Bishops recommend dialogue as way forward to the Anglophone crisis

Bishops recommend dialogue as way forward to the Anglophone crisis, say government should acknowledge what is wrong and give right solutions to it.

Bishops have recommended dialogue among stakeholders of the Anglophone crisis as the only way out for the situation which is crippling activities in the North West and south west regions of the country. They were speaking at their plenary session which opened in Yaoundé yesterday April 25 2017.

The 42 plenary session of the catholic bishops of Cameroon which took place amidst the Anglophone crisis and against the backdrop of the recent Court summons issued to the Anglophone bishops of North and South West regions who have been accused of not allowing children to go to school amongst others.

However, all accusations have been rejected as illustrated by the Archbishop of Bamenda, spokesperson of the English speaking bishops in Cameroon.

“We are not the parents to tell the children to go school. Our schools are always open and ready and we have told them any child who comes to our schools is welcome. But no parent dares to send their children” says Archbishop of Bamenda.

“We have had two meetings with parents and they have vowed to keep their children home until their problems are looked into. They say they want to prepare a better future for their children. Some are accusing us that government is not receiving taxes from us because we are not paying teachers. They are not even thinking about the welfare of the teachers themselves. So you ask yourself, who is accusing us?” he adds.

The Bishops are calling for dialogue as the only way to get out of this crisis.

Spokesperson for the Anglophone Bishops says “The moment you acknowledge that something is wrong, find out what is wrong and try to give the right solutions to what is wrong. Then there will be peace”