By Ze Ekanga
CameroonPostline.com -- The end of course dissertation in Journalism of Jean Robert Fouda, a reporter at a French language weekly, Repères, has been given a fail mark by a jury of visiting examiners to the Siantou Higher Institute of Learning in Yaounde for analysis deemed subversive to the person of the President of the Republic of Cameroon. Jean Robert Fouda was not granted a chance to defend which focused on the role of the President of the Republic since Cameroon’s independence, in view of the award of a professional Bachelor’s degree in Journalism.
Presented in 70 pages, Jean Robert Fouda’s work describes what is termed an ‘irresponsibility’ of the role of President of the Republic, head of the executive, who has a stranglehold on other organs of the State like the judiciary and the legislature and has maintained a gridlock on the electoral system.
To Patrice Mbianda, head of the examining jury and charge de mission at the Presidency of the Republic, the candidate’s analysis of the “very sensitive” subject is simply unpardonable. Without subjecting the candidate to the usual question-answer brainstorming session, Patrice Mbianda and Frederic Tchouakam from the University of Dschang and Nloga, another juror from the Democratic Republic of Congo charged out of the examination hall to the utter dismay of the candidate and his family.
A few minutes later, one of the jury members entered the hall and declared that the candidate had earned a score of 8/20 chipping in that “in the DRC, you don’t talk of the President of the Republic in this way”.
“This is a scandal. I was looking forward to having an intellectual exchange with the jury not this. I am disappointed,” the humiliated candidate lashed out after the departure of the jury. Jean Robert Fouda regretted that after speaking for just about 3 minutes, the president of the jury interrupted that he didn’t see the link between the presentation and journalism. The candidate highlighted that shortly before the defense, the president of the jury challenged that “he hoped this Fouda would convince” him.
Although the jury asked the candidate to change the topic and submit for another defense in a month, Jean Robert Fouda’s supervisor denied decrying the spiteful attitude of the jury towards his work. “They have nothing to say as to the quality of the work and the methodology applied,” Joseph Djeukou jibed.
To the administration of the Siantou Higher Institute of Learning, there is no such thing as a taboo subject in academic research. “We cannot accept this,” Mesmin Kanguelieu, director of the institution told journalists.
CameroonPostline.com -- The end of course dissertation in Journalism of Jean Robert Fouda, a reporter at a French language weekly, Repères, has been given a fail mark by a jury of visiting examiners to the Siantou Higher Institute of Learning in Yaounde for analysis deemed subversive to the person of the President of the Republic of Cameroon. Jean Robert Fouda was not granted a chance to defend which focused on the role of the President of the Republic since Cameroon’s independence, in view of the award of a professional Bachelor’s degree in Journalism.
Presented in 70 pages, Jean Robert Fouda’s work describes what is termed an ‘irresponsibility’ of the role of President of the Republic, head of the executive, who has a stranglehold on other organs of the State like the judiciary and the legislature and has maintained a gridlock on the electoral system.
To Patrice Mbianda, head of the examining jury and charge de mission at the Presidency of the Republic, the candidate’s analysis of the “very sensitive” subject is simply unpardonable. Without subjecting the candidate to the usual question-answer brainstorming session, Patrice Mbianda and Frederic Tchouakam from the University of Dschang and Nloga, another juror from the Democratic Republic of Congo charged out of the examination hall to the utter dismay of the candidate and his family.
A few minutes later, one of the jury members entered the hall and declared that the candidate had earned a score of 8/20 chipping in that “in the DRC, you don’t talk of the President of the Republic in this way”.
“This is a scandal. I was looking forward to having an intellectual exchange with the jury not this. I am disappointed,” the humiliated candidate lashed out after the departure of the jury. Jean Robert Fouda regretted that after speaking for just about 3 minutes, the president of the jury interrupted that he didn’t see the link between the presentation and journalism. The candidate highlighted that shortly before the defense, the president of the jury challenged that “he hoped this Fouda would convince” him.
Although the jury asked the candidate to change the topic and submit for another defense in a month, Jean Robert Fouda’s supervisor denied decrying the spiteful attitude of the jury towards his work. “They have nothing to say as to the quality of the work and the methodology applied,” Joseph Djeukou jibed.
To the administration of the Siantou Higher Institute of Learning, there is no such thing as a taboo subject in academic research. “We cannot accept this,” Mesmin Kanguelieu, director of the institution told journalists.
2 comments:
Stop making such stupid reports to seek for notice. Such a thing has never happened in our country. This student is not the first to make such a report There is freedom of expression in our country and everyone is free to express his opinion without suffering any prejudice.
President Paul Biya is criticised daily by several Cameroonians and nothing happens to them. This student is not special and I don’t therefore see why he should suffer from any discrimination.
You are giving here false information to discredit President Paul Biya. Very few Cameroonians will believe what you say.
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