You git it right bro Kima
The Nw/SW issue always brought up by some is a very simply issue to resolve if the former British Southern Cameroons were to regain its autonomy. How? By simply breaking into an Epasamoto state and a Kilum state. We could even institute an electoral system for federal elections if that would calm the fears of domination by some. America succeeded with 50 states. There is no reason why we cannot succeed with two states. Each state would have equal representation in the House of Lords/Chiefs/Senate and proportional representation in the lower house. In West Cameroon each division (six in number) had equal representation.
Had it not been for Muna's intrigues, Jua would have delivered independence to West Cameroon whose police forces were feared in Yaounde. These institutions would have to be reconstituted as the enlightened citizens work to forge a better future for all. Those who still dream of the status quo- 10 state decentralization- are like the Israelite who refused to leave Egypt.
EN
"Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God." --Thomas Jefferson
"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest." -- Elie Wiesel
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On Sun, 11/27/16, Mukwo Okwo Ntua m_ntua@yahoo.com [camnetwork] <camnetwork@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Subject: Re: [cameroon_politics] Re: [camnetwork] Secession : Not All That Glitters Is Gold (Dr Joachim Arrey).
To: camnetwork@yahoogroups.com, ambasbay@googlegroups.com
Date: Sunday, November 27, 2016, 1:50 PM
The Anglophone problem is a constitutional
crisis for our nation as much as minority civil rights have
been taken care of in the South Africa and the USA's
constitutional framework with strong independent
institutions especially the judiciary.
Do not be fooled, the
guys in Yaounde are not interested in strong federated
states. Why? Since 1996 constitution documented
decentralized regions nothing has happened in 20 years. If
this watered down governance structure is not implemented or
at least activated immediately, why would anyone believe all
these enhanced demands from the lawyers and teachers will
ever be agreed to?
If you believe the
same, I submit that the world will end tomorrow also.
Sent from my iPhone
On 27 Nov
2016, at 18:29, SAM ESALE invictusam.leadershipro@gmail.com
[camnetwork] <camnetwork@yahoogroups.com>
wrote:
Brethren,
"A candid, frank
and truthful history is necessary for any Liberation
struggle to survive." Kima Tabong, 2016.
Dr. Joachim Arrey has
made his point very succinctly, and whether we agree or
disagree with his conclusion that "all that glitters
isn't gold," it is still an imperative for
Anglophones in general, and the people of the Southwest
Region of Cameroon in particular, to consider his
intelligent argument or analysis with the highest degree of
seriousness.
It is also important to
remember that most people who have argued against the
extreme idea of Secession in Cameroon, do recognize the
existence of the "Anglophone Problem." Yet, within
that context, they clearly see another fundamental problem
which has been consistently ignored or brushed under the
proverbial carpet, by protagonists of "Cut-n-Run"
or Secession. There is no reasonable Anglophone who can
successfully paper over the cracks of the less talked about
"Northwest-Southwest Divide." That would be
dishonest. The History of West Cameroon is documented, with
records of the "Divide" in question, just as much
as the History of La Republique has records of the
"Anglophone Problem." To deny the existence of the
"NW-SW Divide" is akin to the disingenuous
behavior of Paul Atanga Nji, who went on Public TV to claim
that the "Anglophone Problem" is just a figment of
our imagination. One has to be extremely ignorant or
dishonest to hold such a point of view.
Brother Kima Tabong
mentioned VAKUMA in his short and brilliant piece. To those
who are not familiar with the acronym, it stands for
Victoria-Kumba-Mamfe. During the period of the West Cameroon
government under Prime Minister Dr. John Ngu Foncha,
Southwest intellectuals or "Elite" considered
"separation" from Northwest, on grounds of
economic, social and political injustices. The relationship
between both groups was marred by numerous incidents of
corruption and abuse of power. That is a historic fact which
some here have chosen to ignore, in their calls for
Secession.
"All that glitters
is not gold."
It is important to walk
in the moccasins of the man from the Southwest Region of
Cameroon, by knowing the true history of West Cameroon
during the Federation. It will be foolish to not pay
attention to the "cautionary" observations by Dr.
Arrey and others, who have a better understanding of that
History, especially if you are from the Southwest Region of
Cameroon. Do not be fooled again.
Ask yourselves this
questions:
Who championed the
decision to switch from the Federation to The United
Republic of Cameroon?
Who was Prime Minister
of West Cameroon at the time?
Who was Speaker of the
National House of Assembly at the time?
Answer these questions
and you'll arrive at the same conclusion as some of us,
with only two choices left at this turning point in our
history.
1) Stay in the current
political dispensation, only if the government agrees to the
terms of "self-government" for all 10 Regions of
the country, by the decentralization of all institutions of
government and/or administrative units.
2) Roll back the clock
to Federal Republic of Cameroon, while maintaining the
Regional decentralization component in (1), to prevent the
recurrence of the "NW/SW Problem."
There is a
"Northwest-Southwest Divide," just as much as
there is an "Anglophone Problem" in Cameroon. And
no one who knows the History of Cameroon will disagree with
that. The "Anglophone Problem" can be resolved by
either of the two choices above. And if that is true, then
why do we have to listen to the calls of Secession that
could land the man, women and child from the Southwest
Region, in a much deeper hole or from the "frying pan
into fire."
"All that glitters
is not gold."
Happy Sunday.
Love,Rev. Sam
Esale
Sent
from my iPhone
On Nov 27, 2016,
at 9:55 AM, Tabong Kima bakebe1@msn.com
[camnetwork] <camnetwork@yahoogroups.com>
wrote:
Mr. Ngwa
It is either
ignorance of the history of Southern Cameroons/West Cameroon
or plain intellectual dishonesty when you castigate Mr.
Denis Tambe and claim that the northwest/ southwest divide
is a creation of Ahidjo. Ahidjo did not
create it as you think; he exploited it. It began in the
1950s long before Ahidjo and the francophones had anything
to do with our politics. Do you know about Walter Wilson
Mesumbe's call for VIKUMA? Do you know how many people
from the present southwest were
thrown in jail by the Foncha government because of
political differences. I think Joachim's caption that
all that glitters is not gold is very apt. A candid, frank
and truthful history is necessary for any liberation
struggle to survive. Fabrications and half-truths
of a past that never was is a sure recipe for
failure.
Tabong Kima
Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 27, 2016, at 7:23 AM, Divine Rhyme hittback@yahoo.com
[cameroon_politics] <cameroon_politics@yahoogroups.com>
wrote:
Hello Dennis
Tambe,
Just by you
commenting on this matter
and identifying the Southern Cameroons as North West and
Southwest, you are completely off the tangent in discussions
about what is going on in Cameroon today. You are completely
ignorant of what the problem is all about. If up to this
moment you are still
too blind to to have noticed that the politics of the
Republic of Cameroon under the CPDM government did all it
could and continues to do so to weaken us by creating
illusions of some kind of rivalry inside of the Southern
Cameroons then you have a long way
to understand Cameroon politics and you should better be
ashamed of yourself.
I am not sure
you want to be reminded
that while there were very large chunks of administrative
units in the Republic of Cameroon they felt it was a
necessity for Southern Cameroons to be split into two
provinces. What of the Eastern province at the time, The
Center South, The North? Each of
these vast areas could be split into five Southern
Cameroons, but yet Ahidjo found it imperative that the
Southern Cameroons be split in two. That is when CNU
politics started indoctrinating Southern Cameroonians that
there was a difference between the North
and S West provinces -as they then decided to start
calling us - and one wants to deprive the other of the
scarce goodies from The Republic of Cameroon. People like
you easily bought into such mischievous politics and
unfortunately you are still being manipulated.
There is no rivalry and the mostly young lawyer and
teachers spearheading the struggle today are not concerned
with that illusion anymore. You just like me and many
people from the forest as well as the grassslands region
of the Southern Cameroons trust
your fellow citizens from either side so much that for
over one hundred years there hasn't been a single case
of any one group anybody ever complaining that a neigbour
from up north or down south did something to him or her
because of their ethnic origins
-NEVER. You from the coastal lands trust your fellow
citizens from the grass fields so must that for over half a
century that you have accepted him to be your treasurer
through the Credit Union and you have never once complained
of misappropriation of your
money in his keeping. How else do you want people to
manifest brotherliness and love for one another? Do you
want the colonizer and his CPDM government be the one to
tell you that? Stop being naive and childish. Forget about
that yout CPDM induced mindset
and lets move on my brother
Jonathan
Ngwa
From:
"Dennis Tambe
dbtmamfe@hotmail.com [camnetwork]" <camnetwork@yahoogroups.com>
To:
cameroon_politics <cameroon_politics@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday,
November 27, 2016 12:08 PM
Subject:
[camnetwork] Secession : Not All That Glitters Is Gold (Dr
Joachim Arrey).
Secession: Not all that glitters is
gold
By Joachim Arrey,
Ph.D
The past month has been a challenging time both for
English-speaking Cameroonians and their government. The urge
to have many issues facing the English-speaking minority in
Cameroon addressed by the government is gradually turning
into a call for secession.
Of course, English-speaking Cameroonians have suffered
different forms of indignities at the hands of their
Francophone government. The policy of assimilation and total
destruction of whatever legacy the British had left behind
to the citizens of the once
southern Cameroons has left many English-speaking
Cameroonians in total confusion.
For many decades, English speaking Cameroonians were
required to attend the country's lone university where
knowledge was imparted to students in French. This implied
English-speaking Cameroonians whose knowledge of French was,
at best, approximate had
to study in a language that had not been their academic
language from birth. Many Anglophones simply skipped
university because of this policy of self-destruction. Only
those whose parents could afford to pay exorbitant fees in
countries like the United Kingdom,
the United States and Nigeria had the devil's luck of
having a good university education. There were a few who
actually succeeded in the erstwhile University of Yaounde,
but to say the least it was an uphill battle. For many of
such graduates, their language
skills have been seriously compromised and theirs has been
a kingdom wherein they only play second fiddle to their
French-speaking colleagues. It is abnormal for
English-speaking Cameroonians to occupy certain strategic
positions in the country. They cannot
lead any strategic ministry. It is tacitly forbidden for
them to be a minister of finance, minister of defense and
minister of foreign affairs. It is hard to think of an
English-speaking Cameroonian who has occupied such a
position in forty years. Of course,
it is rare for an Anglophone to be a director of any state
corporation if a French-speaking colleague is around however
less qualified the francophone may be.
Cameroon is not the only country in the world wherein
people with different linguistic backgrounds have been made
to live in a single geopolitical entity known as a nation
state. Canada, Belgium and Switzerland have had to go down
this treacherous and
bumpy path. But rather than ruin the rich cultural heritage
that comes with having many linguistic blocs, these
countries have carefully turned their challenge into a
worthwhile experience. This does not imply there are no
issues. In Canada, some Quebecers
are permanently shaking the ship as they keep on calling
for an independent state. But such calls are on the decline
as many young Quebecers see a bright future in a strong and
prosperous Canada. Canada's federalism empowers the
provinces and territories to
take decisions that can bring peace and stability to their
people. Educational policies are decided by provincial
political authorities and even the existence of natural
resources in one province or territory cannot constitute a
bone of contention as the resources
are mined for the good of the entire nation. That is why
the country has an equalization fund and the wellbeing of
Canadians is at the centre of every government policy. This
also applies to Belgium and Switzerland and in the event of
a conflict, the authorities
are always prompt in their efforts to find long-lasting and
satisfactory solutions. After all, there is no life without
problems, but what should make a difference is the manner in
which the stakeholders lay such matters to rest.
But in Cameroon, the marriage between Anglophones and
Francophones has not really been a bed of roses. The
Anglophone educational system has undergone dramatic changes
that have only helped to leave many English-speaking
Cameroonians desperate and hopeless.
In many parts of English-speaking Cameroon, it is normal to
have a Francophone as a mathematics and/or a technology
teacher in some technical colleges. For end-of-course exams
questions to be set, they are usually first drafted in
French and later translated
into English and in most cases, the translation is not done
by professional translators. This has accounted for the
heavy drive away from technical education in
English-speaking Cameroon. Of course, sometimes you have
expressions like "béton armé" translated
into English as "armed concrete". This makes no sense
to an English-speaking kid with little or no knowledge of
French. The right translation will be "reinforced
concrete". This has helped to confuse many students and
many have missed their destinies because
of such confusion. If you think the confusion in technical
colleges is bad, why not try hospitals in the
English-speaking part of the country where sometimes even
medical doctors in hospitals where at least 99% of patients
are heavily Anglophone, are unfortunately
Francophones. This unfortunate state of affairs could lead
to the death of many unsuspecting patients. Of course,
accidents have occurred but in a system where there is no
official autopsy policy or where there are no vital
statistics departments, such accidents
never get reported or investigated. Would it not be normal
just to give the people the professionals who can express
themselves in the language the people understand? Is it
necessary to play with the lives of other people just
because a point must be proved?
Of course, the trigger of the current demonstrations is
the fact that many judges and magistrates in
English-speaking parts of Cameroon are Francophones. Lawyers
in the North West and South West regions of the country are
required to make their submissions
in French in order for the French-speaking judges and
magistrates to rule on some very critical issues. This is
not only ridiculous but frustrating for a people whose
knowledge of French is at best rudimentary.
The injustice cannot be quantified and it cannot be
swept under the carpet. While the frustrations are
justified, it will be necessary for English-speaking
Cameroonians who have taken to the streets to keep things in
their right perspective. The organizers
of the demonstrations must also ensure that extremists do
not hijack their effort to bring peace and justice to their
people within a strong and united Cameroon. Over the past
few days, there have been calls for a secession as the
government in Yaoundé remains
indifferent to the people's plight. Of course, secession
looks like an attractive proposition, but let Anglophone
Cameroonians not forget that not all that glitters is gold.
A secession will solve the linguistic problem, but it will
never address the unjustified
and unnecessary rivalry between North Westerners and South
Westerners. If secession were the appropriate solution to
political challenges, South Sudan would be a strong and
prosperous nation today. On the contrary, South Sudan has
been rolled back into poverty
by at least one century because of the fierce rivalry
between the major tribes that fought for secession from
Sudan. Anglophones can obtain most of what they want within
a united Cameroon if they remain united and determined. The
government's inability to
rein in this demonstration is proof of the fact that the
authorities themselves are out of steam, after all, if the
commander in chief is old and tired, the foot soldiers will
surely spend more time sleeping and eating the crumbs that
have been given to them.
Anglophone Cameroonians must understand that this struggle
is not against the ordinary francophone. It is a struggle
against a government that has sought for decades to sustain
a divide-and-rule strategy put in place by the French even
before the two Cameroons
agreed to be a single entity. Anglophones should avoid
shooting themselves in the foot by considering the ordinary
Francophone as the enemy. Mixing up things is a good recipe
for failure. It will be appropriate to remain focused in
order to achieve the common
goal.
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