Anglophone Struggle: Rose Mbah Acha thinking inside the box

Rose Mbah Acha, Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of the Higher State Control has condemned the strategy used by unarmed West Cameroonians to denounce their marginalization by the forces of La Republique.

Speaking to Cameroon Calling (a programme on the lone state broadcaster, CRTV) on Sunday, she said school boycott was irrational for the struggle.

A thief cannot enter your house and you put your child in front [as a shield], she was quoted as saying.

To her, Southern Cameroonians are using their children as shields against the oppression of La Republique. By saying so, she is insinuating that the parents don’t love their children as much as she loves hers,which to me is quite absurd. Even the Bible says no parents would give their child a snake if it asked for a fish, however bad the parent.

For that reason, it is worth reminding Mrs Mbah Acha that good parents whip and tie up their children with the hope of making them better persons tomorrow. A good parent will give half of the food in the  pot to their child and reserve the rest for tomorrow.