Following the fact that court sessions of the pioneer Anglophone Civil Society Consortium’s leaders: Barrister Agbor Balla, Dr Fontem Niba and Mancho Bibixy were scheduled today the 23rd of March 2017 in Yaounde, a special Ghost Town Operation across Southern Cameroons was declared by the interim leaders of Consortium. This was a means to showcase solidarity and unity to the Consortium’s leaders in detention.
Mark Bareta, one of Consortium’s interim leaders on a facebook post made public a situation report on Ghost Towns across Southern Cameroons. He writes:
“I can now confirm that the ghost town in Bamenda is 1000 percent super. We are told even private cars are afraid to move out. It is also good to mention that interestingly ghost towns in villages in both Southern and Northern zones in Southern Cameroons are super. Reports say the struggle has eaten deep into all spheres that make up the Southern Cameroons societal strata…” He added that, confirmed reports indicated that in Buea, Tiko, Mutengene, Mamfe, Ekona, Muyuka and Kumba, among other areas in the Southwestern Region, there are ghost towns. Shops are closed, places are quiet apart of few taxis working in Buea and Tiko.
However, BaretaNews gathered that in Limbe (Victoria ) ghost town was not that effective though schools are still closed, businesses, taxis, and other activities went on smoothly today. In this line, Mark Bareta noted that the city of Limbe has been the biggest betrayal in the Southern Cameroons struggle. Adding that the people of Victoria have deliberately decided to ignore ghost towns. He thus called on the people of Limbe to join the struggle by respecting all nonviolent demonstrations as stipulated by the Consortium.
It should be reiterated that the Consortium also declared ghost towns in Southern Cameroons tomorrow Friday, March 24th 2017 following the anniversary celebration of the Cameroons Peoples Democratic Movement (CPDM).
Furthermore, earlier today Senator Mbella Moki Charles was frank over CRTV, where he reminded the world that schools in Southern Cameroons remained closed.
Stay tuned with BaretaNews.
12 comments
Mark Bara, despite all that has been done and is still being done to unite everyone in this struggle you still claim interim leadership? Are you and Ivo that self-centered and power-hungry? Why not create your own group in the Diaspora and leave the Consortium alone! At least be true to your profession and stop writing partial truths: ghosts towns were not only called for by you so called interim leaders. History will definitely tell!
What a shame!
Dear Aisha,
please bring no division in the struggle. Start reasoning why they use the wording “interim”. Maybe the CONSORTIUM uses certain tactics to distract the enemy? And about what power do you talk about? So far nobody has achieved any power. The CONSORTIUM has leaders some are in jail like Agbor Balla and Fontem Neba. Some are in refuge such as Tassang Wilfred and Eyambe Elias. Others work from the diaspora such as Mark and Ivo. But infact every citizen can be an activist and work in the Consortium. Contribute something useful and not such nonsense to bring in division.
George thanks for that answer to Aisha.
Let you not be found wanting on the day of judgement. You are absolutely a distraction to the people. May Almighty God forgive you as you play with the blood of innocent ones destroyed by your friends LRP You are a disgrace to all women .When you started your write ups I thought it was some kind of joke. Now I know that you are the jezebel sent to pull down this struggle. Let it be made known to you IT SHALL NOT WORK so go tell your master.
Black legs
why Waste ur energy mr George on that fool called Aisha. they are the ones that have been bought over by LRP. who is he or she?. history will judge but you Aisha for betraying the struggle.. what did you smoke before writing that Message?
Aisha or whatever you call your self please don’t post here again.
We need to convince the people that what we are doing is the right thing. Assuming living for more then 3 decades in a brutal dictatorship people are quickly concerned about that power issue. Moreover in a democracy we need to accept different opinions and strategies. But brothers and sisters let us remain united for our ultimate goal. FREEDOM FOR SOUTHERN CAMEROON.
Thank you for your response George but I must say we all need to be more in touch with what is going on. I am a strong supporter of this struggle and will advocate like many for a nation built on truth and transparency. Please go to the SCACUF Facebook page and read. There is only one consortium whose current leaders are Mr Tassang Wilfred and Barrister Eyambe. Mark and Ivo’s interim leadership was terminated and they were put in charge of communication and strategies. Besides the CACSC is made up of trade unions back home. Mark and Ivo have done and continue to do a tremendous job for the struggle but they need to be called to order when they are wrong. United we WIN!
Aisha try to be very considerate here pls.this fight is our fight not leadership struggle,so pls my sister I encourage u to be strong OK,we must win.don’t lost hope God is with us.
I assume everybody here can agree that Dr. Agbor Balla is the leader of the CONSORTIUM . For me he is hero and a role model too. I say that not to forget Fontem, Mancho and the others. But Balla has for me that what Nelson Mandela had or Thomas Sankara had. That is why this nobody man called Biya is so frightened. But this is just my personal view.
Well said Aisha. It is about time to call a spade a spade