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| Hon Emilia Lifaka, CPDM Leader for Fako, speaking at 37th power anniversary of President Biya. |
Fako III(Buea)CPDM senior apologists ,on November
6,2019,which marked the 37th anniversary of President Paul Biya’s
ascension to the pinnacle of power in Cameroon, used the occasion to strongly
appeal to separatists to give up the
fight for the independence of their putative state ,dubbed Ambazonia.
The separatists,
claiming to be fighting for the restoration of the independence of Southern
Cameroons, a former British-UN mandated territory, insist that Buea is the
capital of their putative country.
Over 2000 people have
reportedly died in the two English-speaking regions of Cameroon in clashes
between separatist fighters and government forces, since the eruption of what
is today known as the Anglophone Crisis.
The 37th anniversary celebration in
Buea was chaired by Hon.Emilia Lifaka,Vice-President
of the National Assembly and leader of
the CPDM Central Committee to Fako Division.It
was attended among other dignitaries by
Southwest Governor Bernard Okalia Bilai ,the Minister of Secondary Education,Prof. Nalova
Lyonga;Senator Mbella Moki ;Dr. Amos Namanga Ngongi,former UN Under Secretary-General,and
Hon.Meoto Paul Njie,former Director of Cabinet at the PM’s office.
Speaking at the event
at Buea Youth Centre,Hon. Emilia Lifaka, Vice-President of Cameroon’s National
Assembly and CPDM Central Committee
Leader for Fako Division, pleaded with the separatists fighters still in
bushes:
“My children in the
bushes, I am speaking to you like your own mother…
“The government has
heard and noted your worries; please leave the bushes and return to the comfort
of your homes, because there is no other better place like home.
“Please don’t terrorize your own mothers.Today
mothers are even scared to go to their farms, markets or to do anything. Our
children are now school drop-outs. You cannot build a community without educated
people.”
She appealed to
parents whose children are separatist fighters to look for a way and persuade
them to drop their arms and become God-fearing. “The Bible says love your
neighbor as yourself,” Hon. Lifaka remarked, begging “ our fighting children, to come back so that
together we can build this beautiful nation; this land of glory and promise”
The Fako CPDM leader
was very thankful to President Biya for what she said were many projects
realized in Fako, adding that “we still need more” because “President Paul Biya
supports us, likes our division and region.”
But Hon. Lifaka
stressed that only a peaceful environment would serve as a condition to ask for
more projects from the Head of State,
who is also National Chairman of the ruling CPDM and has ruled Cameroon since
1982.
Speaking earlier, were
Buea YCPDM president Njie Frankline Njie; Dr.Mrs.Mbua Hannah Etonde,Buea WCPDM
President and Buea CPDM section President, Barrister Mafany Namanga David.
In his address, Njie Frankline
claimed that President Biya’s Achievements in his 37 years in power were superfluous.
“For his 37 years in
power, we can say with all certainty that [President Paul Biya] has delivered
beyond expectations. There is, therefore, no doubt that the remaining years of
his current mandate will be marked with greater accomplishments that will
spring the country to more economic prosperity”
But the Buea YCPDM
president called for a speedy implementation of National Dialogue
recommendations and the admission of more
Anglophones into national schools such as ENAM,EMIA and IRIC.
He urged Government to revive
the Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC), the second employer after the
state, which has been brought down on its knees by the Anglophone crisis.
Njie Frankline implored Government to “support
our youths through the granting of loans from PIASSI and other state agencies
charged with youth development”
For her part, Dr. Mrs.
Mbua Etonde Hannah, described as a dynamic lady and who has been President of
Buea WCPDM for 13 years, commended the Biya administration for what she termed “special
love for Fako”, citing improved social facilities such as hospitals and
educational institutions.
She described Buea as
hospitable and peace-loving subdivision and advocated for more peace, as a
prerequisite for more investments.
The Buea WCPDM
president stressed need for voter registration in Fako.
In his address,David
Namanga Mafany,Buea CPDM President, lauded the development drive of President
Biya and reiterated the urgency of
bringing to fruition the recommendations
of the Major National Dialogue, which, many think ,will defuse the
socio-political tension caused by the Anglophone crisis.
He stressed that “we
should collectively and individually work for social justice in Cameroon” and
hoped that separatist fighters would all drop their arms.
The cutting of the 37th
anniversary cake, the reading of a motion of support for the head of state and
cultural dances, enlivened the ceremony.
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