Cameroon 2011: Kah Walla's options against the Fru Ndi - Biya Coalition

With presidential elections to be held this year in Cameroon, the horse trading is now in full swing.
Paul Biya, the incumbent made the first few moves. He announced he will be going to Bamenda for the anniversary of the armed forces. Then he met with and shook hands with his erstwhile nemesis, Fru Ndi. Since then, it has been hands holding and Khumbaya singing between the two.

Don't be fooled. Fru Ndi actually has little to bring to the table. He is currently embroiled in a court case that has been shifted to the back burner so long as he plays nice with Biya. So, what may seem as Fru Ndi accepting Biya's overtures, is simply the icing on the cake. Biya essentially has Fru Ndi canned. The SDF has no option but to join Biya's next government under a coalition.

To consummate this new-found love, about two to three SDF bureau members will be admitted into Biya's next government, and handed inconsequential portfolios like the ministry of culture, or ministry of women's affairs. This is crucial, because this is the government that will be expected to rally the population and hand what would seem in the eyes of the international community, a slightly credible victory. For the Fru Ndi-Biya coalition in 2011.

So this leaves Kah Walla to fight these two elderly men who love power so much, preach democracy but don't want to relinquish leadership to a younger, dynamic and astute younger leadership to move Cameroon on par with nations like Ghana.

So, the best bet for Kah Walla, and the millions of disenfranchised in Cameroon may be if all major opposition voices aligned behind Kah Walla, to mount a counter-force to the Fru Ndi-Biya coalition.

It is no easy task, as the egos of some individuals will blind them to the ultimate goal which is to remove Biya, and weaken the Fru Ndi-Biya coalition.

It can be done. We just need to believe it can be done. Then register. Then vote for anything other than Fru Ndi - Biya. Life can only get better under another president.

Paul Biya and Fru Ndi belong to the 20th century. Kah Walla belongs to the twenty-first century.

Birds of the same feather will always flock together, and politics is no exception to this rule. They will still flock together, just like the autocratic Fru Ndi and Biya Paul, even when they are about to be voted out like may be the case in 2011 in Cameroon.
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