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Yves Michel Fotso, the former General Manager of the defunct national carrier, Cameroon Airlines, Camair, will probably go down in the annals of the Special Criminal Court in Yaounde as the first accused to receive two life sentences in less than a week. After being sentenced to life imprisonment on April 25, 2016, for embezzling 32.4 billion FCFA in Phase II of the two corruption trials before the court, he was again slammed another life sentence on April 29, 2016, in Phase I of the trial. This time around, Fotso was accused of embezzling over 10 billion FCFA between 2000 and 2002.
Yves Michel Fotso and all five of his counsel were absent in court, having decided last February not to attend any more hearings, alleging deliberate attempts by court officials to prevent them from having a fair hearing. Delivering the ruling, the leader of the trial team, Mr. Justice Francis Claude Moukouri, ordered the confiscation of about 12 of Michel Fosto's frozen accounts in both local and foreign banks. He is also to pay 9 billion FCFA to the State as compensation for losses caused by the embezzlement, and 958 million FCFA as the cost of the trial.
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A delegation led by the Army Chief of Staff of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin has paid a 24 hour working visit to Cameroon.The General was accompanied by the Commander of the Multi National Joint Task Force, Major General Lamidi Oyebayo Adeosun and other top ranking military personnel of the federal army.
Shortly after touching down from the private jet at the Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport, the Nigeria Delegation had a working session Defence Headquarters in Yaoundé with the Defence Chief of Staff of the Republic of Cameroon, Lieutenant General Rene Claude Meka.
Discussions centred on tactical and operational strategies to further strengthen military cooperation and synergise efforts to boost the fight against the terrorist group Boko Haram. Speaking to the press after the close door working session, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin said his visit had two principal objectives, first the thank the government of Cameroon for the relentless efforts of Cameroonian troops fighting on both sides of the border to eradicate book haram from their strongholds. Secondly, the discuss modalities to enhance military cooperation.
The head of the Nigerian military delegation saluted the efforts of the Multinational Joint Task Force, supported by national troops from Cameroon and Nigeria in dealing with the Boko Haram menace. In relation to actions on the battle ground, he said battles need planning and the respective armies around planning a synergised action to bout out the terrorists from their hideouts.
After the working session, the Delegation was received at the Secretariat of State of the National Gendarmerie where General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin reviewed the troops before he was received in audience, by the Secretary of State in the Ministry of Defence in charge of the National Gendarmerie, Jean Baptiste Bokam on behalf of the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of defence.
The global strategy to eradicate Boko haram was discussed during the close door audience. The Nigerian Delegation returned to Abuja, Nigeria shortly after the session.
The latest high level military encounter between top officers of Cameroon and Nigerian Armed forces comes less than a month after the Multinational Joint Task Forces evaluated its activities during the Special session of the Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff of the Member Countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin in Yaoundé on April 1st, 2016.
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Cameroon is a highly divided country along linguistic lines, and authorities of the nation are doing their best to promote the divide. When it finally explode, probably most of them would have died and their children living abroad.Almost all occasions that bring Anglophones and Francophones together, have become harbingers of what is known today as the Anglophone Problem.
In the just ended All University Games of Cameroon for example, there were very visible signs of the divide as manifested in the way officials threated Anglophone participants. It appeared to have been carefully thought out and orchestrated by Francophones and some few Anglophones who have no consciences.
During the games, in any duel between a school from Anglophone Cameroon and a school from French Cameroon, Francophones officials would do all to make sure their team goes ahead, most often bending the rules. In one of the quarter finals of female football pitting the University of Bamenda (UBa) against the University of Ngaoundéré, for example, as Yaoundé authorities grew surprised at the collective play style of the Bamenda girls, they appeared resolved to do their best to make sure Bamenda girls didn’t sail through to the semifinals.
Consider this for example. The girls from Bamenda scored three goals but they were all canceled by either the referee on the centre of the field or his assistants in an incoherent manner. Sometimes the referee would allow the goal but his assistant would disallow it and vice versa. In spite of that, UBa girls finally won after post-match penalties.A similar situation was witnessed at the male football finals where the rules were interpreted to the favour of Yaoundé I University to allow them play a finals that, as per FIFA and FENASU rules, University of Buea had won since those of Yaoundé I came very late.
The question many asked is, if it was Buea that had come that late would the match not have been given to Yaoundé I?But the worst was yet to come. And this wasn’t at the pitch. On the eve of the closing ceremony, mobile telephone company MTN, organized what it called Miss Games. Despite the brilliant performance of the ladies from the University of Bamenda, who won the Gold, MTN chose to give the crown to a lady from the University of Douala who could not even address the people. The decision received booing from Anglophonesas well as some conscientious Francophones who observed that the partiality was so glaring.
It is a fair thing to say that the Games were all about Francophones. The rules were made by Francophone officials and imposed on Anglophones. The working language was French and instructions were given to teams from the North West and South West in French, whether they understood or not – their problem.
But the marginalization appeared to have strengthened solidarity amongst Anglophones at the Games. English speaking students from schools in French speaking cities could be seen rallying behind any team from either Buea or Bamenda each time they had a match. Students from the Catholic University Institute of the Diocese of Buea and their Fan club abandoned their sister school, Saint Jerome of Douala and Catholic University of Central Africa, based in Yaoundé and chose to rather rally behind any school from Buea and Bamenda.
Whether by accident or by design, in the official tribune, all Anglophones Vice Chancellors and Rectors of State Universities sad at one end where they could easily speak their common language. And when players and top officials of the Anglo-Saxon universities could no longer take it, they complained bitterly in public that it is because they are Anglophones. They have vowed not to let the mess repeat in 2017 as the games go to the University of Bamenda.
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The politics of hate,rancor and bitterness is said to have taken a new twist in Wum,Menchum division, north west Cameroon.
The cold war that has been ongoing between the CPDM Menchum I section president, Chuo Cyprian Akwo showed its ugly last week at the CPDM headquarters in Yaoundé. Some four Menchum CPDM elite (names withheld for now) are said to have stormed the central committee of the party demanding the sacking of Chuo Cyprian who had emerged head high during the last reorganization exercise of the party.
It is unclear why the four well known political adversaries of Chuo Cyprain under took the sheepish move but a source at the CPDM central committee confided in us that they seemed to have been taken aback by the latter's success. Chuo Cyprian, it should be said,crushed both mayor Dighambong Anthony and Hon Wallang Richard to emerge victorious during the polls.
While at the central committee, the four CPDM lackeys are reported to have told Jean kweteu,the CPDM scribe that it was SDF militants who voted Chuo Cyprian during the hotly contested elections. Sadly enough,the CPDM scribe told them that it was a good thing that the current president had to convince opposition militants to vote him and moreover,the fact those referred to as hitherto SDF militants had CPDM cards remains a victory to the party.
They are said to have cunningly zoomed out of the central committee looking dejected and crestfallen.
Chuo Cyprian won last December polls in Wum described by observers as fair,credible and transparent. Commentators had described his victory as remarkable and historic. The man who currently works at the ministry of public health is said to have swung into action shortly after his victory.he last march launched a project for the construction of a party Secretariat in Wum.the old one had become more or less an eyesore.
Surface terracing pending official keep off the project is said to be taking place at the site at the moment.
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YOU will be fondly remembered as a dynamic patriot from manyu division. Some saw you as a controversial patriot,wanting to have all for yourself.
Some saw you as the Messiah of the manyu division. Truly,you died a great man,distinguishing yourself as a great manyu son,elite,father,leader and above all,the man whose courage and determination saw manyu sons and daughters in all of the best professional institutions in Cameroon,given a professional numerical strength above all or many of the divisions in the south West Region..Yet many of your own blood detested you because of you out spoken nature and your purported(will) to tilt your kins and kindred to where you thought guaranteed all good things in life.
SOME you achieved but some you were disillusioned but like "Spartan"you never gave up,for you believed in your convictions. Today you are just a shadow that in a short while,it is going to fade completely out of our memories,but one thing is clear,your input to your people will remain indelible and therefore "let the good be interred with their bones"Amen
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The entire administration, political and civil society leaders as well as traditional authorities assembled on the Bamenda commercial avenue Wednesday April 27, 2016 to welcome the new Senior Divisional Officer SDO to the division.
The handing over of command was between the outgoing SDO, NGUELE NGUELE Felix (now Governor of the South Region) and incoming SDO for MEZAM, SONGA Pierre Rene. The elegant ceremony took place at the Bamenda Grandstand, Commercial Avenue, grouping other administrative dignitaries, traditional ruler and religious authorities.
On issues to be tackled in the Division, the Government Delegate to the Bamenda City Council pointed out that the new SDO should brilliantly continue the projects and dreams of the outgoing SDO and facilitate local administration in the MEZAM Division that carries seven Sub-Divisions and Councils.
After the ritual for the command handing-over, a presentation of the constituted corps was done to the new SDO by the 1st Assistant SDO for MEZAM, followed by a military match-pass which was heavily applauded by dignitaries and dance groups also present at the occasion.
Upon installation, the Governor of the North-West Region recommended to the new SDO to ensure the maintenance of order, the enforcement of law and regulations as well as arbitrate the preservation of peace and proper functioning of the external government services within the Division. Reminding him on the differences between BAMBOUTOS where he was SDO and MEZAM, the North-West Governor equally urged him to enhance democracy and the respect of human rights by honoring citizens and amongst others, encourage the peaceful settlement of all conflicts.
The ceremony ended with the signing and handing over of documents at the SDO's Office at Up Station Bamenda, as well as presentation of gifts to the out gone and newly installed SDOs
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