The Head of State yesterday, November 06 took the oath of office at the national Assembly for another seven-year term.
Two things incidentally caught the attention of the people's representatives and other dignitaries including members of the diplomatic corps who attended the swearing- in ceremony of the newly elected President of the Republic of Cameroon; the "I Do So Swear" ritual and the inaugural speech. Declared victorious at the October 07, Presidential election by the Constitutional Council, President Paul Biya had the arduous and constitutional task of taking his oath of office before parliament yesterday during which he told Cameroonians in his speech how he intends to steer the ship of the nation within the next seven years. The heavy attendance at the Ngoa Ekelle Glasshouse tells of the significance of the ceremony as well as its constitutionality.
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