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Cameroon: 'Jail Me If I'm Guilty' Fru Ndi Tells Biya
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The Post (Buea)
17 July 2008
Posted to the web 17 July 2008
Chris Mbunwe
The Chairman of the SDF, John Fru Ndi, has said if President Biya thinks that he can manipulate the court to crush him by imprisoning him he will readily accept if that will help Biya achieve what he did not achieve in 25 years in power.
The SDF Chair was speaking at a press briefing at his Ntarinkon residence, Bamenda, over the weekend, following the recent ruling by the Mfoundi High Court that charged him with complicity to the murder of Gregoire Diboule.
Late Diboule, it should be recalled, belonged to Ben Muna's faction that organised a controversial National Convention of the SDF in Yaoundé on May 26, 2006.Fru Ndi said no amount of intimidation and threats will send him escaping from Cameroon. "That Yaounde court ruling was meant to tarnish my image as they have always done and the fact remains that I am not guilty of any crime.
If this court were a just court, the judges there could have even once, brought Ben Muna, who was an interested party because he is the one that organised the so-called SDF Convention, which was even banned by the same administration. It was during this meeting that the militants clashed and one person died. How could I have been in Bamenda and at the same time in Yaoundé? Impossible!"
Fru Ndi said he never sent people to go fight in Yaounde.He said that he has not yet seen anybody who can frustrate his political career or frighten him.
Hear him: "In the 90s when things were rough, the government dispatched helicopters that hovered over my residence for several hours; sent people to come poison me right in my house.
In Yaoundé, riot police sprayed itchy chemicals at me and my entourage; gendarmes opened fire and shot me on the leg in Bafoussam. All of these could have forced me to escape but I stood firm to die for the suffering people of Cameroon. So, am waiting to see them pronounce any jail term on me."
He said he is still being monitored seriously by forces of law and order. He cited a recent case where police of the Special Branch in Bamenda flooded Ayaba Hotel during the three day-training of SDF Shadow Cabinet Ministers. "Why is this government always panicking?
I had to call in some of these secret agents, and I told them that we were training people who will serve them better when they eventually assume office as ministers. Even some of these police need training because some of them write very poor reports with facts turned upside down."
Reacting to a newspaper publication alleging that he must have received some money from President Biya that has drawn him nearer and Biya is poised to destroy him, Fru Ndi said these are imaginations from a press that has failed to verify all information. "Is it not the very President Biya who declared on French TV Channel that he has never met with Fru Ndi? I would like those publishing such information to state where, when and what amount and in which bank account this money was sent."
On how prepared is the SDF party with rumours indicating that government might take SDF and other opposition parties unaware with Senatorial elections next year, Fru Ndi said if elections are called tomorrow his party is prepared. He said the SDF will fully take part in the elections despite the bad electoral laws in place.
This, to him, will give his party an opportunity to once more expose the bad governing of Cameroon's democracy.On his colleagues of the opposition lobbying to enter government, Fru Ndi said these are political adventurers who have proven that for the past years, they had nothing to offer Cameroonians.
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"Entering Biya's government to execute only his plans can only frustrate the ideas of a vibrant political party like the SDF. Others are begging to be appointed as ministers, why can't they ask what happened to those whom Biya appointed and later dumped. What did they achieve in advancing our democracy apart from amassing wealth for themselves and their families?" he quipped.
We need changes .
for once in our life let us respect the fact we need to eradicate that sickness called povaty. fru ndi even u for all this while U orth to have known that CPDM need high intelectual to crack down that thier mini brains . all they are practising are just peti stealing . You are supposed to be well equiped with ur own media to have this people exposed around the well . Fru Ndi ur brain is the most deadly weapon it remove Biya from power in a second just use it well .
To you Mr fru Ndi... [Read Full Text]
I just want to make one thing very clear here.I would like the writer of this article to first of all think well before advancing a sensitive point like this .There is a difference between a political party and a government.A political party like the SDF was formed for a purpose and the people who formed that party including FRU NDI have the goal of that party in their hands.When the goal of that party would be achieve then the leadership has every right to change hands .A government democratically is run by many political parties with different ideologies which... [Read Full Text]
I just want to make one thing very clear here.I would like the writer of this article to first of all think well before advancing a sensitive point like this .There is a difference between a political party and a government.A political party like the SDF was formed for a purpose and the people who formed that party including FRU NDI have the goal of that party in their hands.When the goal of that party would be achieve then the leadership has every right to change hands .A government democratically is run by many political parties with different ideologies which... [Read Full Text]
Elastic that's why Africa need changes . we are tired of seeing them . they are boring to us now . Nothing is happening in Africa and in Cameroon particular. We are hungry for Developement . fru ndi can teach biya and bring chances not only by taking over from biya . ther many ways for bringing dvelopement . SDF need intelectuals hung brains with wisdom to crack down those mini brains of the CPDM. They know that . I will agree with you on the point that he should still be there . but he... [Read Full Text]
l want to writer to think before writing any thing on any pubile notice. Look l think that we form SDF because we need change in Cameroon, now that we have finslly see Fru Ndi have failed in all ways we is time for him to change the leadership. lf he can be just a chairman in sdf and he don´t want to change then how far if he became the head of state. l think is high time we the opposition member tell Fru Ndi that we have descover all that he was looking for. He have sucessed to... [Read Full Text]
I have at least seen one angel in this world. Fru NDi never wrong and President Biya always wrong. Was President Biya there when he dismissed Ben Muna from the party? Fru should watch his mouth. The man who knows all the corners oif the Bamenda court as he has been dragging others there for the past 18 years shall this time answer. Where is President Biya in here?
well with all this , i have seen that at last Cameroon are coming towards reality. My brothers (Feelings A.F.M and big ben joe) . I want you guys to take a good look at us Africans . Ask your self that where r we heading to ?
look at all sector of life . which is even better ? political,social and economy. None of this factor is going anywhere . But we sit n think that we live like Humans . majority of Africans live below human standard . POLITICALLY we can't even... [Read Full Text]
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