Cameroon National Assembly/Senate Elections: Cavaye-yeguie-djibril and Marcel Niat Njifenji maintain positions
Long serving House speaker Cavaye-yeguie-djibril has retained his position for the 25th time following elections of the executive bureau of the National Assembly in yaounde. He however did not have an easy ride as SDF opposition MPs raised concerns over the respect of article 123 of the Standing Orders of the lower house in an attempt to block the elections.
Hon Fusi Ndamukong took to the floor and proposed a motion to amend the article which was supposed to give the position of First Vice President to an anglophone. His move was violently denied by the Doyen of the House Enoh Tanjong, sparking outrage between CPDM MPs and their opposing colleagues.
While most of the parliamentarians proved their non mastery of the standing orders of the house, others saw the amelioration of the Orders before elections of the executive bureau as irrelevant. After one hour of boiling tension followed by a 15minute recess, the motion of Hon Fusi Ndamukong was recieved and put for voting.
CPDM MPs overwhelmingly voted against the motion due to their majority paving the way for the election of the MP for Tokombere Cavaye-yeguie-djibril who has been in parliament for the past 47years with 147 out of 167. SDF MPs felt disappointed. Hon Cyprain Awudu Mbaya told our correspondent that: "It was a miscarriage of justice. The recent events have proven that Anglophones want to play leading roles. It's just unfortunate some people think otherwise."
Hon Hilarion Etong, another francophone also maintains his position as first Vice President above Hon Monjowa Emilia Lifaka who is second Vice speaker
At the Senate, tradition was equally maintained as Marcel Niat Njifenji and his bureau have been voted for the 4th consecutive time to lead the affairs of the upper house for the next one year.
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