Regina Liengu Etaka
26 February 2008
Bamenda was calm until news of the effectiveness of the strike action in some major towns.
Life was normal in Bamenda Monday morning until around 10 am when news of the effectiveness of strike in some major towns like Yaounde, Douala, Buea lured inhabitants to join. Bamenda saw people mounting barricades, and some stopping the movements of private vehicles. The strike actually started after the governor left the capital city to Boyo division in continuation of his contact tour.
Governor Abakar Ahamat while addressing the population in Boyo Division called on all to be calm and preach peace. He said the government is working with the various stakeholders to seek lasting solutions.
Meanwhile the situation in Bamenda is still tensed as one could find forces of law and Order parading the streets to ensure that peace reign. At press time the streets of Bamenda were dry. No taxi, nor motorbike were found plying the roads. Group of people could be spotted at street comers conversing while some around Nchobou in the Ntarikon neighbourhood were carrying sticks and mounting road blocks while the forces of law and order in this area were busy dismantling the road blocks as well as to ensure that the strike doesn't go violent.
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May God Punish any Law enforcment Officer who dares chop blood money from Paul Biya (the arm rubber) to cameroonians sweats account. Honestly my fellow African brothers. It might look childish to read my text this way. but the truth must be spoken. This Mr. Biya is a devel in disquised. I wonder if I was being given birth to before this man took over goverment. Infact, I have little or nothing than to put a curse on that badluck 1982 when this man came to power. Cameroonians have since then been pushed geometrically to their graves. What has he to offer cameroonians that he has not done 25yrs back. It was a pitty to watch his 25th aniversity full of theoritical success. Nothing of his has been done in this country. All he has been doing is to sell what his prediccessors had put in place. Police man, abeg, you people should allow my fellow cameroonians demonstrate their anger to this devil. He has touch the tails of sleeping dogs. God will never fails me as he has always been. My prayer is that this man should die withing the shortest possible time. AMEN