Retired Colonel Hans Anagho, Fon of Ngwo village in Njikwa-Momo Division, has confessed he fought and crushed the rebellious militants of Union of the Population of Cameroon party known in French acronym as UPC. "I regret to have fought and killed UPC "marquis" in the 60s. Under my leadership, we crushed the "marquis" in the Littoral and West Provinces during the reign of late President Amadou Ahidjo".

His Royal Highness Fon Anagho, as guest speaker, was addressing UPC militants at Ayaba Hotel over the weekend in Bamenda. He said it only dawned on him of late that the UPC party is made up of fine stuff as far as the politics of development is concerned. He blamed late President Ahidjo for dancing to the tune of French leaders who ordered the killing of UPC leaders.

"It was only after the war that I discovered we were fighting to protect the interest of the French". He told the youths attending the one-day seminar not to yield to any intimidation from anybody. "Let no group of persons intimidate you for militating in UPC. I have been intimidated several times by this regime in power".

In the same vein, he said at one moment, he was being accused of belonging to the Southern Cameroons National Council, SCNC. He said some "clowns" in the SCNC to make matters worse, appointed him Minister of Defence "without a house, car and office . " Don't listen to these people who preach secession", he cautioned.

"What have they not said of me? "Nobody can intimidate me. If I wanted to become President of this country I could have done so long ago. All the armoury and war weapons were manufactured in my presence when I was in the US for 10 years at the Embassy. I even signed for the release of these war weapons".

Colonel Anagho explained that he was trained as a soldier to take care of the soldiers and not ordinary citizens. "So, becoming President of Cameroon had never been my dream". Irked by some tight-seated Army Generals who have refused to go on retirement, Anagho called on the youths to take that as a challenge.

"How come that officers who were made generals when I was in high school are still in service today?"As youth, you should go to school so as to take over from these old army officers" Anagho appealed. He identified poor reading culture in Cameroonians as a hindrance to progress, especially the youths and top administrative officers.

According to Anagho, there are Cabinet Ministers who don't go beyond reading newspapers. "Apart from answering yes to the Head of State , they know nothing of what their people go through, not to talk of where these people live".

Without revealing his source, Anagho, said there are 13 Cameroonians who have stashed over FCFA 31 billions each in European banks. "This is stolen money from Cameroon. Imagine that if one of these people is forced to bring back at least FCFA I billion-then we can inject into the economy for youth to be employed."

Meanwhile, Mr. Ninga Tjai Director of UPC's Ecole Du Cadre for Information at the UPC National Bureau declaring open the one-day seminar said it was aimed at stock taking and familiarisation. He told the youths that UPC Secretary General, Augustine Kodock, holds Northwest youths in high esteem.

The UPC Section President of Lower Ngomgham- Bamenda, Gilbert Anagho Bame' expressed his gratitude to the party hierarchy for constantly coming to educate them on party issues. He said they have succeeded in convincing many youths to join the UPC party in the Northwest.

"Our strategy has been from door to door, educating them on why they should join the party of great people who fought to build this country".

One of the resource persons, Mr. Papi Ndoumbe, of the Communication desk, encouraged the youths to live by the party text and ideals