Mr. Marc Chebs is a Canadian Lawyer originating from Southern Cameroons and a member of the SCACUF Judiciary Department set up by the Chairman of the SCACUF Governing Council. Mr. Chebs had earlier on written an open letter to the Governing Council Leadership to address fraud allegations, internal crisis rocking the establishment to no avail. As a result, the said member has resigned on the basis of freeing his professional career and consciences from any skirmishes currently going on in that establishment. BaretaNews thinks that this is a good move. We are building a Southern Cameroons where people should be free to speak out, disagree and even resign from office if they think that they cannot offer their services due to their own fault or as a result of government failure. It is our position that the upcoming SCACUF Conclave must look at all these issues in details. The Southern Cameroons people shall not allow any individual or groups to pass these issues under the bus and bring forth a false unity. There is no way we shall fight La Republique to enter another La Republique. BaretaNews is henceforth making it a duty to follow up these leads. We shall no longer cover up issues in the name of hoping things will take shape. It helps only the occupier. You can read below his complete statement.
October 18, 2017
The Southern Cameroons Governing Council (SCGC)
The SCACUF Secretariat
The People of Southern Cameroons/ Ambazonia
Dear Comrades,
Accept greetings from Marc Chebs of the SCACUF Judiciary and fellow citizen of Ambazonia. It is with a heavy heart and a broken spirit that I write to you in this time of great uncertainty and mistrust. The last time I wrote something of this nature, I was assuring you that we of the Judiciary stand firm for the principles of fairness, equality, justice and the rule of law. I promised that we will stay true to these principles, and hold the same creed as we breath new life into Ambazonia.
Over the last year I have dedicated the fullness of myself to our cause. I have worked long and hard to ensure accountability and good governance from all the leaders and various sectors of our cause. As a lawyer I have worked tirelessly since the first conclave to ensure that transparency, accountability and the Rule of law are tenets of the United Front. While the work has been difficult, I continued to be steadfast and focused on creating a process driven principled approach to managing our restoration Quest.
Unfortunately, I have faced resistance and push back from individuals who think in a revolution accountability and ethics are secondary and therefore should not be the focus. We have had our disagreements and yet I remained committed. However, the recent allegations of fraud, the crises that ensued and the continuous failure of the Governing Council leadership to appropriately speak to these issues have put my professional ethical obligations as a Canadian lawyer at odds with the professional and ethical values represented in SCACUF. I have given my best till now to ensure we do not become the same LRC we are vigorously fighting against.
Mindful of all my fellow Ambazonians who have given their lives for our cause and who remain in exile, wounded, homeless, imprisoned and under constant fear of torture and reprimand, I pledge to continue this fight as a private citizen using the fulness of my ability and resources. I will not relent. I will not give up on you.
However, after a thorough review of my professional ethical obligations, I am stepping aside and withdrawing my name from SCACUF. I have had the opportunity to work with some of the most passionate and selfless men and women and whatever they decide to do, I can only wish them all the best and will keep you in my prayers. As we have all said many times, this struggle is bigger than any one person and that holds true for me as well.
Long live our restoration Quest and Long live the peoples of Ambazonia
Yours Truly,
Marc Chebs
18 comments
Millan should step down. Millan has done a lot for the struggle. However, it is time for him to step down. This is so because he is at the center of the divisions in the struggle.
timing is very important, why not wait a bit for the conclave that will be held next week?
Maitrise Chebs, i salute you resilience, professionalism and most especially your ability to stand for the true not just for yourself, but for you people body and if the Chairperson Sisiku Ayuk Julius does take this serious and act accordingly, then we are no different from La Republique. We can not claim we want justice and yet live,sleep, din, and speak injustice. I am not afraid to state here that Milan Atam is a maggot in this struggle and if not pull out,he will destroy the join efforts of southern Cameroonians and will continue to set confusion in this struggle. If Sisiku Ayuk truly have this struggle at heart, this is the time for him to act. He is there because the people of southern Cameroons want him and not Milan, so his leadership is not Dependant on Milan. If Milan doesn’t step down, i will personally launch an on line campaign for his removal. We have suffered enough and one man can not determine the fate of 8 million people.If there people’s voice have no meaning at a stage like this, what then will become of us when we finally get to Buea?
Maitrise Chebs, i salute your resilience, professionalism and most especially your ability to stand for the truth not just for yourself, but for your people and if the Chairperson Sisiku Ayuk Julius doesn’t take this seriously and act accordingly, then we are no different from La Republique. We can not claim we want justice and yet live,sleep, din, and speak injustice. I am not afraid to state here that Milan Atam is a maggot in this struggle and if not pull out,he will destroy the join efforts of southern Cameroonians and will continue to set confusion in this struggle. If Sisiku Ayuk truly have this struggle at heart, this is the time for him to act. He is there because the people of southern Cameroons want him and not Milan, so his leadership is not Dependant on Milan. If Milan doesn’t step down, i will personally launch an on line campaign for his removal. We have suffered enough and one man can not determine the fate of 8 million people.If the people’s voice have no meaning at a stage like this, what then will become of us when we finally get to Buea?
I am not seeing the link between a resignation of one person and Milan. Milan is a very capable young and intelligent person. Go for facts, go for real solutions to problems if there are. We are so demanding without sacrificing anything.
Thanks for your feedback. We need to be focused on victory for our people.
If Milan is as capable as you claim, why are we having this discussions? Every single southern Cameroonian sacrifice in and for this struggle everyday and that is the more reason why, they want every bad seed rooted out because we can’t promote injustice and claim it is not one. I asked you a simple question, if your so called Milan is as capable as you claim, why are we having this discussion?
Hi Cecilia,
Please take your time do some independent research. This is not about Mr Milan. From the inception they have been people who want to see the struggle destroyed. I am talking about people among us. If you want to destroy Scacuf, there is no other person to go after other than Mr. Milan; the brain behind Scacuf.
If you conduct your research you will be surprised with the amount of work being done for the struggle in the background. The truth is that Mr. Milan is without a doubt very productive, efficient and effective leader.
NB: I don’t know Mr Milan, I don’t know where he comes from but every indication I get is that his contribution to the struggle is unmatched.
Wicked and evil people and their actions do not prevail,they are short lived. Milan is a good man and successful Ambazonian who has been giving in vital input to the struggle. His opponents can not beat him/his work so they decided to go the cheap and easy route defamation and character assassination. The truth is what prevails and it has been revealed. Its a shame that someone who considers himself a lawyer in North America would resign from SCACUF on baseless allegations.
Mr Judiciary member YOU HAVE PUT YOUR CREDIBILITY IN QUESTION. GOOD THAT YOU RESIGNED. We need competent and faithful people to lead us.
Where is the basis for your claims? Are you an agent of LRC. We will not hesitate to call out people who behave like one. Sorry madam. This struggle is bigger that an individual.
Mr. Chebs,
Thank you for your contribution to the struggle. I hope you continue the fight as you indicated in your statement.
Permit me say I am happy you stepped down from a leadership position. It appears you joined Scacuf based on certain conditions. Now that those conditions have been violated, it is reasonable that you decided to resign.
Sir, we need people in leadership who are ready to serve the people of Southern Cameroons unconditionally. That means the sole focus is to get to Buea and free the 8 million Southern Cameroonian currently in captivity. Unconditionally means no matter what happens on the way or what other people do or don’t do, the focus is victory.
Because you cited your ethical standards as a lawyer as one of the reasons guiding your decision to step down, permit me make this point. We are at war. Yes at war with an adversary who respect no law or ethics on earth. An adversary who is willing to kill as many people as possible. I do not mean to minimize the specific issues that you find objectionable. But I will like to remind you that victory is all that matters in a revolutionary struggle like ours.
Our very existence on earth is being challenged. We must focus on achieving total freedom for our people. All other issues should be resolved when we get to Buea.
I appreciate all your inputs up to this point. But disapprove your resignation. It is premature for resignation at this time. It only means you are not a real fighter. Ambazonians are not giving up the fight against Biya. I don’t see anyone who is turning back. I need you to withdraw this resignation and keep the fight on, especially as the or enlarged SCACUF’s GC conclave in underway. Your resignation should have been table after this time if you did not receive satisfactory action. We are not in a dictatorship where a GC member can be sanctioned by the Chairman. The chairman reports to the SCACUF GA. I look forward to your proactive decision and going to the Conclave with your report. Failure to do so is derelicting the responsibilities you initially opted to provide.
At this point in time, we do not like to leakout any info to the enemy and so your grievances and resignation at this time smacks of danger of leakage. So, the enlarged council meeting will have to squarely analyze an scrutinize all hot issues including the one that is scaring you away.
You’re welcome to resign Sir when you can no longer stand the heat in the kitchen. It’s truly gentlemanly. It’s a healthy move and should be encouraged and seen as normal in Southern Cameroons. We seem to have been with LRC for so long and contracted certain ills from there like “no resignation whatsoever.” The people of Southern Cameroons should get used to resignations. It is the best illustration of our nation first, individuals second and a healthy governing entity where people can join at will and leave at will considering circumstances. Isn’t that what we have been clamoring for from our people serving LRC in spite of all the illegal acts committed there? We want our parliamentarians to resign and come home because there is fraud and manipulation in the parliament they sit in. Now one of ours has set that example by resigning from our own law making body because he sees irregularities he doesn’t want to work with. It’s commendable and if we make this the basic rule our institutions will remain transparent and solid. Had he been the LRC type, he would have just stayed in SCACUF, probably forming a small group within with people who side with him, or fighting the other leaders or simply not doing anything. That would have caused greater harm than resigning. This resignation is also a good warning sign to SCACUF. One two three resignations from the same group would be a welcome signal to the people of Ambazonia to start thinking of passing a vote of no confidence on the leadership. Yes. That’s how different we are from LRC. We don’t paper cracked walls and pretend that everything is smooth. If we can’t call out malpractices within SCACUF, there is no need for this struggle. We can simply stay with LRC. It’s easier. SCACUF owes the people of Ambazonia a statement on the resignation because we are counting the number of public and private resignations from SCACUF.
A lot of us are getting into leadership position in this struggle for the first time and mistakes are bound to happen and must be accepted as part of the learning. Lawyer: You suck!
The struggle is so great that we should correct all actions that retard or try to destroy our eventual goal.I have been a Fundraising President of the African Canadian Project. We went through these same problems SCACUF is going through. Everybody has an opinion and the most problems came from financial and disciplinary ones. Here is how I solved them. First, with the help of lawyers we published our By-Laws, this is a document which states how board members are elected, how meetings are conducted, how finance is handled, how members are disciplined. When it came to handling finances, I set up an outside source (BANK with an outside board member) where all finances were saved. Every activity to be financed must be voted on by the whole board. Financial statements were read at every meeting for all to see. There was a petty cash account that the financial secretary, Treasurer and President could use in case of emergencies, but accounted for at next full meeting. We had a Nigerian gentleman who threatened and demeaned people and was very boastful of his Ph.D. Since he signed the by-laws, a legal document, everybody was scared of him, an Ambazonian (me) sent him a couple of warning letters for fraud, tardiness and insubordination. He was dismissed, threaten to show up at one meeting, I rallied the troops, called the police in advance, When Ph.D showed up, the police officer stopped him, an escorted him off the premises. He NEVER CAmE BACK. Hopefully all Ambazonians and SCACUF learn something from this.Most of these young Ambazonians have some faults like all of us, victims of marginalisation, bribery, violence, poverty, poor education. That bunch that left 5 years after biya took power have these symptoms, have poor jobs in the diaspora, are eager to catch up with lost opportunities and fall victim to fraud. Positions in SCACUF and Governing Council should be given with following criteria: Financial Situation: Dedication: Honesty: Experience: Communication Skills and a Strong desire to handle the task to the End. Hope we can all share this, so no citizen is left in the dark so no “OVERSABIES” start this biya and general African corruption cancer.
Very good write-up. Positive proposals and a balanced view of the resignation of Chebs and the lessons to be learned.
Wicked and evil people and their actions do not prevail,they are short lived. Milan is a good man and successful Ambazonian who has been giving in vital input to the struggle. His opponents can not beat him/his work so they decided to go the cheap and easy route defamation and character assassination. The truth is what prevails and it has been revealed,you can watch it on the video released by the WEBMASTER. Its a shame that someone who considers himself a lawyer in North America (THESE PEOPLE HAVE EXCELLENT CREDIBILITY) would resign from SCACUF on baseless allegations.
Mr.Judiciary member, YOU HAVE PUT YOUR CREDIBILITY IN QUESTION. GOOD THAT YOU RESIGNED. We need competent and faithful people to lead us through the struggle.
Very good write-up by Pompidou Mensah. Positive proposals and a balanced view of the resignation of Chebs and the lessons to be learned.