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Prof. Titus Edzoa, leader of the progressive wing of the ruling Cameroon Peoples Democratic Movement, an organization dedicated to protesting the Cameroon's government’s policy of legalizing corruption was released in Yaounde after 17 year in prison.
Believing that non-violent measures would be successful, Edzoa and a host of other former barons of the ruling CPDM party intend to challenge the Biya government in the 2018 presidential elections. Titus Edzoa was arrested and sentenced to 17 years in prison. He was convicted a second time for corruption. He received another 20 years sentence and was held at the National Gendarmerie Headquarters in Yaounde.
On the notorious Gendarmarie Headquarters in Yaounde,Prof Titus Edzoa lived in a tiny cell, received meager rations and performed hard labor like the Great Nelson Mandela. The Cameroonian people now believe that his 17 years in prison became the crucible which transformed him. Through his intelligence as a Professor of Medicine, charm and dignified defiance, Edzoa intends to assume the Cameroonian leadership and bring about the intensive and productive change badly required in Cameroon.
Many senior Cameroonian elite including the leader of the main opposition party, Ni John Fru Ndi, led an international movement to free Edzoa. Many countries including the United Nations stated that he was a political prisoner. The Cameroonian dictator offered to release Edzoa, who had been moved from Komdengui Central Prison in Yaounde to the National Gendarmerie Headquarters on the condition that he renounced revealing secrets of the ruling CPDM hegemony. Edzoa, like Nelson Mandela refused, saying, “Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Only free men can negotiate.”
In France, Hollande became president and began to dismantle the policies of President Biya's victimization policies and pressed for the release Prof. Titus Edzoa. Edzoa was realeased after 17 years in prison. In this exclusive interview with Cameroon Concord's Soter Tarh Agbaw-Ebai, Edzoa believes now is the time to intensify the struggle on all fronts. Edzoa says to relax our efforts now would be a mistake which generations to come will not able to forgive.
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Prof. Titus Edzoa, leader of the progressive wing of the ruling Cameroon Peoples Democratic Movement, an organization dedicated to protesting the Cameroon's government’s policy of legalizing corruption was released in Yaounde after 17 year in prison.
Believing that non-violent measures would be successful, Edzoa and a host of other former barons of the ruling CPDM party intend to challenge the Biya government in the 2018 presidential elections. Titus Edzoa was arrested and sentenced to 17 years in prison. He was convicted a second time for corruption. He received another 20 years sentence and was held at the National Gendarmerie Headquarters in Yaounde.
On the notorious Gendarmarie Headquarters in Yaounde,Prof Titus Edzoa lived in a tiny cell, received meager rations and performed hard labor like the Great Nelson Mandela. The Cameroonian people now believe that his 17 years in prison became the crucible which transformed him. Through his intelligence as a Professor of Medicine, charm and dignified defiance, Edzoa intends to assume the Cameroonian leadership and bring about the intensive and productive change badly required in Cameroon.
Many senior Cameroonian elite including the leader of the main opposition party, Ni John Fru Ndi, led an international movement to free Edzoa. Many countries including the United Nations stated that he was a political prisoner. The Cameroonian dictator offered to release Edzoa, who had been moved from Komdengui Central Prison in Yaounde to the National Gendarmerie Headquarters on the condition that he renounced revealing secrets of the ruling CPDM hegemony. Edzoa, like Nelson Mandela refused, saying, “Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Only free men can negotiate.”
In France, Hollande became president and began to dismantle the policies of President Biya's victimization policies and pressed for the release Prof. Titus Edzoa. Edzoa was realeased after 17 years in prison. In this exclusive interview with Cameroon Concord's Soter Tarh Agbaw-Ebai, Edzoa believes now is the time to intensify the struggle on all fronts. Edzoa says to relax our efforts now would be a mistake which generations to come will not able to forgive.
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The people of Kupe Muanenguba Division in the South West Region have urged President Paul Biya to stand as the CPDM candidate in the 2018 Presidential election. The appeal is contained in a motion of support addressed to the President of the Republic and National Chairman of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM) during a thanksgiving ceremony organised by sons and daughters of the Division in honour of Elung Paul Che, appointed Minister Delegate to the Minister of Finance during the October 2, 2015 cabinet reshuffle.
The Tombel municipal stadium where the event took place appeared small for the mammoth crowd that thronged the venue including over ten Members of Government, Members of Parliament and the representative of the Secretary General of CPDM Central Committee, Dr. Joseph Dion Ngute, to join the people of Kupe Muanenguba in thanking God for using President Paul Biya to appoint yet another son of the division into the government. Be it through the CPDM Kupe Muanenguba III Section President, Samuel Samme Mesape, the Mayor of Tombel, Rose Ngassa, the President of the Kupe Muanenguba Divisional Chiefs Conference, HRH Etame Albert Ekane and the Steering Committee Chair, Johnson Okie, the gratitude of the people of Kupe Muanenguba to the Head of State was echoed repeatedly and the pledge to reciprocate the steadfast love of the Head of State to Kupe Muanenguba by renewing their unflinching support and loyalty to the CPDM and the National Chairman.
While advocating the need for unity among the sons and daughters of the Kupe Muanenguba Division, various speakers at the event spiced by cultural displays did not hesitate to evoke the major problem confronting the Division; the deplorable state of roads, which retards socio-economic development of the area endowed with enormous agricultural potentials. On his part, the Minister Delegate to the Minister of Finance, Elung Paul Che, condemned backstabbing, bickering, hatred; egoism among the elite stating that they need to put together their resources in order to drive meaningful development in the Division which he said will never cease to thank the Head of State for his love and concern. While calling for steadfast support to the President of the Republic and State institutions, the Minister Delegate pointed out the need for greater vigilance especially among youths as the country wages war against the terrorist sect, Boko Haram.
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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz defeated Donald Trump in the Iowa caucuses on Monday, a come-from-behind victory that raises questions about the billionaire's ability to translate his support in polls into actual votes.
Trump barely held off Florida Sen. Marco Rubio for third place.
”People are frustrated with the career politicians in Washington who have left the American people behind," Cruz had said earlier in the day as he completed his tour of all 99 Iowa caucuses.
Trump, who like Cruz waged an anti-establishment battle in the Hawkeye State, told supporters during a downcast rally in West Des Moines that he did much better than many people predicted when he launched his maverick campaign in mid-June. While congratulating Cruz and other candidates, Trump said he will still win the Republican nomination, and set his sights on upcoming primaries in New Hampshire (Feb. 9) and South Carolina (Feb. 20).
"On to New Hampshire," he said.
Rubio, meanwhile, declared his third-place finish a major victory, telling backers it makes him a major competitor for the Republican nomination.
"This is no ordinary election," Rubio said, calling the result an important step to "winning this election."
Rubio also saluted former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, the 2008 caucus winner who announced he was suspending his campaign after a poor finish on Monday.
While recent polls gave Trump a slight lead over Cruz in Iowa, Cruz told supporters he saw a statistical tie as voters headed for caucus locations Monday night.
Republicans produced a record turnout for the Iowa caucuses. While both Cruz and Trump emphasized efforts to attract new voters to the polls, Cruz and his team appeared to do the better job.
The vote came less than a week after Trump boycotted a Republican debate in Des Moines, claiming sponsors at Fox News treated him unfairly.
Other Republican candidates — Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Jeb Bush and Carly Fiorina — all fought mainly to exceed expectations. All hope a better-than-expected finish here will spark their efforts in the next Republican delegate contest, the New Hampshire primary on Feb. 9.
(UStoday.com)
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Prof. Titus Edzoa, leader of the progressive wing of the ruling Cameroon Peoples Democratic Movement, an organization dedicated to protesting the Cameroon's government’s policy of legalizing corruption was released in Yaounde after 17 year in prison.
Believing that non-violent measures would be successful, Edzoa and a host of other former barons of the ruling CPDM party intend to challenge the Biya government in the 2018 presidential elections. Titus Edzoa was arrested and sentenced to 17 years in prison. He was convicted a second time for corruption. He received another 20 years sentence and was held at the National Gendarmerie Headquarters in Yaounde.
On the notorious Gendarmarie Headquarters in Yaounde,Prof Titus Edzoa lived in a tiny cell, received meager rations and performed hard labor like the Great Nelson Mandela. The Cameroonian people now believe that his 17 years in prison became the crucible which transformed him. Through his intelligence as a Professor of Medicine, charm and dignified defiance, Edzoa intends to assume the Cameroonian leadership and bring about the intensive and productive change badly required in Cameroon.
Many senior Cameroonian elite including the leader of the main opposition party, Ni John Fru Ndi, led an international movement to free Edzoa. Many countries including the United Nations stated that he was a political prisoner. The Cameroonian dictator offered to release Edzoa, who had been moved from Komdengui Central Prison in Yaounde to the National Gendarmerie Headquarters on the condition that he renounced revealing secrets of the ruling CPDM hegemony. Edzoa, like Nelson Mandela refused, saying, “Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Only free men can negotiate.”
In France, Hollande became president and began to dismantle the policies of President Biya's victimization policies and pressed for the release Prof. Titus Edzoa. Edzoa was realeased after 17 years in prison. In this exclusive interview with Cameroon Concord's Soter Tarh Agbaw-Ebai, Edzoa believes now is the time to intensify the struggle on all fronts. Edzoa says to relax our efforts now would be a mistake which generations to come will not able to forgive.
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The New York Times has endorsed former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the 2016 Democratic nomination, a potential boost for the candidate two days before the Iowa caucuses. Times editors wrote on Saturday that they chose Clinton over her main rival, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, due to her experience and policy ideas. The editorial board described Clinton as “one of the most broadly and deeply qualified presidential candidates in modern history.” “Hillary Clinton would be the first woman nominated by a major party,” the editorial said. “She served as a senator from a major state (New York) and as secretary of state – not to mention her experience on the national stage as first lady with her brilliant and flawed husband, President Bill Clinton.”
The editorial praised Sanders for highlighting issues like income inequality and the plight of the middle class, but cast doubt on his ability to implement several of his key policies, including breaking up large banks and creating a Medicare-for-all health care plan. It concluded that Sanders “does not have the breadth of experience or policy ideas that Mrs. Clinton offers.” "Hillary Clinton is the right choice for the Democrats to present a vision for America that is radically different from the one that leading Republican candidates offer -- a vision in which middle-class Americans have a real shot at prosperity, women's rights are enhanced, undocumented immigrants are given a chance at legitimacy, international alliances are nurtured and the country is kept safe," the Times said. According to a poll released on Saturday, Democratic frontrunner Clinton is maintaining a slim lead over Sanders in Iowa.
Clinton beat out rival Sanders in the Des Moines Register/Bloomberg poll. She has 45 percent support, with Sanders at 42 percent. In a separate editorial on Saturday, the Times endorsed John Kasich, the governor of Ohio, for the GOP presidential race. Kasich deserves the Republican nomination because he is "the only plausible choice for Republicans tired of the extremism and inexperience on display in this race," the Times said. The governor stands out from the crowded GOP field, the Times said. “He favors a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and he speaks of government’s duty to protect the poor, the mentally ill and others ‘in the shadows.’ ” Kasich quickly expressed his appreciation for the endorsement. He tweeted that he was "proud to have the support" of The New York Times.
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