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Cameroon: 'Coup' in Country


 

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Leadership (Abuja)

EDITORIAL
23 April 2008
Posted to the web 23 April 2008

Paul Biya of Cameroon is a bad example of Africa's sit-tight leaders. By 1975, he was the country's prime minister; he became president in 1982 and has not given up power since then.

Now he has got the country's rubber-stamp parliament, excluding members from the opposition who staged a walkout, to approve a third tenure for him. The 75-year-old will start the term in 2011 and conclude it in 2018. Perhaps he will influence another amendment of the constitution if he is still alive. Term limits, said Biya, conflict with "the very idea of democratic choice."

The opposition parties have described that act of political corruption as a coup d'etat. But it is worse than that: Protests sparked by Biya's perverted ambition and high cost of living claimed dozens of lives in February; several such demonstrations are likely before and during his third term.

Biya's generation has failed Africa as leaders. Lust for power has been the cancer grinding down the fortune of young people in countries like Cameroon and Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe. Nigeria was lucky to have got rid of Olusegun Obasanjo last year.


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Author: gishola

What is required in any country whether developed or developing is PERSONAL SAFETY, SECURITY AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS. In the Cameroon under the leadership of Paul Bya, there is relatively reliable personal safety and security. The economy is not reported doing badly. The changes in the constitution are made legally. Unlike Nigerian politicians, Paul Biya is not stealing state money to hide in Europe or the US. IT SHOULD BE REMEMBERED THAT THE FORMER MALASIAN PRIME MINUISTER RULED THE COUNTRY FOR ABOUT TWENTY YTEARS AND PULLED THE COUNTRY UP FROM DEVELOPING TO THE LEVEL OF A... [Read Full Text]

Author: titimarvis

Paul Biya is a degress to all Africa's Presidents. There is high rate of unemployment, high cost of living, inflation and endless economic crisis in Cameroon. Why can't him give a chance to another person? In fact there is no security in Cameroon, how can there talk of safety and security where many cameroonians died during the February riots.Biya is not only self-centered but selfish, this is because president Ahijo resigned and gave him way, why can't him do the same thing.

Author: browncarterusa
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Author: fidle_tabe

the above author must be on drugs. R u Frank Biya?

Author: fidle_tabe

i meant author gishola

Author: m2_ruth

well my dear brother or sister. from what you have just written,don'tyou think you are actually insulting the entire population of Cameroon? May God have mercy on you.there is one thing I would like you to know .that a senile dog's death begin by making it mad .in your madness you can say and do thing abnormally; with out knowing you are dying .what ever is beeting the tune you are dancing to will stop soon and you will stand still and see .......................

Author: Pierre A.

There is no economic progress, no personal safety or security in Cameroon. your statement is totally the opposite way. you must be from another planet. If you didn't know, Paul biya is one of the top African leader with more money in Swiss bank.

Author: Political Man

This guy praising Biya is an Ignoramus. Very stupid comment. I won't promote him to primary 1 in my school. Do you think it is right to change the constitution against the will of the people? If it was not against the will of the people, why did they have to put soldiers, not even police, on the streets to arrest anybody who protest? Why did they arrest Lapiro for performing his right of opinion? I want to say, you should go to school. Don't be as stupid as the president Biya himself..His case is even worst because he "went... [Read Full Text]

Author: Justice

I wonder where this fellow who claims Cameroonians are safe and secured is coming from. Might be this fellow spends all his/her time with Biya in the Unity Palace.Are Cameroonians living in peace when citizens are brutally murdered when they get out on the street to protest the high prices of goods?. This fellow who claims the country's economy "is not reported doing badly" is probably a member of Biya's corrupt regime. I do not blame you, because according to Biya's regime that has lost touch with Cameroonians, the country is doing well. What is going on in Cameroon is... [Read Full Text]

Author: Observer

gishola, you if we would have to check so well,we will realise you are a partner or a relative to the Biya´s Gang.The USA and Other big nations did not became big with one man taking the country hostage for decades. Biya and Mugabe are failures to Africa.Cameroon is really like a volcano about to errupt.If not of the godfather Army generals Biya is having,i do not think he would have still been there.The army generals safed him from the April 6,1984 coup,since... [Read Full Text]


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