Olive Ejang Tebug Ngoh
18 April 2008
A faction of CPDM Meme I has condemned a strike that seems to be looming in Kumba, after the amendment of the constitution on April 10, 2008.
Between April 11 and 14, rumours were rife that people would take to the streets because parliamentarians had finally signed the controversial bill to grant President Paul Biya life presidency and immunity after his term ends in 2011.
On April 14, Hon. David Motase Ngoh, faction leader of Meme I CPDM, convened a meeting at his residence to condemn the planned strike.Motase recalled that the damages caused in Kumba in the February uprising was so devastating that they would not sit and see the town destroyed.
He said they would not tolerate even a peaceful demonstration because it could turn out to be violent. The former MP stated that the peace in Cameroon is most cherished and they would fight to their last to make sure it lasts forever. He said it was needless going into violence because, according to him, war has never solved disputes.
Bafaws Accuse Non-natives Of Violence
Meanwhile, Bafaw chiefs have accused non-natives of orchestrating the February strike in Kumba.In a letter to the Prime Minister and the Secretary General at the Presidency, Nfon V. E Mukete, paramount ruler of the Bafaws, said non-natives were responsible for the destruction of Kumba.
The letter, which was signed by ten Bafaw family heads, recalled that in 1992, some non-indigenes took advantage of the political situation at the time and destroyed the Women's Centre.
The Chief further recalled that in 2004, non-natives murdered three Bafaw youths over land with natives in Kosala and Dikwi areas of Kumba.The traditional rulers also accused the settlers for destroying private and public property in Kumba during the February strike, carrying placards with inscriptions like "Bafaw Must Go."
Nfon Mukete appealed for a military base in Kumba to curb the violent attitude of the population.But Meme Senior Divisional Officer, SDO, Magloire Abath Zangbwala, in a recent meeting, stated that Bafaws also condoned with rioters during the recent strike. He said some Bafaw youths were also amongst the rioters.
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