In Retrospect!!!!

Selected  articles and reactions by this author;
some of which were published by The Post Newspaper between 1999 and 2007

This article was written in reaction to  Christian Cardinal Tumi's 'blunt' interview in Jeune Afrique Economie Newsmagazine criticizing the Government for its malpractices.

Tumi's Truth Really Hurts(2000)

 "Not  to tell the truth to your neighbor or about him is to be unjust to him"

These are the words of this learned Clergyman Christian Cardinal Tumi on the occasion of the convocation of the third batch of students of the University of Buea ( 1998).

Justice has once more been done to the Cameroonian authorities, against their wish, by His Eminence. The other time was, when Cameroon was declared the most corrupt nation in the universe (1999) by Transparency International.

The cardinal's utterances in Jeune Afrique Economie (October 02- 25, 2000) and his recent reaction to the Minister of Territorial Administration's press release( The Post N0. 222, November 10, 2000) are soul searching and timely. At this juncture, when the Cameroonian Opposition stratum is in the doldrums, it was just timely for an authority of that caliber to remind Cameroonians that their agonies have not been shelved, 

He has awaken us from our slumber especially as elections are coming up soon

 The truth about the Cardinal's convictions spreads like fireworks, and pierces like a double edged sword. That's why it hurts. His diction was simple and his dictums were imbued with patriotism-ready to lead the cause of the voiceless to death. This is why agents of the oligarchy started exposing their imbecility. When the Cardinal informed them about the excesses of the Operational Command, they say he is siding with armed robbers; when he said corruption and violation of human rights are realities in Cameroon, they replied that he is lying; when he said that he is a potential presidential candidate by right but was restricted by his pastoral duties, they say he is unpatriotic; and so on. Cardinal Tumi did not speak in parables, he call a spade a spade. Let those who have ears listen!! 

 

 

Cameroon has never been a 'peaceful nation' as some stooges will want us to believe. Peace is not only the absence of armed conflict. It is more than that. An average Cameroonian is at war with himself, as a result of the malice, perpetrated by the regime in power. Cameroonians are perpetually suffering from psychological scuffle- Not enough food to eat, no jobs for the youths, indiscriminate dismissal of University lecturers, unjust execution of citizens, legalization of bribery, intimidation of opinion holders, rigging of elections, and corruption; just to name a few.This is war without arms!

All virtuous options to liberate this Great Triangle from these oligarchs have almost been exhausted. Experience has taught us that elections MAY NOT be the panacea to the Cameroonian problem, except an independent electoral commission is created.

If this is not done, let us take the tedious but surest route to liberty-Revolution.

As all of us continue to digest Cardinal Tumi's priceless cry for the voiceless, let the Opposition parties in Cameroon recollect their activities so far, and reflect on these words of His Eminence Cardinal Tumi: "...leaders of the opposition parties have a vexing tendency to head their parties forever. To renew their interest in politics, voters must realize that the parties that hope to take over power practice democracy let everybody speak and accept criticisms". ( Jeune Afrique Economie October 02-15, 2000)

Don't say you were not informed!!

As we continue to doff our hats:

1) To Christian Cardinal Tumi for his timely intervention, by  voicing the cries of the voiceless;

2) To the Olympic Lions for their victory in the Sydney Olympic Games.

3) To Mr. Paul Biya for registering a 'victory' once more,(the other was our nomination as the most corrupt nation in the universe); let's not stop practising, in preparation of our own victory which will not be long from now- the Emancipation of this Great Nation from the hands of heartless Oligarchs. On that day we will doff our hearts to each other. God, be our helper.

Steven Neba Fuh



This article was a reaction to another article in THE POST, castigating NFOR NFOR Vice Chairman of SCNC for advocating a boycott of 20th May activities, while SDF under FRU NDI instructed its militants to participate.....etc

Fru Ndi, Nfor Nfor, And The May 20 Boycott(2000)

Sir,   

 

I read with keen interest, all the reactions carried by your newspaper, concerning the 'boycott' and 'non-boycott' of the SCNC and SDF, respectfully, of the May activities as published by The Post No  0175 of Monday May 22, 2000.

   

What pricked my imagination and intellect most, in the articles caption "SDF ignored SCNC Boycott Call" and " Fru Ndi Criticizes SCNC Leadership", is not the difference in approach pertaining to the Southern Cameroons problem, but the cowardice, egoism and lack of ingenuity, manifested by many a Southern Cameroonian, since this awareness sprang up.

   

In the article captioned "SDF Ignores SCNC Boycott", an 'observer', who is a 'legal practitioner' wondered how Mr. Nfor Ngalla Nfor, ( SCNC Vice Chairman) could risk calling a boycott of May 20 activities in contrast to Mr. Ni John Fru Ndi's(Chairman of SDF) appeal for active participation in the 20th May activities. Fortunately or unfortunately the name of this 'legal practitioner' was not mentioned. But as an observer, Mr Legal Practitioner, you should have recognized the right to boycott in any 'democratic' setting. You should have analyzed the raison d'etre for 'boycott' or 'non-boycott', not from the messenger of 'boycott' or 'non-boycott' but from the idea behind the significance of the 'boycott' or 'non-boycott'. That is , the charisma of the messenger of 'boycott' or 'non-boycott' should not be the sole parameter to give credits to a call to boycott or not .

   

Mr 'observer' you should learn to muster courage to boycott, even if you are the only one that is convinced that your action is right. Mr Nfor can not be a 'killer' simply because you heard the SDO of Fako being sensational about the massive attendance of May 20 festivities.

Isn't it myopic on your part, to measure 'opinion' on important issues such as the Southern Cameroons problem, mainly on May 20 activities?  

I am sure that, to you, that is already a referendum. Remember that May 20 festivities in Cameroon have always been grandiose even when your so-called 'charismatic' leaders used to call for a boycott. Mr legal Observer, sit up and stop being feeble- minded.

   

A hero yesterday is not a hero forever. Critics have never been and will never be respecter of personal charm or charisma; for them, what matters is how substantial one's political idea is at any given point in time. Mr Fru Ndi's utterances concerning his party's decision to take part in May 20 activities, depict a man , who has left the substance and is chasing the shadow.

   

By sharply criticizing the leadership of SCNC, in his attempt to address the Southern Cameroon issue, Fru Ndi once more proved to the Cameroonian people that he is not unaware of the political blunders he has been spearheading in his party. By sarcastically calling the leaders of the SCNC to be organized and united in order to succeed, he is trying to removed a speck in somebody's eye when he has a log in his.

He is just emphasizing the route to success which many Cameroonians has often cried out to the opposition parties since 1992- that the only way to eject the Etoudi Oligarch , is for the opposition parties to unite. Difficult but not impossible! Isn't it, Mr Fru Ndi?    

Mr Chairman, your political alignment makes it impossible for you to outrightly advocate 'secession' ( which I prefer to term 'restoration of Southern Cameroons State'). This , we understand; but by fully participating in the May 20 activities (except in Yaounde) under the umbrella of trying to 'reconcile' Cameroonians, your party under your leadership was defecating on the platform which you became a hero.

   

Let the difference in opinion and approach between you and the leadership of the SCNC, not let you take the lose/lose option. By doing this you will be giving the ruling party and its illegal government, a technical advantage. Sir, if you are running out of steam so soon, do not hesitate to hand over the command baton of your party, soonest.

How do you 'reconcile' people when their victory was stolen, when dialogue has failed, when your party's militants are harassed everyday, when your party is openly cheated both in legislative and municipal elections, when all Cameroonians( especially Southern Cameroonians) are desperate?   

 Remember that the SCNC struggle is not an 'Anglophone problem' per se; rather, it is a foremost Southern Cameroons problem spearheaded mostly by Anglophones. Don't we have some people born East of the Mungo who are Anglophones?   

Therefore, Mr Fru Ndi, the issue you raised about " people being less Anglophone or more Anglophone than  others" is simplistic.

In an article published in The Post No 0152 on Monday, December 27, 1999,page 4; captioned "The Last Cry Of The Millenium" by Neba Fuh; emphasis was made in trying to educate us on the Southern Cameroon issue. I quote "...They,( Southern Cameroonians) should not look at it( Southern Cameroon problem) as a political party affair, be it ruling or opposition. They should look at as a Quest For Justice That Was Denied".

Let's learn to 'reconcile' only when we've dialogued, not because of fear. Sit up Southern Cameroonians, the train is on motion.   

By Steven Neba Fuh, Buea

This article was written in reaction to the claim by the then Prime Minister that Transparency  International's classification of Cameroon as the most corrupt nation in the world was 'unjust'.

The "Injustice" In Justice(1999)

 The Great Philosopher, Plato, in one of his classics, 'The Republic' wrote, "...the quality of good judgment is clearly a form of knowledge, as it is because of knowledge and not because of ignorance that we judge well"

 

The Cameroonian people are good judges. the abyss of injustice in their society is no secret to them. Cameroonians know deep in their minds, that the "First Class Honours" conferred on Cameroon as the most corrupt nation in the Universe is not unrealistic.

 

Cameroonians are not unaware of the fact that corruption has always been eating deep in the strata of their society.They highest echelon of this society has never identified the cause of this vice in our society. They fear to take the bull by the horns. The recent classification of Cameroon as the most corrupt nation in the world for the second time is enough reason for the rulers of this nation to bow out. They are the main causes which lead to these effects.

 

 When the Prime Minister of this country reacted unconvincingly to the results presented by Transparency International on the corrupt nature of Cameroon, we saw in him, somebody who has ignored the substance and is  chasing the shadow.

 we could tolerate his being surprised but not the fact that the results were "unjust". 

He should admit that his Boss and his Government have merely been making a charade of an anti-corruption campaign.

 

 In order to redress the corruption debacle in Cameroon, the government should uproot the causes. And, this takes a lot of courage.

 Cameroonians are so intelligent that the recent arrest of some top officials for allegedly misappropriating public funds has not driven them sensational. 

This action has just helped to scintillate that perpetual ambition by the people to bring to book all those tyrants who have submerged this Great Triangle into the sea of fathomless agony. 

It is not when a thief catches a thief that the former ceases to be a thief.

In as much as we expect justice to take its course, we haven't turned a blind eye to those at the top of the corruption ladder.

The last battle will not be a fight-they will surrender. 

By  Stephen Neba Fuh    Buea

This article was written immediately Jean Paul Akono announced his resignation as head coach of the Indomitable Lions.   

Akono Sets Pace; Biya Should Follow(2001)

 

By Neba Fuh

 

 Only confident people resign honorably; that is, people who have confidence in their abilities, even if they are not the best. Anybody who resigns, knows himself. Somebody who resigns is choosy- he is not lukewarm. 

 

It is often said that 'nothing succeeds like success' and rarely, do we hear people resigning when they are succeeding. But for those who try and do not succeed, resignation is just one of the options- Jimmy Cliff, in one of his songs, advises us to Try, Try, and Try!!

Without downplaying the positive connotation imbued in the human ability to try again, nature has bestowed a heroic option on tries; to resign when they have tried so HARD without succeeding.

 

Akono and Biya are ordinary Cameroonians with extraordinary qualities. Akono has set a record as the first African trainer to have coached a football squad that won Gold medal in the Olympic competition.

   

Biya's 'glories' are even more:

 

President of the most corrupt nation in the world (1998 and 1999).

President of one of the 'poorest countries' in the world- with a former Minister hoarding 7.7 billion in his home (The Post 0272, May 14, 2001).

President of the most 'peaceful' nation in Africa- with extrajudicial killings occurring daily.

President of the most 'advanced democracy' in Africa without a defined constitution and election rigging, the talk of the day.

President of..., President of...

   

Apart from the fact that Akono and Biya come from the same region of this Great Triangle, they have also been subjected, by the axe of the Cameroonian populace, to the 'resignation chipboard'. Akono, whose performance this far, as head coach of the Indomitable Lions, left much to be desired, bowed out. That makes him the pacesetter.

Let Biya follow!!

   

The latter has not only failed but has always tried to fail. The recent cabinet reshuffle was just one of his attempts to try to fail. What can we say of a President who sacks a Minister, say five years back, and five years after, he reappoints him? How did Mbella Mbappe, Tsanga Abanda, find themselves again in his government without passing through a reformatory centre?

 

So, the diseases that caused their first sacking; that is, mismanagement, embezzlement, nepotism and the other '-isms' disappeared when they continually sang the CPDM song from the side lines as it were? How can we explain the fact that Ministers who were sacked for embezzling taxpayers' money (and later did not stand trial in the people's court), are today Parliamentarians and Directors?

The present Minister of External Relations was Minister of Youth and Sports in the early seventies, and was involved in the scandalous 1972 African Cup of Nations organized in Cameroon. Today, he is Minister again!!!

This is abominable!!

   

The problem is 'knowing thyself'. Our President does not know 'himself'. He lacks foresight and perpetually suffers from indecision which further dwindles to wrong decisions. He prefers to eat with dogs and pigs while servants fight for the crumbs on the floor. Yesterday, it was Akame Mfoumou, today, it is Meva Meboutou, tomorrow it will be another.

 

The communiqué accompanying Biya's Cabinet reshuffle was just a show of lexical repertoire-though, strongly worded, the author lacks the moral authority that can cause the intents and effects of the communiqué to be felt. Harlots don't preach chastity to other harlots!!

Therefore, the only panacea to the Cameroonian problem is first, identification of the prime cause (which Cameroonians have already done). Then, the "uprooting" of that cause. 

But,  Sir, why not resign like Akono in  order to save poverty stricken countrymen from the troubles of "uprooting" you.

By Neba Fuh   

This article is on corruption in Cameroon

Re: PM Inoni Accused Of Protecting Corrupt Officials(2007)

By Neba-Fuh

The accusation levied on Prime Minister, Ephraim Inoni, is not without substance.         His alleged role in the sacking of former Minister of Public Service and Administrative Reforms, Amama Benjamin, is a glaring example of how the oligarchy in Yaounde exercises selective victimisation when the issue of corruption lingers around their very corridors.

I saw it as a clear show of courage in the fight against corruption, when the then Minister of Public Service and Administrative reforms, Benjamin Amama, distanced himself from the published list of 'successful' candidates into ENAM, because of the corruption surrounding the exams.
      

It is alleged that tension brewed between this Minister (Amama) and the Minister of Economy and Finance, Polycarpe Abah Abah, on whether to release the peoples' money in the treasury, to undeserving 'admitted' candidates.  Inoni, as 'Head of Government' intervened, but sided with the latter, stifling the so-called drive against corruption the oligarchy was claiming to be undertaking.

 

Amama was sacked; undeserving candidates, who got their places through bribery and corruption, continued their entry into ENAM. Tomorrow, they will sit in the peoples' offices as local DOs and Governors, propagating mediocre administration.

 

It should also be recalled that this same former Minister has been credited for trying to bring sanity in the ENAM entrance exams when he was head of that institution. He seemed to have been a one eyed man on the stage of blind oligarchs in Yaounde. That is why, it had to take a combine effort of the blind to put him on his knees-Inoni spearheaded the blind group.

Benjamin Amama wore a Garga Haman Adji's jacket in his tenure as Minister of Public Service and Administrative Reform. Did they seek to uncover and clean the mess plaguing that Public Service during their tenures?

 

The malign cancer of corruption has spread wide in the stratum of this junta. Gerard Ondo Ndong, has been declared liable by FCFA11 billions. He is just the latest of the few that have been brought to the people's court. Where are Paul Biya and the others, to answer in the people's court?

 

Who is covering who and for how long?  CRTV, sponsored by taxpayers' money, has been found financially unclean. Why has its former General Manager not been brought in for questioning? How on earth, is he even Minister, with such a financial scandal looming over his head for quite a long while now?

 

Where are the many former ministers, directors, government delegates etc, who played with the people's money, while 'serving'? When a minister celebrates his fifth billion, who cares to find out how he made his money, and if he has cleared all his taxes?

Except the Head of State, former ministers and 'serving' ministers are investigated; the whole farce about fighting corruption remains an interlude of political masturbation. This may take time, but surely justice will come to pass except death overtakes these would-be culprits.
'It is not when a thief catches  a thief that the former ceases to be a thief.'  -Neba Fuh

Reacting to an article titled  'FAREWELL MASTER OF OBSCURANTISM '(MARCH 25 2007)      

  At the start of the new millennium, when freedom-hungry Cameroonians woke up to embrace this era with greater enthusiasm to right the wrongs of the common enemy, Jacobs BB was a leading figure in this venture. 

Azore had just ferried himself into Cameroon, little known to most Cameroonians especially of the English -speaking regions, and still trying to cope with the perpetual not-friendly intellectual environment of the University of Buea; as I would later learned.

 

I could remember those infamous articles titled 'Obscure Intellectualism' published by The Post (2000) , pregnant with figurative innuendoes, filled with 'competitive' grandiloquence on both parties. I must confess it was really nasty. Level headed men - call them intellectuals, were carried by the waves of Maslow's basic desire to satisfy their limited ego-thirsty audience.

I sent a reaction to The Post. The article was never published. I was politely told the roar between BB and Azore on 'Obscure Intellectualism' has been settled.

 

I was later told Azore was a resident of Cameroon, from another African country, lecturer- Faculty of Arts-University of Buea. I understood then why he found it difficult to understand the writings of Jacobs BB.
Honestly, except you are well versed with the history and politics of Cameroon, the obscurantism of Jacobs BB's works can be frustrating.

 

In my opinion, only time could  bridge the cleft that separated Jacobs BB and Azore.
Reading now from Azore that, they both built that bridge, is a sign of intellectual humility. That is what should count, when all 'real' Africans are continually fighting to get released from the claws of our gruesome oligarchs.

 

As we mourn the moving on of a man emancipated from mental slavery-Dr Jacobs BB,
let's all keep his flame burning, never to be extinguished. Mr Azore Opio, you are already doing that.

 

Neba-Fuh
snebafuh@yahoo.com

 
REACTING TO THE MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION(Jaques FAME NDONGO) AT THE BATE BESONG FUNERAL

"Dr. Bate Besong was, without doubt, one of the greatest names in Cameroonian and African writing. Dr. Besong died en route to obtain a visa for an international conference in America,"...

 

…"Quite often, and without our knowing it, it is how we travel  that saves us, just as it is what we write that saves us too!!"

 

These are the utterances of the Higher Education Minister of Cameroon at the funeral of the learned scholar- Dr Jacobs Bate Besong.

 

If 'logic in truth' is anything to go by, then one is not suppose to praise his fellow man at his funeral, except he could have done same if he was alive.

For the Minister to describe Dr BB as '...without doubt one of the greatest names in Cameroonian and African writings'; but whose administration allegedly stifled a golden opportunity Dr BB had to dissipate his knowledge abroad, in a Fulbright Fellowship last year; is a cause for concern.

 

The Minister's use of the verb 'save' in the second quote is an intentional polemic raised to judge Dr BB's demise from the choices he made. The Minister is callously interpreting the causative effects on the courses we choose in life. What a display of intellectual cramp from the so called Minister.

 

Without going into the flimsy argument of who determines how long man lives on earth, I would like to make the following points to the 'eternal' Minister:

 

1) Most great men have always quitted this earthly stage in spectacular ways. e.g Jesus , the Christ; Martin Luther King, President Kennedy , Steve Biko, etc.
These people made choices that put them on the steering wheel, while cowards like the Minister are always lost in the wagon's crowd. They led while you, Mr Minister, always follows. Mr Minister, you are a follower-that is your choice; or else you won't have been eating the maggots from wounds of the oligarch in Yaounde. Mr Minister, I am sure you know 'how' to travel and 'what' to write, so that you will live forever. What a callous mind!!!

 

Dr Jacobs Bate Besong is a legend- a rare gem. His works ‘save’. His choices are exemplary. His struggle will not stop.

You can kill the flesh, but not the spirit.
Here, we have their errand boy mimicking the words of the plot masters... Go party in Yaounde with Madame and Co, but remember your nightmares will always be clouded with the ideals BB preached; and then tomorrow you will answer in the people's courts even if you decide to live FOREVER. Intellectual coward!!!!

 

Mr Minister,'Yours Truly' would not have invited you to his funeral, if that were possible. Your realm and his, cannot cross. You live in a realm of continual denial while 'Yours Truly' was emancipated from mental slavery.

Let me remind you, Mr Minister that the only common denominator we share is mortality. You may claim to know the 'how' and the 'what' to postpone the inevitable, but why can you not just eliminate physical death? keep your cheap lessons from your unsolicited 'gnostics' , 'mystics' and 'marabouts' to yourself.

 

Jacobs Bate Besong's exit leaves an indelible influence. He quitted doing what he loved most, just like the American astronauts on board the space shuttle 'Columbia' who lost their lives, while returning to Earth(February 1, 2003).

Jacobs BB lives on. 

Neba-Fuh
snebafuh@yahoo.com

Below are reactions on political and social issues in Cameroon

ON CORRUPTION AND MISMANAGEMENT IN CAMEROON(19 NOV 2005)

In Physics, the 'third law of motion' states that 'to every action, there is an equal but opposite reaction'.
Retribution is inevitable.

You can try sailing through, just like Saddam, Mobutu, Charles Taylor, Abacha,Bokassa,etc were trying to do; but remember just before you reach the shore, retribution will catch up with you.

Retribution is as sure as death.

 

Believe me every political, economic, or social crime, committed by whosoever in this country(including myself) will be x-rayed and punished. Tell a beti this, and he will laugh at you. But remember, he who laughs last, laughs best. We live in a country where some citizens are more equal than others, and worst still,the country is ruled as if it was a poultry farm. Cameroonians are not chickens!!!! OK!!

The last battle will not be a fight, they will surrender.
NEBA FUH

ON CORRUPTION AND THE SO CALLED ANTI CORRUPTION DRIVE(22ND JAN 2006)

The cankerworm of corruption will continually linger on the roof top of this Great Triangle except there is an overhaul of the whole system beginning with the Etoudi oligarch.

 

In 1999, after backing the trophy of the most corrupt nation in the universe, the oligarch arrested some of his former ministers for corruption charges. Anti corruption units were set up by the system, but one cannot stop pondering on the raison d'etre and the activities of these units, as well as the integrity of some of its members.Today, it is an Anti corruption Observatory,once more. Is this Oligarch not heading NEO(National Embezzlement Observatory)since 1982-overseeing all the embezzlement going on in this country? It is only when fate puts him aside,then we can start talking of an Anti corruption campaign. Fish can never vote for a budget concerning hooks. We are being deceived.

It is not when a thief catches a thief that the former ceases to be a thief. By Neba Fuh

 

    

COMMENTING ON THOSE WHO STILL DOUBT THE MARGINALIZATION OF SOUTHERN  CAMEROONIANS

You have rights to your limping opinions.

Have you ever been called Biafrans in your country?

Have you ever heard this expression 'vous les nigeriens, avec votre anglais!'?
This is not perfect French but I learned it because I have continually been addressed like that in my country.

...You are not wrong when you say Africa was one before the German partition- I can also suggest that the world should be one again because it came into existence by the occurence of the `Big Bang' , if I am an advocate of the 'Big Bang' theory.

 

Uniting is not a vice when it is bound by its contracting terms; but if every breach of contract has been exhibited, S... do you postulate that Southern Cameroonians continually suffer?

 

History will tell you that the likes of Yang will always follow the footsteps of E T Egbe(May his soul rest in peace) , for example, who in one of his last interviews decried the state of the union between Southern Cameroons and la Republique. Many deceased Southern Cameroonian statesmen have regretted same.Yang will not be an exception, in his dying days. Wait for 'future' history to prove me wrong...

REACTING TO THE TAX INCREASE ENVISAGED IN THE 2006 BUDGET  (Friday, 18 November 2005)

I don't like commenting on speculations,though, I am sure that speculations on tax increases in Cameroon have always come to pass. If the speculation on tax increases this year comes to pass, then Cameroonians must have been taken to an opium joint in Satan's heaven by Mr Biya. I will like Cameroonians and wellwishers, to reflect on excerpts of this reaction I posted on this website a few weeks ago:

 

Cameroon is a mixture of resources baked in an oven of poverty. You know who the chef is? Our ruler!! It takes just one leader to reform a bad country. Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela did it from a disadvantaged point-with their backs on the wall, fighting for freedom.
John Kufuor of Ghana is known in his country as a "Traveller President"; not for holidays, but to solicit for investments abroad.
Biya of Cameroon is known in his country as a "Traveller President"; not to solicit for investments, but for holidays.
Why is it such a miracle for Cameroon to reach the completion point of the Highly Indebted Poor Country Initiative(HIPCI)? It's a bad system!
It always irks me when some myopic Cameroonians claim that the problem in Cameroon is not the ruler-they say, the problem is his subordinates, who hardly implement his directives etc. Others claim the problem is the mentality of Cameroonians etc. They are not completely wrong. What we should understand is that mentality of a populace or morality, cannot be changed solely from pulpits;it can only be changed when legality takes its place in a nation. Law in a nation should be the only whip that lashes every buttock, if change of any kind has to be achieved. If legality ever existed in Cameroon, we will not be ruled by those who rule us today. That is why our ruler lacks the moral authority to initiate the bestowment of the independence to the judiciary! This is the problem in Cameroon.
Talking about responsibilities of a leader and the follow up of the economy and social policies of Cameroon, it is worth noting that Cameroon is the only country in the world where its ruler visits SOME provincial capitals of the country, only when presidential elections are at the doorsteps.
In as much as a leader delegates power, he has the responsibility of following up. unfortunately, Cameroon has no leader-we have a ruler-a really bad one too!! That's why there can be no follow up. That's why it will take a volcanic eruption in Buea, to bring him to Buea, and to express surprise that the main road of the former capital of Cameroon was not different from a 'foothpath'. It is even worse in the East province,where a reasonable chunk of Cameroon resources are extracted,with no paved road linking it to the capital -Yaounde. Maybe records in Yaounde show that the ringroad has been completed. What misery! Cameroon's other name is misery, and the rulers live in satan's heaven. From Nguelemendouka in the East to Wabane in the South West, there is misery...

... The economic and social policies, the tax system, the communication(road network inclusive) system, and worst of all the administrative bottlenecks of Cameroon need much to be desired.

 

Cameroon needs a political earthquake. If that must happen, then the opposition needs to start experiencing tremors.
I long for that day.... that day when.....
NEBA FUH

P/s ...And now they want to increases taxes again????

Reacting on the issue of EXTENSION OF PRESIDENTIAL MANDATE IN AFRICA

The two things that will always surely come to pass are retribution and death.
Dictators are no exception.

 

Wise men learn from others examples, fools wait for self experience. Saddam, Abacha, Doe, Mobutu, Bokassa, Idi Amin, and many others, are glaring examples to learn from. But, our African fools, and dictators elsewhere want to experience. Let's give them the chance!!!!!

...African dictators should sleep with their two eyes open forever, for they know not the hour of the people. Live long Dictators!!!

 

   

REACTING TO CHIEF ENDELEY STATEMENT: 'THE  FRENCH ARE OUR REAL FRIENDS'

It is extremely disheartening to know that octogenarians like Chief Endeley whom we expect to bequeath an honest historic sheet to us before bowing out of the stage is still clouded in this mist of intellectual dishonesty.

Saying that 'the French are our real friends' , is not a statement of opinion. It is a verifiable fact. And therefore verifiable facts are either true or false.

 

I won't have expected the Chief to be arrogant to his guest, but uttering statements like the one above was outright arrogance to his people as well as his countrymen. Let the Chief know when to restraint his mental masturbation-for that is what the French taught black Africa in its simplistic rhetoric of 'assimilation'. When I reminded most of my folks from the South West, in the early nineties that the only tarred road they had was the road taking off from Limbe to Douala, they swallowed their furious venom they had started pouring concerning the NW/SW divide. Today, Buea has a single stretch paved road from Mile 17 to Buea town interspersed with rejected tar spilled into the inlet of Great Soppo and its environs.Less than a decade, the roads are becoming eye sores. How long did it take for this to be done, Chief? The Mutengene stretch of the road is on and I am sure the Chief will brandish this as evidence for re election of the Oligarch's party in his Chiefdom. But Chief, how long did it take? If you were forty years of age, I will sympathise with your judgement or assessment of the French influence on Cameroon, but as an octogenarian, you have been a living witness of the masturbation, Cameroon has suffered from French imperialism, through Mitterand/Chirac's self-proclaimed best student-Biya.

 

Chief, You have oil, which you don't own. You have land, which you don't own(Bakweri land problem). When will they think one of your sons can control the oil wells, God generously bestowed to you and your kinsmen?
To remind a friend that he just stepped on faeces is the nobliest thing to do, but for him to clean his shoes is his business.

 

On the other hand, to say the British 'abandoned' Southern Cameroons is historically arguable. If they didnot abandon Southerns Cameroons, they would have committed. They abandon Southerns Cameroon by omitting to commit.

 

"How can one achieve independence by ´joining´...? You can only choose to join after you are independent and not the other way round

February 11, 1961 was 'Dependence Day' for Southern Cameroonians. They chose to be 'independent' by being dependent. How can they be given the options to join two other independent Republics and claimed at the end that they have achieved independence. They all should bear a part of the brunt of the blame and stop pointing accusing fingers at each other. The ambiguity of the Plebiscite questions was an intentional act by the British to either subject us to continuous tutelage ( by joining Nigeria) or, go to hell (by joining La Republique). The British never wished that Southern Cameroons should achieve independence."
(excerpts-'The Last Cry of the Millennium'  By Neba Fuh, published in THE POST, Dec 1999).

 

To claim that the non-commitment of the British towards Southern Cameroons, makes the French our true friends, is either a miscarriage of historical facts or early symptoms of senility.

 

NEBA-FUH
snebafuh@yahoo.com

ON THE SDF PARTY AND ITS CRISIS

An opposition party like the SDF, that has not ascended to power, ought to use unity and tolerance as common denominators to achieve this objective.

 

I strongly believe that the intent of the so called Article 8.2 is being sidelined, and instead used to intimidate frank debates on issues in the SDF,stagnating democracy in the party. Personal caprices are being highlighted and lifted by the crane of egoism, to mar the initial good intentions of the originators of this so important Article 8.2.

 

His Emminence Christian Cardinal Tumi had reflected on this when he said: "...leaders of the opposition parties have a vexing tendency to head their parties forever. To renew their interest in politics, voters must realize that the parties that hope to take over power practise democracy. Let everybody speak and accept criticisms". ( Jeune Afrique Economie October 02-15, 2000)

 

A government without true opposition is like a horse without a bridle. The strings connecting SDF's bridle is continually becoming weak. The perpetual in-house fighting is a sign of extreme vulnerability.
Normally, in other democracies, the leader of SDF ought to tender his resignation even if some people still think he is ok. The enormous sacrifice the SDF leader has done this far in the party, cannot be minimised.But, to say no militant of the party can take over the command baton from him , is a subtle way of advocating dictatorship. Since resignation is more of a personal decision than a democratic outcome, the ballot box remains the lone weapon of the militants.
The comforting fact about power is that only the UNSEEN holds power eternally.

 

In this country where everything seems to be falling apart-the government in agony, the opposition in disarray; everyone reserves the right to choose to be part of this mess or not. If this trend continues, don't be surprise that this country will readily welcome its turn of violent revolution. Quote me any great nation that escaped this route! Afterall, all power is buried in the hearts of the populace.

NEBA FUH

ON THE ONDONG NDONG EMBEZZLEMENT SCANDAL AND CORRUPTION IN CAMEROON

   

The Ondo Ndong embezzlement scandal is just a drop in the ocean of unchecked managerial or let me say, administrative excesses( because Cameroon is not managed, it is administered), the Yaounde oligarch is reputed for. It is a ‘laissez faire’ system where the Chief Oligarch himself, has never been audited for almost 25 years at the helm of this nation.

 

The guy rules the country as a private enterprise.  Cameroon is an anarchical oligarchy.
When one continuously hears a lie, that lie starts sounding to be truthful. It really marvels my imagination when one hears compatriots say ‘the problem in Cameroon is not the President, but the Ministers, Directors, and other Appointees, spiraling down to underpaid civil servants’. What a disastrous illusion!

 

It takes a mentally sound President to identify and appoint men of integrity. It takes a patriotic President to propose laws that can stand the test of posterity, as well as manage a country that is long term development oriented. The job of President is not for playboys and tourists. A great nation cannot be run from hotel apartments in Europe. It marvels me how a President does not make a tour to the Provincial headquarters at least once a year to get the tempo of the developmental projects for the previous year, but takes lavish holidays abroad, anytime he wishes. Cameroon is a country void of any accountability. The so called Ministry of State Controls, as well as the Audit Bench are just joysticks controlled by the Etoudi oligarch. One really wonders why an individual Ondo Ndong(and Co) will swindle so much money (52 Billion CFA) in so many years, unchecked by a Government which claims to safeguard the common wealth of its people.
If you lived in Cameroon years before Ondo Ndong's sacking and arrest, you would have had no iota of doubt that this fellow was toying with the people’s money. Worst still, he was often seen on State Television(CRTV) distributing gifts to all kinds of groups and associations, dishing out the people’s money without their permission. The Oligarch and his accomplices knew this but did not react.

 

When it was time to go begging again in the highly publicized ‘Highly Indebted Poor Countries Initiative’, Brettonwood Institutions served as the purgatory. The thief caught a handful of his accomplices and presented them, then we entered the ‘club of shame’ –HIPCI. I have always said that: ‘It is not when a thief catches another thief, that the former ceases to be a thief’. A lot of the people’s billions have been embezzled by a lot of unpatriotic Cameroonians who still parade freely in Cameroonian soil. See the mansions and ostentatious cars some of those oligarchs own. No problem with mansions and big cars, if only you own them through hard work while paying your tax. I am talking about people’s money misused and unused. None of them will go free. They will be booked.

 

The election fever is on now. The ruling party oligarchs will not distinguish between the People’s money and Party money. Treasuries will be looted to sponsor party campaigns, as if they wouldn’t rig if they don’t win. We wait the 2011 exit election. When they leave the stage, we will search them, and let them answer in the people’s court,even after they have received ablution from their favoured Clergymen. Afterall, don’t they say that: ‘ Better late, than never’ ?

Neba-Fuh
snebafuh@yahoo.com

REACTING TO THE ARTICLE ' NGWASIRI SHOULD BE INTERIM PRESIDENT' OF THE SDF, BASED ON THE SDF CONSTITUTION AS INTERPRETED BY BARRISTER AKERE MUNA(THE POST 24 OCT 2005)

If a learned Barrister can make such utterance in public, about legality in the SDF, without putting on his legal cap , then it is a subtle form of corruption,manifested by the President of Transparency International, Cameroon. On the other hand, if there is some iota of truth in what he is saying, then, there is much to regret in the SDF.
  In any case, I would like to share with you the words of this great sage:

 

1)"Not to tell the truth to your neighbor or about him is to be unjust to him"
(Christian Cardinal Tumi on the occasion of the convocation of the third batch of students of the University of Buea - 1998).

 

2)"...leaders of the opposition parties have a vexing tendency to head their parties forever. To renew their interest in politics, voters must realize that the parties that hope to take over power practise democracy. Let everybody speak and accept criticisms".
(Christian Cardinal Tumi- Jeune Afrique Economie October 02-15, 2000)

 

Cameroon is a mixture of resources baked in an oven of poverty. You know who the chef is? Our ruler!! It takes just one leader to reform a bad country. Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela did it from a disadvantaged point-with their backs on the wall, fighting for freedom.
John Kufuor of Ghana is known in his country as a "Traveller President"; not for holidays, but to solicit for investments abroad.
Biya of Cameroon is known in his country as a "Traveller President"; not to solicit for investments, but for holidays.
Why is it such a miracle for Cameroon to reach the completion point of the Highly Indebted Poor Country Initiative(HIPCI)? It's a bad system!
It always irks me when some myopic Cameroonians claim that the problem in Cameroon is not the ruler-they say, the problem is his subordinates, who hardly implement his directives etc. Others claim the problem is the mentality of Cameroonians etc. They are not completely wrong. What we should understand is that mentality of a populace or morality, cannot be changed solely from pulpits;it can only be changed when legality takes its place in a nation. Law in a nation should be the only whip that lashes every buttock, if change of any kind has to be achieved. If legality ever existed in Cameroon, we will not be ruled by those who rule us today. That is why our ruler lacks the moral authority to initiate the bestowment of the independence to the judiciary! This is the problem in Cameroon.
Talking about responsibilities of a leader and the follow up of the economy and social policies of Cameroon, it is worth noting that Cameroon is the only country in the world where its ruler visits SOME provincial capitals of the country, only when presidential elections are at the doorsteps.
In as much as a leader delegates power, he has the responsibility of following up. unfortunately, Cameroon has no leader-we have a ruler-a really bad one too!! That's why there can be no follow up. That's why it will take a volcanic eruption in Buea, to bring him to Buea, and to express surprise that the main road of the former capital of Cameroon was not different from a 'foothpath'. It is even worse in the East province,where a reasonable chunk of Cameroon resources are extracted,with no paved road linking it to the capital -Yaounde. Maybe records in Yaounde show that the ringroad has been completed. What misery! Cameroon's other name is 'Misery', and the rulers live in satan's heaven. From Nguelemendouka in the East to Wabane in the South West, there is misery.

 

Mr Akere Muna's 'patriotic' move on encouraging foreign investors to invest in Cameroon, is encouraged. Though, for anybody who has some experience in Advanced Economies and their idiosyncrasies or has read about developed economies, Cameroon lacks the most of the least that most foreign investors desire in an ambitious economy. That's why the tea section of the CDC was sold for such a mean amount, under the privatisation policy. There were either no real competitive bidders, or there was corruption in the process. The economic and social policies, the tax system, the communication(road network inclusive) system, and worst of all the administrative bottlenecks of Cameroon need much to be desired.

Cameroon needs a political earthquake.
NEBA FUH