9 January 2009
analysis
Compiled by Kini Nsom and Daniel Gwarbarah with additional facts from Le Jour
Samuel Fonkam Azu'u
Born December 25, 1953, Dr. Samuel Fonkam Azu'u is a native of Pinyin, Santa Subdivision, Mezam Division of the Northwest Region.He did his primary education in Baforchu (Mbu), Bali, Batibo and Pinyin between 1960 and 1965.
He then proceeded to the Bilingual Grammar School Molyko where between 1966 and 1971, he obtained the BEPC and the GCE Ordinary Levels. Between 1971 and 1972 at CCAST Bambili, in a single year, he succeeded at the GCE advanced level.
Between 1972 and 1976, he enrolled in the University of Yaounde and graduated as the best student in his batch with a first degree in Law and Economic Sciences. From 1976 to 1980, he registered and obtained a Master degree of Laws and Doctor (PhD) of Philosophy in Law from the University of London.
And since 1980, he has been a lecturer in the Faculty of Law, University of Yaounde II, where he moved up to the rank of Chargé de Cours. In 1986, he was appointed Head of Division of Minister Delegate in charge of Relations with the Assemblies at the Presidency of the Republic and in 1988; he was moved to the Ministry of Territorial Administration as Head of Division in charge of Relations with the Assemblies.
On June 26, 1992, he was appointed Technical Adviser at the Presidency of the Republic and in June 2003, he became the Assistant Secretary General at the National Assembly from where he was appointed member and Chairman of the Electoral Board of ELECAM last December 30.
He is a notable of the Pinyin Clan Fondom, Chevalier of the National Order of Valour since May 1994. In May 2003, he was decorated Officer of the National Order of Valour and in May 2008, he was again crowned as Commander of the National Order of Valour.
Before his resignation in the face of the appointment, Fonkam Azu'u was a CPDM Central Committee member. He is married and father of five children.
Njeuma née Effange Dorothy Limunga
Dr. Dorothy Njeuma was born in Buea on June 26, 1943. After her primary education in Cameroon, she proceeded to the Enugu Queen's School in Nigeria and later to the University College of London in 1962 and then the Providence Brown University in the United States. She is a holder of a PhD Degree in Zoology and upon her return to Cameroon in 1970, she became assistant lecturer in the then Federal University of Yaounde.
Before being appointed as one of the twelve members to manage elections in Cameroon, Dorothy Njeuma had occupied top administrative and political positions in the country such as the Vice Minister of National Education in 1975; Technical Adviser in the then Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research; Director of the then Buea University Centre; Vice Chancellor of the University of Buea; the Rector of the University of Yaounde, Member of the CNU and later the CPDM where she was incorporated into the Political Bureau of that party, amongst others.
She got married to Prof. Martin Njeuma and they are blessed with two off-springs.
Thomas Ejake Mbonda
After serving as Governor of the Centre and Southwest Provinces, Thomas Ejake Mbonda's last top function was the Inspector General in the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralisation, MINATD. He will be remembered for the critical role he played during the 2005 strike action by students of the University of Buea.
His choice to use force to crush the strike aggravated the situation leading to violence and the shooting to death of two students. He is reported to have been sneaked away from an angry mob with the use of a helicopter. He was one of the representatives from the administration at the National Vote Counting Commission for the 2007 elections.
Abdoulaye Babale
Abdoulaye Babale was born in Maroua, the Far North Region of Cameroon in 1946. He did his primary and secondary education in the same region and then moved to Government High School Garoua where he obtained a series D certificate at the advanced level. Babale then moved over to the University of Yaounde where he registered, read and graduated with a first degree in law.
He has a higher diploma in private law from the Paris II Panthéon Sorbonne University and a year later, that is, in 1974, he grabbed a higher diploma in political science from the same institution. Apart from his Law and Political Science studies, he received training at the Paris National Higher Telecommunications School.
He was appointed into government as the Minister of Town Planning and Housing in June 1983 and in November 1986, he was moved in the same capacity to the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Politically, he was a known supporter of CNU and later the CPDM.
His commitment to the CPDM gained him confidence from the party hierarchy as he was chosen to represent and defend the party at the National Vote Counting Commission for the July 2007 elections.
Cécile Bomba Nkolo
Former Minister of Social Affairs, Cécile is a trained medical doctor. As devoted militant of the CPDM, she was incorporated into the all powerful political bureau of that party in December 1996.
Jules Mana Nschwangele
Indigene of the Ocean Division in the South Region of Cameroon, Jules Mana is sixty-five years old. A retired Mathematics teacher, he is a Board Member of the National Hydrocarbons Corporation, SNH. A CPDM militant until his recent appointment into ELECAM, he was one time Principal of a High School and Mayor of the Kribi Rural Council.
Elie Mbonda
Born in 1949, Elie hails from Djebem in the Koung-Khi, West Region of Cameroon. After his primary and secondary education, Elie attended institutions of higher learning in France and Belgium. He is a medical doctor and specialist in paediatric neurology.
Professionally, he has worked in the Mbalmayo Divisional Hospital, St. Luc University Clinic, Mother and Child Unit of the Chantal Biya Foundation, the Yaounde Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and a Director in the Ministry of Public Health. He has equally been the Chairman of the Health Commission of the Pan African Parliament as well as an expert at the World Health Organisation, WHO, a function he held before his recent appointment.
Justin Ebanga Ewodo
A Barrister at Law and former Bar Council President, Ebanga Ewodo, is the only survivor of the defunct National Elections Observatory, NEO, who has succeeded to get into ELECAM. He served in NEO since 2001 until his appointment December 30 into ELECAM.
Mohaman Sani Tanimou
Mohaman Sani, 53, was born in Ebolowa, the South Region of Cameroon. He did his primary education in Ebolowa up to 1969 and later moved to Obala and then Lycée Leclerc in Yaounde where he obtained a Series A4 advanced level certificate in 1978. He did his higher education studies in the University of Yaounde where he came out with a first degree in public law in 1982 and later moved into cycle "A" of ENAM for professional training.
As a State functionary, he has been in charge of judicial affairs in the Ministry of Town Planning and Housing, Attaché at the Secretariat General of the Presidency of the Republic and Chargé de Mission in the Prime Minister's Office.
Before his appointment as the Director General of ELECAM last December 31, Mohaman was the Technical Adviser at the Presidency of the Republic. In February 2008, he was appointed the Board Chairman of the Telecommunications Regulatory Board. He was a member of the National Vote Counting Commission of the July 2007 elections.
Read comments. Write your own.
Copyright © 2009 The Post. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com). To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections — or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material, click here.
AllAfrica aggregates and indexes content from over 125 African news organizations, plus more than 200 other sources, who are responsible for their own reporting and views. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica.
This is NEO REBORN! You know i have been expecting Elecam to be an observatory body of its own but Biya is all over it again.Why will Biya need Dorothy, Fonkam and sani Tanimou to be electoral observants.These people are all in the "Biya Camp" It is suppose to be like the Jury sytem in the USA where every Juror is neutral and knows nobody. It think Biya's selection clearly wins him the 2011 election. Let us be real, Cameroon will only be a country when Biya steps down.Let God help us.
I personally think that there is no reason to cry foul before the start of a match!If the accademic baggages of those appointed to this delicate mission is anything to go by,then i can trust them,let us give them the chance and the benefit of doubt to serve their fatherland just like you or i could do if we were given the chance! I also look at it as a chance for Biya to show the world ,that there are people in his camp whom we can trust,who are beyond partisan politics when it comes to national interest.None… [Read Full Text]
YES!!! here we go again; political folly! this is nothing but a real disgrace in the politics of africa. once more paul biya has pricked the heart of the citizens and still they are letting him go. the elecam members he has chosen all answer: 'yes sir' to him. this idiot of a president is technically declaring himself winner of the 2011 elections and if you think there is any independence in elecam, think twice or send me your questions and i will answer them. we have been pushed to the wall, we cannot wait anymore! Mr T