Anglophone Crisis: Activists call for boycott of artists not showing solidarity

Southern Camerooonian activist, Mark Bareta who also doubles as a member of the Anglophone civil society consortium has made a call for citizens to boycott musical concerts and shows organized by Cameroonian musicians who distance themselves from the current crisis in the South West and North West regions of Cameroon.

 In a statement published on his Facebook wall, Mark wrote:

As a matter of fact, any musician from the Cameroons be it a Southern Cameroonian or Camerounese (Francophones) who have not stood up for our struggle to voice out concern should be boycotted. This is the time these musicians move around Europe and USA for concerts. I hear Mami Gueya will be in USA and guys are already advertising her. These musicians will expect you to come out, pay gate fees to watch them sing. Na new song? Those days are over. Southern Cameroonians should boycott these so called Cameroonian nonsense and put their money in the struggle. If you must have fun, there are hundreds other ways to get fun.

Please in this struggle it is an eye for an eye, you do me I do. Musicians should use music to inspire and speak out even in the most sarcastic ways. Musicians are by themselves activist. They should be bold to speak out. They should not say am not into politics. To say NO to human rights abuses is not politics.

Southern Cameroonians, we have come of age. We must begin severing the Cameroun link and free ourselves from mental slavery. If we can call out our people back home to boycott events of La Republique and we go to watch and clap for any musician who has failed to show concern for the struggle especially a Camerounese then we are hypocrite and are committing a capital SIN. On the other hand, those who have shown concern, those who stood with us in these trying times should be encouraged, promoted with all might in us.

That change and freedom begins with you. Southern Cameroonians in the diaspora must begin making these musicians or Cameroun events start seeing the impact of "Anglophone" boycott and the power of Southern Cameroons diaspora.

There were reactions on social media after the press statement.Prominent Southern Cameroonian blogger, Maybelle Boma had this to say: