"Oppressed indigenous groups"
Mola Louis Mbua,
Oppressed people my foot. Fako enjoys developed infrastructure (roads, schools, private housing stock, CDC etc) than any other region of Cameroon, thanks to our communal sacrifice and sweat. Must I remind your Oliver Twist insatiable "oppressed tribe" that you have occupied the Head of Government position thrice in recent memory, thanks to Buea being the seat of government? These sinecures of power have inured greatly to the benefit of your "oppressed peoples".
Bakweri Prime Ministers Mr. Mafany Musonge and Chief Inoni focused largely on the road infrastructure in Fako while in office. They also tribalized State functions and School administrations in Fako to the exclusion of other competent Cameroonians. How much more does Cameroon civil society have to sacrifice to to meet your seemingly insatiable aspirations as "oppressed peoples"?
This cry baby tribal attitude detracts from astuteness, hard work and civil society. Do not get me wrong. I love my Bakweri folk and I am keen to get them thinking about Cameroon's enabling environment first. The big picture is what will ensure the long term survival of us all, including your much beloved "oppressed peoples".
I do not have to point out that most CDC land handed back to the indigenous leaders of Bakweri "oppressed peoples" has been sold to private individuals. Perhaps, these local leaders are operating more under private capitalists dictates than you armchair "oppressed peoples" agenda advocates who are basking offshore and are far removed from local realities. Prime Minister Inoni who was economically comfortable with his sinecures of office tried to stem the sale of these lands to no avail. I guess money talks and bullshit walks. The same fate may befall "BLCC lands", which is why the State of Cameroon is asserting its title to these lands as Trustee for the continuing benefit of Fako and all Cameroonians. Fako has already benefited tremendously from the Trust property. In light of these historical benefits, President Paul Biya asked CDC General Manager Njalla Quan to extend the benefits of the Trust property (CDC Lands) to Manyu, Meme and the North West by starting plantation farming in those areas.
President Obama acted against BP in his capacity as the enlightened leader of a strong central government. Cameroon will never have such strong enlightened leadership, thanks to limited-thinking tribesmen and separatists (SCNC) in his country who do not have the common good at heart.
Mukefor
Enlightened Gubernatorial Aspirant
South West Region.
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 08:48:05 +0100
From: louis_egbe@yahoo.co.uk
Subject: Re: The Herakles Farm Palaver
To: ambasbay@googlegroups.com
CC: camnetworks@yahoogroups.com
Mukefor, Your attacks on oppressed indigenous groups in Cameroon are uncalled for; and far excessively disproportionate. The BLCC and the Orokos are fighting within the framework of national and international law. If you wish that these laws are changed so that minorities can be pushed to extinction that is another matter. I understand some people prefer material wealth to the well-being and survival of the people. However, not every person is the same or share that view. When Obama sanctioned BP to pay up to £20 billion for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that destroyed fish, rare birds, people's livelihoods, I didn't see protagonists of "enlightenment" attack him as a "lazy African" trying to extract or disrupt the work of the "enlightened" BP. However, if it is the turn of Africans trying to protect their own environment, rights and livelihood as well as their own nation, they say they are "tribalists" or benighted. There are international and national environmental laws that all multinationals and governments must follow in order to operate. This is part of corporate responsibility. Companies can't just decide what to do in this instance. Any company or government that does not want to work within these international laws must be opposed. Whether this is done by people of the nation, ethnic groups, pressure groups families or individuals is immaterial as long as they are within the laws and their human rights. This has nothing to do with tribalism as you opine. Mbua
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