The truth is that, the legitimacy of the restoration of independence of Southern Cameroons cannot be challenged in any court of law. It just so happens that, the powers that be have not been pushed to the wall to consider the claims the SCNC and other movements are making.Until the dynamics of the forces which stands against the vision and aspiration of the SCNC are threatened, then the status quo is bound to remain the same.
It is evident that independence is never given on a platter of gold. You must work for it. While the community of Nations ( UN Members) enjoys diplomatic relationships with La Republique, the SCNC activists are hoping that the restoration of the statehood would be attained through peaceful means in what they call " The Force of Argument, Not The Argument of Force". When we look across the nations who fought for their independence, they did so with an iron fist stained with the blood of men and women.They did so because they had a large segment of the people they want to lead.They had support from friendly nations, they had support from their diaspora brothers and sisters and most importantly they had support from the people on the home soil. Is this the case with SCNC?
The movement of Southern Cameroons independence has a considerable large silent support from people who do not want to dare.Most of the open support comes from the diaspora-from people who can talk freely, move freely and criticise freely and even hold SCNC meetings freely.This by itself is good because the diaspora have a role to play but this support can only be translated to a large movement back home, if not then the purpose of it is defeated. Do SCNC have this large support back home? My take to this question is two fold.The SCNC have a silent support, but lacks such physical support from the masses from people who want to dare.Who is ready to dare? Who is ready to sacrifice to challenge the community of nations to speak up.The arrest of SCNC members and subsequent release has been going on for decades now, yet it has not been able to trigger the international community. What then can the SCNC and her sister movement do to get the masses behind them? What message can they sell to win the sympathy of Southern Cameroonians? Is it all about an issue of a few?
The people of Southern Cameroons cum Anglophones are by themselves afraid to speak up.We have seen the recent poor translation of the police exams from French to English. Teachers Union across Southern Cameroons have called for its cancellation yet we are still to hear from any top Anglophone politician.No body seems to care.How can Biya be threatened when he knows he owns the chiefs and fons across Southern Cameroons.How can Biya get into dialogue from the position of strength? The SCNC should be at the position of strength to engage Biya into dialogue respecting the Banjul verdict.Is this the case? Is the SCNC and her sister movements in a position of strength?
The Solution:
While respecting the right to self determination.The truth remains the truth.What is the truth here ? The truth is that there is no union between both Cameroons. On December 31st, 2009, President Paul Biya confirmed this. Period. Now the solution to this truth might have different options.Some might want to make the Union legal and get into a confederation or loose federation and some might want to just have nothing more to do with La Repubique du Cameroun. And these options are based on many factors and ones political decisions.Political decisions change as time moves on. It should be noted that before the SCNC took the zero option of complete independence, originally the option the mother foundation had was returning to the Federation.When they had this option, were they playing games? No, they were not.They only change to zero option when the Biya's government refuses to listen and so SCNC was born.This is about going with the options we think could be feasible considering all political factors on the ground.The truth should not be confuse with options.
Angelbert Nde, one of Cameroons youth activists had this to say "We call on all anglophone youths to create an anglophone youth movement that will fight for justice for the anglophones in the current dispensation. It will also educate the entire country on the plight of the anglophones". I added by saying that, such an Anglophone peoples' movement should be one to fight for the rights of Anglophone in the current political dispensation.A movement that is not for a separate country, but one for national Unity while respecting the Southern Cameroons people and thereby ascribing to the 1961 accord after the Union must have full filled the legal prescriptions of UN charter.
Before I conclude this piece of information, the proponents of Southern Cameroons independence must begin now making known to the people of Southern Cameroons all the structures the new state shall take. How would the various counties operate? What form of political structures, institutions would be in place? How would elections be conducted? Would there be a rotation policy between the peoples of Southern Cameroons ( North West and South West) into the presidency. What about currency, economy? How would resources be distributed?. These are some of the issues people want to know. People want to see the blueprint of the new state of Southern Cameroons.It is not only about supporting independence, bring these issues to the public because at the end of the day, whether federation or restoration, we all shall need the support and backing of the people.It is not an issue of a few.
Conclusively, looking at the present political dispensations, I ascribed more to a confederation or call it loose Federation or greater Autonomy of Southern Cameroons.Even with this, La Republique is anathema to anything federation or independence, therefore both options would still require us to dare.Am I ready to dare? Are you ready to dare? Could the best option be the Anglophone Peoples' Movement which ascribe more to defending the rights of Anglophones in the present political status?
Where is our Moses?
God bless the Southern Cameroons.
God is still saying something
Nice article. However,Until the youth see the plan of action for this new projected southern Cameroon's. Before they will whole beartedly rally behind the movement. Southern Cameroon leaders should elaborately tell us how this this southern Cameroon will function.
ReplyDeleteNooo all this is still missing the most important of all tanks. Rpg. Ak 47. Helucopters missile attacker. Grad rockets
ReplyDeleteanti tank missiles. Night vision googles
body armors. Apc troop cariers. Ammmo
fuel. Water good and medicine. These are
a list of things you need to train volunteers youths to fight the enermy cameroun govt to liberate. Southern camerooons. You never never liberate an agressiom and invasiom and occupation and colomialism with talk and more talk.
train soldiers in neigboring countries or in
rural area. Stop this shit. There have never been a signed treaty between the two countries. Soo cameroun and paul baya have no right to station his army and administration in southern cameroons.
umtill you use force to kick him out.
You remain colonized till the end of time.
choose one.
Southern cameroons must be independent
ReplyDeleteperiiod after 50 years of occupation we just wanna be free
Its been 50 years now that southern cameroins is been occupied by cameroun
ReplyDeleteilegally. After all the suffering we only wish them good bye for ever. .we just want our freedom. Those who wanna twist should move and follow them as they go
The young man sure doesnt know his history
ReplyDeletethe structure of southern cameroons havent changed. Ie the unity of northwest and southwest. The international boundaries
west with Nigeria east at the mungo river are
still the same at the UN. North at the adamawa etc
Note there isnt a treaty between the two
ReplyDeletecountries.which is where every one should
be starting from.cameroun simply invaded
southern cameroons in 1961.while s.cameroons was debating the said federation. Proposed of two equal coutries.
why.because s.cameroons hadnt an army.
soo if s.cameroons wants cameroun to take
it serious about it independence.first thing
Is creat its army. Even outside the country.
then deploy it to defend its people and take
back it territory. Talk is cheap.