There is an illusion going on in Cameroon that the country has opposition parties. In view of the upcoming presidential election to be held sometime in October this year, those responsible for what passes for election in Cameroon have published a list of 21 candidates who are standing for the election. While it is clear that some of these parties have been created by the ruling CPDM party in order to give the impression that Cameroon is a multiparty democracy, what is still not clear is that even those that are not created by the CPDM, such as the SDF, are also in strong support of Paul Biya, the incumbent president who has been in power for about thirty years. All the political parties in Cameroon that are participating in this election are supporting Paul Biya, whether they know it or not.
It should be clear to anyone familiar with politics in Cameroon that no single opposition party can remove Biya from power, let alone a confused group of twenty or so. Only a united opposition that comes under a single banner can do so. If the narrow interests of these parties are not put aside for the good of the country, all what they will be doing in this election is to lend legitimacy to the sham which the Biya regime is orchestrating in Cameroon in the name of election. No matter how bright the ideas of a political party might be, that idea will not see the light of day in Cameroon until Biya is out of power. That is why the singular goal of all the political parties in Cameroon should be the removal of Biya. Anything short of coming together to achieve this goal is a waste of Cameroonians' time. These political parties should simply openly declare their support for Biya rather than giving the impression they are opposition parties when their real intention is to give the Biya regime legitimacy.
It should be clear to anyone familiar with politics in Cameroon that no single opposition party can remove Biya from power, let alone a confused group of twenty or so. Only a united opposition that comes under a single banner can do so. If the narrow interests of these parties are not put aside for the good of the country, all what they will be doing in this election is to lend legitimacy to the sham which the Biya regime is orchestrating in Cameroon in the name of election. No matter how bright the ideas of a political party might be, that idea will not see the light of day in Cameroon until Biya is out of power. That is why the singular goal of all the political parties in Cameroon should be the removal of Biya. Anything short of coming together to achieve this goal is a waste of Cameroonians' time. These political parties should simply openly declare their support for Biya rather than giving the impression they are opposition parties when their real intention is to give the Biya regime legitimacy.
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All opposition parties do not President Paul Biya, they are doing their job but they are not strong enough to stand President Paul Biya and it gives the impression they are transparent and just doing the gallery. In effect some support President Paul Biya because they have come to understand his vision of an emerging Cameroon by 2035. CPDM does not need to create any other party because her own members are such in huge numbers and give maximum support to their President.
President Paul Biya gave his vision and action plan for the next seven years if he stays in power and he was very convincing and showed a lot of determination. Once more we’ll trust him to lead our destiny and we’ll not be disappointed because he is a man of words and actions.
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