Cameroon: Hon. Wirba Joseph writes to Ni John in an exclusive letter dated, March. 7, 2017

His Excellency The National Chairman SDF Party
Your Excellency
7. March 2017

I hope you are in good health knowing that the upheavals in the country even denied you the opportunity to rest after your operation. We are lucky to have such a selfless leader in you who can sacrifice his health to be there for the people. God will continue blessing you for your countless sacrifices you are tirelessly making to serve your people. When the few fall to see your great efforts, the many will see, and that many includes God who sees and knows even what is hidden in every human heart. Thank you for the great work you arc doing for the nation.

 The times have been tough on me but I must apologize for the long silence. I was very well aware of what this violent government would want to do to me after what I said and did. The order for my arrest was given on the 20. of January 2017 by Mbarga Nguele on the instructions of the SG at the presidency In collaboration with the minister of Interior. I got the signals on the 19. of January and that same day they came for me. Using the old tactics you taught us from the 90s, I led them in my car to a secure location, parked the car there, went into the building and quickly took care of my safety. They spent that whole day and night waiting by the car before realizing what had happened.

There were friends, militants and relatives who kept reminding me that I had parliamentary immunity_ But I knew Cameroon better from our struggle at the inception of our great Party, in the early 1990s, that laws exist only on paper and the real law of the land, is the absolute authority of the President who rules by the barrel of the gun! With that in mind I took no chances and worked extra hard to stay safe. A week later I finally realized that the telex for my arrest had two names on it: Wirba JOSEPH SDF MP and AYAH PAUL ABINE I
I have attached a copy to this letter.

 Your Excellency, as your son and one of those who stood up to be counted at the birth of the SDF, I owe you the truth about how I feel. My truth is that during this very trying moment, you my leader did not stand by me or even speak up for me when I needed it most! I may be wrong my Chairman, but I think that your complete silence on such a capital issue I raised, and which touched every West Cameroonian at home and abroad at heart, encouraged our oppressors to hunt me down with impunity! Your silence made me realize that I was on my own, and being a man who can stand on his own feet, I went ahead to defend our people and myself the best way I could. And thanks be to God the People stood by me, defended me, protected me and kept me safe.

 When I took the bold step to cry out against the regime's systematic enslavement of the people of West Cameroon, I knew what the consequences could be; disapproval and rejection from some, jail, exile and even death. I have no regrets at all. if the price i have to pay for standing up for our people my life, then it is a price i stand ready to pay.

Thanks a million Your Excellency and best wishes of good health to you.