Independence restoration declaration is done. Enforcement must begin now!
Yes we did it, in spite of the manslaughter by the oppressor and the aloofness of the international community. The aftermath of any declaration is the beginning of what proves whether the declaration was anything serious or farce. The way forward is full of different kinds of feelings. Anger and vengeance are the most popular as I write. If you asked: “What would you like to do right now after all that happened on October 1st?” Many Ambazonians would answer: “We want to avenge the killings of our citizens, inflict pain on the oppressor and if possible annex La Republique du Cameroun and enslave them for the next 56years.” Yes that is the honest feeling many have in mind now, like it or not. Well, if wishes were horses, beggars would ride, they say.
These are not the right feelings to begin new nation building with. Two wrongs don’t make a right. We are peace-loving people. No violence. We have the force of argument. It is an ordained struggle. God is in control. The people of God suffered in the same way in the desert with their leader. The international community is watching us. R.I.P to our fallen heroes. Media outlets are talking about us. Let us tweet and retweet. Let’s make videos, print flyers, T-shirts, etc. Biya must go. We need to storm the headquarters of this or that institution and so on and so forth. That’s who we Ambazonians were until October 1st.
Bittersweet celebrations of the unforgettable independence restoration declaration day are fast fading out and giving way to numerous questions with the most popular one being SO WHAT NEXT? This question is one that precedes a long list of others: – Is La Republique du Cameroun out of our territory? – Has La Republique invited The Governing Council for dialogue? – Does The Governing Council now have Ambazonian institutions on the territory serving citizens of Ambazonia so that they can abandon the oppressor’s institutions? Are there any members of The Governing Council now operating on the territory of Southern Cameroons? Have any countries around the world officially recognized The Republic of Ambazonia? Have any international organizations officially admitted The Republic of Ambazonia as member? Will new nation building begin only after the oppressor has been finally chased out or while the fight to chase them out continues? When do the basic tools for sovereign statehood like Identity Cards, passports, stamps, etc. get operational? These do not constitute even a tenth of all the questions people have in mind now and no super magician can get satisfactory answers to all the questions.
However, the people of Ambazonia want to see something more functional and tangible that follows flag hoisting, speech making and press releases.
For so many lives and property lost, so much insults, humiliation and mockery endured, so much money, time and efforts spent, so much passion, optimism and determination invested in the buildup to the October 1st independence restoration declaration, the least we expect is to have our leaders on the ground with us carrying out soothing actions and galvanizing the few heroes left. For even as we speak, if the oppressor suddenly left overnight, we wouldn’t have leaders on the ground to take over the land we call ours. Anarchy would set in. Leaders of Ambazonia should never be like the tyrant that hides in a hotel room in a distant land to remote control the motherland. Come home Ambazonians!
If in the hours, days, weeks or months ahead, firm leadership is not actively present on the territory of Ambazonia to steer the country forward here is what we risk having: A state of anarchy, hopelessness, a new oppressor and worse still untold daily suffering in the hands of our enemy still fully stationed and operating on the territory. This is how precarious the current situation of The Republic of Ambazonia looks.
If we really did restore our statehood, henceforth we have to move on from street protests to ground action, drop fantasies and face realities on the ground. I would rather belong to a small free underdeveloped village called Ambazonia, fully governed by Ambazonians than belong to a fantasy 13-county Ambazonia partially governed by the regime that has enslaved me for over half a century.
As demanding as this may sound, The Governing Council more than ever needs to step up action on the ground with immediate effect. Every time a member of The Governing Council is interviewed there is always the use of this sentence “There is a lot going on behind the scenes.” This one recurrent sentence has kept millions of Southern Cameroonians in hope to see something soon on the scene. The longer things continue to go on behind the scenes while the audiences watch an empty stage, the higher the expectations but also the more doubts people begin to have.
Passion and despair live in the same vicinity it is often said. One can easily find the other. May new nation building goals rekindle new passion in every son and daughter of The Republic of Ambazonia.
Ndoh Emmanuel
BaretaNews Contributor
12 comments
Dear Editor
You wrote well and its a call for all not only the GC to take action now. But the GC should lead.
If i say im disappointed by GC n this platform is an understatement.Trying to give Excuses fr their Failure or exposing the Inability to take Action. Behind the Scenes oui!! I dnt even trust u guys again bcuz im strtx to believe u guys are making monies out of our plight.Look i need 200 volunteers,arms n logistics to attack la Republique silmoulteniously on 20 fronts.i wont give details here since we’re being monitored. At least i have brave ambazonians like Atem bakia who are Always Ready to Fight fr their pple.Sisiku Ayuk Tabe has failed on his duty to protect southern cameroonians .
Odeshi Boys are already in action in Manyu. Biya’s military was so angry about their success that they stormed Sisiku’s village and burnt his house. Did they call for dialogue?
Please there is not the time to start calling names and pointing fingers. Fifty six years of inhumane treatment, mismanagement of a once thriving business sector that we had, theft of our Public Works department equipment, closure of the Yoke hydroelectric plan, closure of WADA farm, Tole and Ndu tea plantations, etc and etc. cannot be rectified in one day.
Hence, those who are quick to point accusatory fingers at others, is indicative of someone with tepid resolve. If the images coming out of our territories lately are not enough to leave an indelible mark in the minds eyes of every Southern Cameroonian then I do not know what else will do that.
May the souls of our fallen heroes rest in perfect peace. We owe it to all of them to make sure that Biya pays for his criminality in our territories. Long Live Southern Cameroon.
There is no formula for this liberation. Mistakes will be made. I will rather let the leadership assess the situation and make good decisions instead of hasty bad moves. I keep asking if anyone has thought of what would have happened if bullets were going in both directions on octobre 1. We were vindicated as not terrorist. Now, we are Ambazonians and will defend our homeland. You know Lrc officers in our land.
Some fluid characterizations like one I read above is simply childish. Everyone is upset but try to control yourself. Do you know the damage any decision made out of anger in the manner you are speaking will do to this struggle. Resistance needs money. Make your contributions toward this. Write your ideas to SCACUF and they will appreciate. I’m sure they are not just sitting on their tails. Note I am not saying we cant critique them but I caution against criticisms as to give an upper hand to lrc
Bali Nyonga excellent response. PATIENCE! We proved that we are not terrorists nor secessionists, we will need to continue to prove these in heavy doses now. Believe you me the international community is watching, let’s keep being the good guys. MAY OUR FALLEN HEROES REST IN PEACE. Let’s set up credible funds to directly contribute to the injured, abducted and jailed citizens. I would like to make a comment and caution here. Our citizens are sometimes too impatient ( could lead to mistakes), too quick to criticise and famous for writing PETITIONS.LET US ADOPT THIS MANTLE: “ASK NOT WHAT AMBAZONIA ( Governing Council) HAS DONE OR IS GOING TO DO, ASK WHAT I CAN DO FOR AMBAZONIA”. I believe we should start some sort of SELT-DEFENSE when provoked by the enemy, this should be very carefully planned. it could take the form of starving the enemy, making their movement difficult, boycotting their products, starving them financially. No congelcam, no bastos, no braseries, no music, no cimencam etc.
Does the article condemn the GC? No. I think it is just a call for the GC as well as every Ambazonian to come home and seize the bull by the horns. Even if the entire Governing Council were to come home that won’t still be enough.
All the 20$ funding people are calling for is just ignorance. We can’t fund a war with that. We are at war with LRC and they have allies. We need allies too.
What is killing us is the fact that while we know we are at war with another country we hope that country can have mercy on us because we are peace loving people.
The enemy is really enjoying that stance we have taken.
Pa Dee the 20 dollar is the minimum you can contribute. To get someone to fund the defence you need to travel and this requires money. I know this is not your intention but by saying 20 dollars is not enough to fund resistance, some very weak minded bros\sis who sluggishly intended to pay may just find a reason to not. Cheers
If any one on this platform or any other Ambazonian was imagining total freedom of Ambaland and a new government put in place after the October 1, 2017, then you are not serious about what it takes to liberate a nation that has been under annexation for 56 years. All what went on from November 2016 till September 30, 2017 was only the preparatory phase of the struggle. October 1, 2017 was the official launching of our independence both at home and on the International stage.
To the feeble of heart, let me recommend at least 7 months after October 1, 2017 to start seeing some expected results. What all Ambazonians need now is the remain resolute in the resistance. We pray that our fallen fight on with us the leaving till Freedom comes. Only then shall our fallen also rest in peace.
And to those who think that the Governing Council should come home, know that Nelson Mandela might have been the face of the South African Struggle against Apartheid. The the real people who brought pressure to bear on the Apartheid regime were people like Oliver Tambo, Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu etc. All were acting from exile and it was largely due to their lobbying of governments and International Organizations that brought the Apartheid regime to its knees.
Almighty God our Father please help the people of Southern Cameroon. Give us victory in Jesus name. amen.
The truth we must accept is that there is no going back because if we LRC will believe that we have been totally crushed forever.
School boycotts must continue and anyone sending their child to school should think about all the lives that have been lost in this struggle. Those lives cannot go in vain, and sending a child to collaborate with the LRC now is betrayal.
Let the GC also truthfully tell people something that has already been achieved so that people don’t give up hope.
Never ever are Ambazonian going to live with Cameroonians in any form of togetherness, the first of October marked the beginning and as we move forward everything we do must take this into consideration. We are going through phase two, phase three is coming. There is no more space for emotion or feelings. We as a people have to mature.
We must make the 1st of October a religion so as to keep it alive forever. This is to be done privately in our houses.
Right now I’m framing all the pictures of celebration and carnage and every Sunday I will forever pay homage and pour libation to all our fallen heroes that were brutally murdered.
Every Sunday I dedicate one hour to them.
Just as we go to church every one day of the week, we must also celebrate and thank all those who lives was savagely, brutally taken from them.
The life of a human being is more valuable than the life of any God. Gods can rise after death and come back into physical life, but humans can not, so this our love one who lives were taken are the most precious thing we as the Ambazonian nation have.
We must honor them.
We have our restoration, there is no debate or doubt. The question is how to move forward and time will tell.
From now on we don’t need to say the struggle continues for the struggle it self is now dictating it self to us and compel us to finish it.
Prepare for what is coming.