suppression of economic and social progress of almost 20 million
people, the time seems to have come for the regime in Cameroon to give
way to democratic rule.
Paul Biya, who heads this regime seems to have taken the country's
treasury as his personal cash cow. He spends his time in Switzerland
and only returns to give speeches during national events, and this is
about 5 or 6 times a year.
Cameroonians, thanks to Facebook and Twitter, are now conversant with
the movement of their president. They also follow his movement, in
trying to understand where his ill-gotten wealth is being concealed.
In today's world of WikiLeaks and a 24 hour news cycle, it has become
evident that Biya's expiry date has long passed. Cameroonians are
anxiously waiting for the last straw that will break the camel's back.
More likely than not, the error of the autocratic gerontology ruling
Cameroon will come for the well paid, but greedy Police force. They
are well known to harass University graduates who try to make a living
ferrying passengers on imported Chinese bikes.
When that day comes, Mr Biya who has been careful not to groom a clear
successor like Mubarak of Egypt, will find out just how quick his
ministers will turn their back on him. He does not hold cabinet
meetings, does not meet them on a regular basis. This will play
against him as there won't be any personal questions of loyalty to
him.
After all, most of those ministers are known to be corrupt, and
wouldn't want to be associated with a radioactive Biya, or lose their
privilege to travel to the West where they have invested their
ill-gotten wealth.
The failure of the Biya regime to develop the Bakassi peninsula, even
after it was handed back to Cameroon by Nigeria, tell a lot about the
lack of a vision on Biya's part.
Even more telling, the president headed to Switzerland where he lives,
and reluctantly returned to the country after a senior government
administrator and other senior military figures stationed in Bakassi
were abducted.
The military brass, like General Pierre Semengue and Tataw James will
under no circumstance put their quiet retirements on the line by
trying to shoot civilians in Cameroon. So in the case of an uprising,
Biya will suddenly find himself all alone, and if you add the freezing
of his assets, without any funds to live his lavish lifestyle.
In any event, he built a private airstrip in his village Mvomeka, one
sturdy enough to handle a Boeing 737. So taking off from there, he
will be just about 6 hours from his home in Geneva Switzerland.
Cameroonians wish he leaves sooner, rather than later.
After Egypt, Cameroon WILL be next! "Biya Must Go"!
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