Cameroon: Sultan Mbombo Njoya calls on Biya to convene an extraordinary congress of the CPDM

As pressure continues to mount on President Biya to retire before 2018, the Sultan of the Bamoum people, Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya has made a clarion call on the Cameroonian dictator, Paul Biya to convene an extraordinary congress of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM). 

Sultan Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya, who held several cabinet positions in the Biya regime and whose chieftaincy title is still being contested by the Dr. Adamou Ndam Njoya faction also added that the head of state should consult with the political bureau of the ruling CPDM party soonest. The Sultan who is backing President Biya's bid to seek another mandate in 2018 stated that it is not necessary to wait three years to undertake appropriate policy measures.