain
Independence by joining the Republic of Cameroon in a Federal United Republic
of Cameroon.
Therefore a referendum can only be legally
conducted by Southern Cameroonians, to decide whether they want to abolish the
Federal Republic of Cameroon or not.
But Ahidjo used the majority of the French Speaking
Cameroonians to abolish the Federation. The French Speaking Cameroonians
control eight (8) provinces while the English Speaking Cameroonians control just
two(2 )provinces.
Only Southern Cameroonians voted for
unification, and only they can decide in any referendum whether they want any
unification or Federalism. The Republic of Cameroon and the Federal Republic of
Nigeria did not vote.
Since the abolition of the Federal Republic of
Cameroon, Southern Cameroonians have been in hell. The woes are imaginable. The
Kumba /Mamfe road closed, the Nkambe road closed. Name them all. The air ports,
the sea ports closed, the Marketing Board, the Cameroon Bank closed, etc.
President of Cameroon has always been a French
Speaking Cameroonian.(Ahidjo/Biya,), all the important Ministers are all
(Francophone s,) name them all.
We insist that Southern Cameroonians
from now should not be treated as second class citizens or colonized people.
The last Municipal and Parliamentary Elections
that held in September will be the last elections conducted in Cameroon, under the
present situation. The next elections, will be conducted under the New Federal
Republic of Cameroon, (Municipal, Parliamentary, Gubernatorial, Senatorial and
Presidential Elections will be conducted on the same day)
The New Federal Republic of Cameroon will be
sworn in on January 2017. Or, Cameroon will cease to exist as we know it now.
No Federal Republic of Cameroon. No Unification.
We implore Our Lord and His Mother to come to
our rescue.
*Chief
A.S. Ngwana, is National
Chairman, Cardinal Democratic Party (CDP), (Formerly Cameroon Democratic Party (CDP), with headquarters in Douala
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