Attempts to oust Biya through street protest: Hon. Cavaye Tells Kamto That Cameroonians Can Longer Be Deceived

By Doh Bertrand Nua

 

The speaker of the National Assembly Thursday 12 November 2020 fired indirect missives to the President of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement, CRM party regarding their recent moves to oust the democratically elected President through street protest.

Rt. Hon. Cavaye

 

Though the Rt Hon. Cavaye Yeguie Djibril in his speech didn’t mention the of the CRM leader or the political party, keen observers have said the statements were carefully directed to Prof. Maurice Kamto, who, has been under house arrest for close to two months following his call for a nationwide protest to overthrow Paul Biya. 

Cavaye said the political problem besetting the country was fuelled by calls for “peaceful march” which to him was pure farce, with aim of destabilising republican institutions and the person who incarnates them.

The House Speaker reminded initiators of the protest actions of the fact that President Paul Biya was “democratically and overwhelmingly elected with 71.28% of valid votes cast” by Cameroonians 7 October 2018. 

“I would like to remind our compatriots who called for this peaceful march that getting to power through a protest march is a good political option, but acceding to power through the ballot box is even better,” Cavaye advised. 

“I equally wish to tell such compatriots that Cameroonians can no longer be deceived,” Cavaye categorically said while advising the initiators of the street protest to wait for their turn. 

“So, just wait. Your turn will come if you win any presidential election in Cameroon,” said. 

Worth recalling is that Kamto on 20 August called for a “gigantic nationwide” march to unseat Biya if he dared convened the regional polls without reforms on the electoral code and without resolving the armed conflict in Anglophone Cameroon. 

The protest was banned by government and declared illegal but his supporters forcefully came out in Yaounde, Douala, Baffoussam and others towns to protest. 

He and some of his key militants were put under house arrest prior to the protest that led to hundreds of arrest. 

Some of the militants were later freed while those government considered as ringleaders were put under judicial investigations with some already sentenced.