Paul Biya launches campaign in Bamenda, after Kah Walla in Yaounde!

Following in the footsteps of Kah Walla, Paul Biya has launched his bid for president of Cameroon in the 2011 presidential elections. He made some promises, many of which seem extravagant considering the state of the country's economy. We know how long it takes to execute such campaign promises. We need look no further than some of the provisions in the current constitution of the republic of Cameroon that have never been applied. Also, it has taken Biya 28 full years to mutter a few words in English. The former West Cameroon has been neglected for long enough by Mr Biya. As Kah Walla would say, the "Time has Come" and Biya must GO!

My Biya and his cronies are very frequent abroad and he only comes to the people to legitimize the rule of his regime in the eyes of the world. Irrespective of the show he put up in Bamenda in an attempt to steal the thunder from the opposition, the top flight contenders like Ms. Kah Walla will keep snapping at his heels. Biya would rather first get a brand new jet to make his frequent European trips than allow funds to be disbursed for a University in Bamenda. It is all just campaign rhetoric. After all, he has been ruling the country for 28 years, he does not trust the educational system to be worth a dime, so his children attend school in Switzerland. He has totally neglected the healthcare sector, his wife delivers all her babies abroad! So it is every man for himself in Biya's Cameroon.

But it does not have to be so. Listening to Kah Walla's plans for the country, you get a sense that we can quickly stop the backward slide in which the country finds itself, and even reverse this trend. Look at Ghana, which currently has double digit growth! Cameroon's economy is growing at a paltry 3.9%.

The ruling regime will spend a ton of money to get Biya re-elected. The country would be better off using that money to tar the Ring Road, actually build the infrastructure to house the University in Bamenda and maybe throw in a Church or two. Biya has outlived his usefulness to the Cameroonian people, period, he should retire to Switzerland where he spends all his time anyway.

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