Chiefs of the Southern and Northern Zones of Southern Cameroons staged bitter disagreement over the form of state they would want implemented so the rights of Anglophones be respected in Cameroun. In the presence of the Common Wealth Secretary General, Patricia Scotland, the Chiefs exchanged bitter utterances before tabling their different suggestions as to how Cameroun should be partitioned for Anglophones to live in harmony with Francophones.
There’s no gain-saying that the chiefs of the Northern and Southern Zones have all be coerced by the brutal colonial regime of Paul Biya to desist from any secession mentality, and make suggestions that will make Cameroun one, united and indivisible republique. So, their stances are either on return to the 1961 Federation, or ten autonomous regions.
It was on that basis that Chiefs from the Northern Zones caught fire with their counterparts of the Southern Zones. From what transpired at the Buea Council hall, Friday December 22 2017, the Chiefs of the Northern Zone opted for a return to the 1961 two Federated states called the Federal republic of Cameroon.
“We shall have a lasting peace between Anglophones and Francophones if we return to the 1961 Foumban constitution that gave a levelling grounds for the English state (Southern Cameroons) and the French State (Eastern Cameroun) to coexist together. In such system, everything spoils from the resources of the two Cameroons were shared equally. Unfortunately, ever since, the form of state was changed, the English speaking part of Cameroon has had no peace. We risk having these ripple itself to total civil war, if not today, in later part of the years, if we continue to pretend our way to life here in Cameroon,” lamented a chief from the Northern Zone.
In a very swift fashion, the Chiefs of the Southern Zones, counteracted their counterparts of the Northern Zones. They said the Southern Zone want ten autonomous decentralised regions as indicated in the 1996 constitution. According to them, the ten regions will be characterised by voting into office, all grassroots and regional representatives.
“We need to evolve. Like the USA that had 30 states and evolved to 50, and Nigeria that had 15 states evolved to 36, we of the Southwest Chiefs Conference, think that the Cameroon needs to evolve from the two federated states to 10 autonomous regions. We are talking of the complete implementation of the 1996 constitution where we shall have grass root and regional representatives elected into office, as well as the house of chiefs, as it obtained in the past,” insinuated Chief Nyassako, Secretary General of Southwest Chiefs Conference.
The Chiefs continued their serious arguments until a motion of order was raised by the moderator of the event. Fidgeting and murmuring could still be heard from the two differential camps as they reflected on their demands.
By Lucas Muma,
Managing Editor – BaretaNews
11 comments
God should should punish all the chiefs for voicing federation . They don’t represent their people anyway.
Where is the treaty of union? We have passed this stage a long time ago. Issues of sovereignty are decided by the people not chiefs or Fons. That is why the U.N. organized a plebiscite for the people to decide. At that time we had a house of chiefs as part of the legislature. But the U.N. did not leave it to them to decide. The people decided on 22 September and 1st October this uear that Restoration of their independence is the only solution. If you doubt that organise a referandum for the indigenous people of Southern Cameroons.
Amba, well spoken. Another powerful display of “knowledge is power.” These so called traditional leaders are really problems to the Restoration of our Independence and not a source for solutions. Biya has compromised this group of people to the extent of rendering them irrelevant in our societies.
To hell.
I SAID IT LONG TIME AGO. THAT SINCE OUR CHIEFS. AND FONS. HAVE BECAME CURRUPTED BY BFIBE IN A FORM OF CAMEROUN SALARY.
THEY CAN NO LONGER REPRESENT US SOO THEY ALL MUST BE DETHRONED. NO BODY PAID ATTENTION
CHIEF AND FOMS. SINCE 1961 ARE NOT POLITICAL LEADERS BUT CULTURAL AND TRADITIONAL GATE KEEPERS. THEY HAVE NO POWER IN GOVERNANCE. SOO WHO MUST HAVE TWATTED AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE TO THE QUEEN? IS OT THE OLD? MOLA NJOH? WHO REQUESTED THE CHOEFS RATHER THAN THE AGC AND LOCAL YOUTH LEADESHIP.? THE QUEEN WILL BE TOLD THE PE0PLE DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT FORM OF GOVETNMENT WHEREAS. HAVENT WE GOT A GOVERNMENT IN WATING scauf ayuk tabe. have these old men heard of these?
THEY ARE ALL ON LRC PAY ROLL SOO THEY
CAN THINK AS AN INDEPENDENT AMBAZONIA
THATS WHY WE GOT TO KILLED OFF ALL OF THEM AND NEVER GIVE THEM THE POWER TO SPEAK
Some pn . fore those old fools
tell them their time is passed we had not dign treaty. cameroun only invaded us emilitarily because we had no army soo .
That we have no treaty with Cameroun and should never be thinking as one country.
for ambazonia is an infependent country.
tell the chiefs and fon its a crim . for them to take money from cameroun okah that they all will be jailed if they dont quit
THEYRE NOT CAMEROUN. PEOPLE. THEY RE AMBAZONIANS
FOR GOD SAKE YOU ARE ALTEADY INDEPENDENT SINCE 1961 YOU MEEP ASKING FOR ANOTHER 500 YRS OF FRENCH AFRICAN SLAVERY.. ANY ONE THERE WITH A PISTOL .SHOIT THESE FOOLS ON THEIR HEADS
The southern chiefs are afraid to speak the truth.They mentioned Nigeria and USA, but those countries are not call the Decentralise Republic nigeria or USA. But rather Federal Republic of Nigeria And USA also. So why are they afraid of calling Federation bc their master will punish them or how?
I CAN BE CERTAIN THAT AMBAZONIA WILL NEVER BE A SUCCESSFUL COUNTRY IF THESE SO CALLED CHIEFS AND FONS WILL BE GIVEN A PROMINRNT ROLE TO PLAY IN THE FUTURE AMBA GOV’T? THESE FRAUDS CALLED CHIEFS AND FONS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE RESPECTFUL MANNER OF AMBA PEOPLE TO GREEDILY FILL THEIR POCKETS IN EXCHANGE FOR THE PRIDE AND LIBERATION OF THEIR PROPLE? THESE FRAUDS CALLED CHIEFS AND FONS ARE BY THE WAY MOSTLY NOT THE MOST INTELLIGENT TO LEAD THEIR PEOPLE?? THESE FRAUDSTERS CALLED CHIEFS AND FONS ARE MOSTLY NOT ELECTED BY THE MAJOTITY OF THEIR PEOPLE?? THESE DRUNKEN SCUMS FRAUDSTERS CALLED CHIEFS AND FONS ARE GIVEN UNDESERVED IMPORTANCE BY THE AMBA PEOPLE AND THIS HAS TO STOP WHILE THE ALLOWED INFLUENCE ON THEIR PEOPLE LIMITED IN THEIR DIRTY PALACES? IF NOT THE NATIONOF AMBA IS DOOMED FOR FAILURE? YHESE CROOKED FOOLS CALLED CHIEFS AND FONS HAVE BEEN THE SOURCE OF DVISION AMONG THE PEOPLE OF AMBA? THEY HAVE BEEN THE CONTACT LINK OF la republic.. THEY ARE ENERMIES IN THE HOUSE WHICICH IS WORST THAN AN OUTSIDE ENERMY-la republic.. THESE CROOKED INDIVIDUALS CALLED CHIEFS AND FONS HAVE DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE MURDERING OF MANY AMBAZONIAN PEOPLE THESE CHIEFS AND FONS MOST. E LOOKED UPON BY THE AMBA PEOPLE JUST LIKE la republic OR EVEN WORST.
@all above
Look at you !
Not long ago ayuck Tabe your president himself was saying all over that
power should return back to your fon and chiefs .
But Now that they are saying what some of you don’t like ,you call for them to be kiled
And tomorrow when one of them will be killed ,you will point with your propaganda that it is LRC killing your “people “.
Look at you .
you are the incarnation of everything that is right and it shall be so , or nothing .
Talking about people who want to replace biya with their own country , you are doing a very good job at showing that .
The Good news a least is that since this war really started with the killing of soldiers, i have personaly came accross many anglephones who are now not only wearing green/red/yellow when an opportunity present itself ,but also say they do not agree anymore with the turn of events (war ).
This is the truth.
I am a french speaking even tough i write in english –