Biya's next government: Amalgamating the CPDM and SDF

Within the next few weeks, expect Paul Biya, Cameroon's embattled president to appoint a new government. It will have members of the former opposition party, the SDF making their entry into government for the first time.

The key thing to watch out for will be the intricate balancing act that will be made to maintain the North West and South West regional equality. Thus, the prime ministry will go to a South Westerner, most likely H.E Peter Agbor Tabi, and this will create room in government for about two SDF militants to occupy some non strategic ministries.

Recent incidents in the Maghreb may push Biya to get his new team on the ground sooner rather than later. And with presidential hopefuls declaring themselves on a daily basis, the CPDM would rather have their campaign out and rolling.

So, the vetting of potential SDF ministers is taking place in the shadows, while Biya works on logistics (about 5 hours to fly in the old presidential Gulfsteam 3 from Mvomeka to Switzerland non-stop in case Nanga - Mbokos take to the streets like in Tunisia and he has to flee) and waits for his French Vendors who have the contract to produce campaign materials.

So, once those containers with campaign materials hit the Douala seaport, then, we will have the new government, and the roller coaster ride which is what presidential elections look like in Central Africa may begin. Until then, we have a lame duck government, and anything happening now is just people lining their pockets as they are not sure they will be retained when the new government is announced in a few weeks time.
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