La Republique du Cameroon is not Ready for Frank and Inclusive Dialogue; Ambazonia must now take the lead.
One year into the Southern Cameroons crisis, the consistent calls for a frank, inclusive and constructive dialogue by Southern Cameroonians and the international community seem to have fallen on deaf ears, as the occupier’s own understanding of dialogue remains far from reality . The colonizer seems to understand the possible outcome of such a dialogue and is therefore not ready for it. In other words, La Republique du Cameroon has consistently maintain that the form of their state is none negotiable and so are not ready for any dialogue with the Southern Cameroons where the international community is mediating. No wonder, they have cautiously maintain the application of their most loved, but failed strategies, which are repression, bribery and brute force.
Reacting to increasing diplomatic pressure from the international community and an impending intervention by the United Nations Human Rights Commission and the Security Council, the colonizer has recently began a charade dialogue, whereby the so-called Anglophone elites and hungry regime barons have been have been sent to appease the maimed and harried, peaceful innocent citizens of Ambazonia.
The fact that they call these shameful moves “constructive dialogue” is proof to the fact that La Republique du Cameroon still does not see Southern Cameroonians as equals with whom they can sit face to face on a dialogue table. Haven’t declared the Restoration of the independence of Southern Cameroons, backed by relevant international legislations, notably the UN chatter and UN Resolution 1608, isn’t it time for the Southern Cameroons leadership to force La Republique du Cameroon to the dialogue table?
Dr. David Makongo, a Southern Cameroons international negotiator has propagated this position when he recently argued that;
“Southern Cameroons must not wait anymore for the Biya regime to call for dialogue because they will call the wrong people and bribe the wrong people. So, it is time is now for Southern Cameroons leaders to answer the numerous calls for dialogue by International bodies like the U.N, USA, UK, EU.
It is therefore, strategically important for Southern Cameroons to build a team of negotiators, define the terms for dialogue with the Biya regime and officially communicate same to the U.N., USA, AU, EU as potential third parties.
As a sovereign and separate nation from LRC, Southern Cameroons must first answer present each time the international community comes calling with a rare window of opportunity before that window could ever close! The call for dialogue is one we can’t afford to let the regime take the lead in disrupting. We must take the lead in directing it to our final destination.
A Southern Cameroons sovereign state is a lost but found birth right we must fight for with pride and wisdom if we must reclaim and enjoy it.”
The recommendations of Dr. David Makongo above are worth exploiting on the basis that;
La Republique cannot afford to be humiliated on a true dialogue table. They have seen the hand writing on the wall and are now playing the card of time. They believe that by delaying constructive dialogue which include third parties, they may be able to restore some level of stability in Ambaland and consequently a gradual return to the status quo. After all, the form of the state according to them is nonnegotiable.
Southern Cameroons must not allow this to happen. La Republique, from every indication has ran out of ideas on what to do next. With the advantage of the law and the international support at our disposal, It is time to take the enemy from all fronts. Added to the ongoing diplomatic offensive and self-defense measures being put in place, it is time to force the colonizer to the dialogue table. Our revolutionary strategists must consider the feasible of Dr. Makongo’s proposal. As an international negotiator, we believe his proposition is expert based and so shouldn’t be ignored. After all, this is the people’s revolution and every constructive idea towards its success immensely counts.
James Agbor
BaretaNews Political Analyst
9 comments
I don tire story for amba leaders. always talking but we are not seeing the actions
Stop talking nonsense. SCACUF has hand in files to ICC. MoRisc prepared a big report about the violation of human rights in the Southern Cameroons. Tapang Ivo and others were demonstrating this week in front of CNN. Many diplomatic moves behind the scene. So what are you talking?
LRC has absolutely nothing to give to us. We are in the process of putting together the framework to chasing them out of Ambazonia one way or the other. that’s it.
We gave them conditions so as to iron out living as equal nation but it must not be interpreted as if we are asking them for something or interpreted as if we can not live as hostile, enemy states.
Where in the world have we ever seen a bully suddenly become a nice guy or thief suddenly willing to surrender his loots. That is why we should stop dancing this cumbaya with these Beti criminals. The idea that these are people who can think rational is totally laughable. Hence, the suggestions in this article that we should pre-empt the negotiation process is highly commendable. Our people are suffering and we should not allow these forsaken people to continue to play for time with the hope that our struggle will run out of steam.
If these Beti criminals have the audacity to sponsor a trip into Nigeria in the company of those slaves called elites and were brazen enough to attempt to bribe the Nigerians so that our suffering people should be chased back into Southern Cameroon for the sole purpose that they will be massacred by the terrorist organization called LRC army definitely speaks volume of the caliber of people we are dealing with.
Thank God that the Nigerians refused their blood money in favour of making sure that the safety of our people are guaranteed.
The whole dialogue thing is a bad idea if one of the two parties initiates it. It just won’t work. Let’s say Paul Biya invites the governing council to dialogue today, will they show up? NO. The other way round, if the governing council invites LRC to the table will it work? NO. So the concept is flawed. The dialogue can only be initiated and handled by a neutral third party organization. And another thing people don’t see is the fact that when they say neutral third party, they name The UN, The AU, France, Britain. Goodness me! Are these entities really neutral in this issue? Think again carefully.
SCACUF knows this or should know. Foley Hoag Law firm should direct Governing Council to ask the UN, EU and the international community to set a date and time for negotiations, with both parties. Any parties failing to attend will receive a default judgement in favour of the attendee. We already scored victories in England (Gorji Dinka) and AU in Banjul ruling, after this we move into the final phase. DEFENCE BY ALL MEANS
Let’s say the UN happens to initiate such a dialogue which I doubt, Will the UN pass judgement against one of its members and in favor of a country that is not yet a member? Something we should be thinking about seriously.
And let’s take the best case scenario that the UN actually passes that judgement against LRC and in favor of SC. Will that judgement come with the enforcement tools to send LRC out of SC or it will just be another ruling like the two previous ones? More food for thought before we put all hopes on the UN and other such organizations.
Good article. We must not only always be on the defensive. Whenever the opportunity calls for us to be on the offensive, we must immediately grab it. Not only for us to always just sit and wait for la republic to first act before we start contemplating on what our next move is. WE ARE AFTER ALL ON THE RIGHT SIDE MORALLY AND LEGALLY of this struggle.