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The National Executive Secretary of Cameroon Teachers Trade Union, CATTU, Wilfred Tassang has revealed that the government of Cameroon is presently in a desperate attempt to forcefully get schools to resume come Monday Jan 9. Wilfred Tassang opined that “Huge sums of money were dulled out to traditional rulers this Christmas through governors to first class rulers, SDOs to second class and DOs to third class rulers to pressure the teachers.”
The money is part of the 24 billion FCFA paid by the Minister of Finance to CPDM business tycoon Baba Danpullo.
Cameroun Info.Net reported earlier today that Mr. Wilfred Tassang has sounded a note of caution to all traditional rulers against receiving such money to sell their consciences.
“Whilst we caution any of our fathers who have taken this money of wickedness not to further desecrate the throne and their authority by taking the wrong side in this struggle, we appeal to all stakeholders not get give up at this point in time, when victory is so close.”He added that “Those who are for us are more than those who are against us. That’s the only reason to be advanced for the fact the President’s speech leaked more than 3hrs to presentation. We have friends in very high places.” Wilfred Tassang observed that if the Biya Francophone Beti Ewondo government fails to force-start schools on the 9th, Yaoundé will also be forced to face the reality.
There have been multiple secret visits to Bamenda ever since the New Year by very highly placed CPDM government officials indicating yet another sign of desperation. Contrary to a position held by Justice Ayah Paul which called on the Anglophone leaders to give Biya a chance,it is evidently clear that the Biya regime up to now has not announced any measures taken to solve either the problems raised by lawyers or teachers. The Great Wilfred Tassang has appeal to all the teachers not to allow the strike to collapse. “If it does, we shall be greatly spited and the regime will not be under pressure to address these grievances.”
Mr Tassang has also warned union leaders against taking of bribes that will undermine the strike, in his words “For union leaders and others at the forefront of this struggle, beware! It has been revealed in the spirit realms, the release of a huge amount of VOODOO money meant to maim the brain and cause heavy carnage. We hereby call on all to fear God and resist the enemy that he may flee from us.”
The Executive Secretary of Cameroon Teachers trade Union however, reminded parents and the Anglophone student community that teachers and lawyers are not fighting for personal gains but to make Anglophone Cameroon children to be proud of belonging to a nation which they can call their own.
At the time of filing this report, information filtered out that Prime Minister Philemon Yang was en route to Bamenda in a bid to keep his job.The Teachers Trade Unionists say they have not been summoned to any meeting.
It was reported that the anti Anglophone Higher Education Minister, Jacques Fame Ndongo was in Kumba to lure teachers back into the classrooms
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The trade union of Higher Education teachers, SYNES is calling on their members in Buea and Bamenda to resume lectures. In a meeting in Yaounde chaired by the Minister of Higher Education last week, the national exco of SYNES agreed to do what it takes to ensure life returns to normal in the two Anglo saxon universities of Buea and Bamenda.
SYNES Buea and Bamenda are amongst the striking trade unions in the english speaking regions demanding the unconditionla preservation of the english educational system which obtains in the North Werst and South West regions.
The call is coming at a time when the Prime Minister who earlier failed to reach a consensus with the protesting teachers is on his way to Bamenda for a crucial meeting Thursday January 5. observers say the highly awaited conclave will determine the destiny of the academic year in the two regions.
SYNES memebers from Buea and Bamenda are yet to comment on the call from their national executive.
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The President of the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium, CACSC, who doubles as President of Fako Layers Association, Barrister Agbor Balla Felix, says President Paul Biya has not been well briefed on the issues raised by lawyers and teachers.
The Buea-based advocate added that “The President’s Speech has completely misjudged the situation for West Cameroonians whose education, culture, language and economic aspirations have been severely undermined over a period of 55 years.”In a Press release shortly after the State of the Nations address by Paul Biya on December 31, 2016, the Consortium’s leader noted that the speech calls for honest dialogue which they share and that the speech recognized the dishonest approach of governments previous efforts, hence they cannot determine whether or not negotiations will yield fruits unless the government shows good faith.
The Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium maintained that what is happening informer West Cameroon is “A grassroots movement for the restoration of the values that West Cameroon inherited at independence such as the democratic shield and Common law, which appear to have been severely undermined.”The Civil Society Organization said what happened in Bamenda, Buea and Kumba is blatant disregard of fundamental Human Rights which have been watched with horror both at home and abroad, thanks to the exposure of Social Media.
The Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium following these events has called on the Head of State to investigate and prosecute those who have facilitated or perpetrated the killings, rape and torture of English Speaking West Cameroonians. It maintained that the strike action shall continue this January until substantive dialogue is engaged.
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Barrister Akere Muna has revealed that Anglophone territories have undergone an annexation by Francophone Cameroon. Akéré Muna, made the revelation in a televised conversation with Spectrum Télévision (STV) on December 29, 2016.
The former President of the Bar Association argued that the current Northwest and Southwest Regions were independent before the October Reunification in 1961.
Akéré Muna contested the statements of those who declare the contrary and pointed out that Southern Cameroons existed as an independent country. “People had different agendas. I think that for some, it was necessary to mask an annexation and for the others, it was two States. And this desire on the side of Southern Cameroon was so clear that they demanded there be independence before the Reunification. So West Cameroon celebrated its independence at the Centenary Stadium in Victoria before the Reunification. “Muna also brandished documents referring to the independence of West Cameroon and asserted that he attended the proclamation of the independence of that entity.
The former president of Transparency International also observed that during the Foumban negotiations in 1961, “Southern Cameroons did not suspect that there was another game going on “.
He added that prior to Nigeria’s independence; Southern Cameroons was managed as an integral part of Nigeria with headquarters at Enugu. But his father, Solomon Tandeng Muna had demanded and obtained that Southern Cameroons be detached from Nigeria before its independence to avoid future negotiations with both Cameroon and Nigeria.
Akéré Muna noted that the Anglophone problem has two sides- One legal and the other political. “On the legal side, we can do a lot of things that have been done, which have completely truncated the truth. But I think that the solution tothe problem of our country does not lie in the past. The actions we are undertaking today will determine the future.”
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The Director General of Elections Cameroon (ELECAM), Abdoulaye Babale according to CRTV has launched the annual revision of electoral lists in the country.
The official launch was during a ceremony organised this 3rd January 2017 in Yaounde. During the event, the ELECAM Director General sounded the institution's desire to hit a 25% increase in registration nationwide.
He said to attain the objective, fixed and mobile ELECAM teams shall be deployed nationwide to facilitate the revision of the electoral register.
It is worth recalling that in 2016, ELECAM obtained a record of 510.000 newly registered voters on the electoral lists. The total number of registered voters is presently 6.250.000.
The Secretary General at the Office of the Governor of the Centre Region took part in the ceremony which was attended by other ELECAM officials.
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Government is presently in a desperate attempt to forcefully get schools to resume come Monday Jan 9. Huge sums of money were dulled out to traditional rulers this Christmas through Governors to 1st class rulers, SDOs to 2nd class and DOs to 3rd class rulers. Whilst we caution any of our fathers who have taken this money of wickedness not to further desecrate the throne and their authority by taking the wrong side in this struggle, we appeal to all stakeholders not get give up at this point in time, when victory is so close.
"Those who are for us are more than those who are against us." That's the only reason to be advanced for the fact the President's speech leaked more than 3hrs to presentation. We have friends in very high places.
After failing to force-start schools on the 9th, Yaoundé will also be forced to face reality.
The multiple secret visits to Bamenda yesterday and today by very highly placed and thought of members of government is another sign of desperation. That the government up to now has not effected nor announced any measures taken to solve either the problems raised by lawyers or teachers is indicative of the fact that we all run a great danger if we allow the strike to collapse. If it does, we shall be greatly spited and the regime will not be under pressure to address these grievances.
For union leaders and others at the forefront of this struggle, beware! It has been revealed in the spirit realms, the release of a huge amount of VOODOO money meant to maim the brain and cause heavy carnage.
We hereby call on all to fear God and resist the enemy that he may flee from us.
Dear fathers, mothers, and children, remember that teachers and lawyers are not fighting for personal gains.
Also, do not forget that our kids gave up their lives so that their siblings may have a brighter future; that scores of them are still under abduction.
Remember, DO NOT let us down at the finish line.
Communication of Jan 4th 2017.
Time; 4:53am.
Tassang Wilfred,
NESG CATTU.
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