A drama that underlines the tension and distemper within the ruling Cameroon People Democratic Movement (CPDM) party in Manyu Division which has been playing out ever since the appointment of Prof. Peter Agbor Tabi as Minister, Assistant Secretary General at the Presidency has taken a turn for the worse, with the party base accusing the minister of anti-party activities.

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On the one hand, the drama modulates the view that the Manyu CPDM is a league of pro-Agbor Tabi cronies and knee-jerks who are up in arms against anti-Agbor Tabi bellyachers; but on the other hand, it confirms the widespread view that Agbor Tabi is yet to reconcile himself to the fact that presently, there are several levers of political power in Manyu; and he Agbor Tabi cannot be the only cock to crow in Manyu politics as was the case in the past.

The cracks witnessed within the party shortly after the appointment of Prof Peter Agbor Tabi on June 30, 2009 as Assistant Secretary General at the Presidency, came to public knowledge when rival factions of the party organized public manifestation in Mamfe, November 6, 2011 to mark Mr. Biya’s 29th anniversary in power, demonstrating a deep rift in the party which currently faces the greatest challenge amid the rising crescendo of the People’s Action Party of Justice Ayah Paul Abine.

In a petition dated November 11, 2011, addressed to the Secretary General of the CPDM Central Committee, Jean Kuete, the Manyu I CPDM Section accused Agbor Tabi of practicing dictatorship and terrorism.

The petition, signed by the Section President, (Takor Daniel Emoh); Manyu I YCPDM President (Eyong) and Manyu I WCPDM vice-President (Agbor Sally) also accused Agbor Tabi of anti-party activities and attributed the significant inroads being made in Manyu by the opposition to Agbor Tabi’s actions.

Noted the petition: “Your Excellency this is not the first time we are writing and no action has been taken to bring the Minister to order.

Manyu I is gradually going to the opposition because of the Ministers attitude of dictatorship and terror.

This attitude of the Minister is dangerous for the party since we are getting towards the legislative and municipal elections in a couple of months,” the petition partly read.

The petitioners also exhorted the Secretary General of the CPDM Central Committee to immediately use his high offices to check the excesses of the Minister in order to guarantee the stability of the party in Manyu division.

The petition further states that “on Saturday November 5, 2011, we discovered that one of our banners around the Post office junction was pulled down and replace by a bigger one.

After investigation, we were informed that it was Minister Peter Agbor Tabi, who ordered Mrs. Mary Chu (his cousin) to destroy our banner and replaced it with the one he gave money to be produced”.

The ensuing schism culminated the next day in high drama. The show of shame, ridicule and public embarrassment saw Manyu I CPDM militants storm the Mamfe town hall where Agbor Tabi was presiding at events marking Biya’s 29th anniversary and removed all the party paraphernalia and canopies, including the one on the high table where Agbor Tabi and the SDO were seated, to the consternation of on-lookers and by-standers.

The Manyu I CPDM militants of Mamfe Central sub-division then riled and heckled Agbor Tabi to go and celebrate Biya’s anniversary in his native Eyumojock, as stipulated in the circular order signed by then CPDM Secretary General Emmanuel Rene Sadi.

Cameroon Today gathered that the public humiliation of Agbor Tabi in Mamfe is the by-product of micro nationalism in which Mamfe Central militants have complete and undivided loyalty to their political patron, CPDM Central Committee member, Chief George Tabetando, who Agbor Tabi has vowed to destroy politically and even threaten to eliminate physically.

But it takes more than just a luxurious desire and misguided ambition to destroy a man like Chief Tabetando; an oil magnate with very deep pockets who is revered by the rank and file in Mamfe central, thanks in part to his generosity and his unwavering disposition to bankroll CPDM party activities in Mamfe Central.

Political watchers in Manyu believe Agbor Tabi’s decision to go and organize Biya’s anniversary celebrations in Mamfe town in contravention of the Central Committee edict that directed him to his native Eyumojock was to prove that he is the political leader of Manyu; an issue that does not sit well
with militants in Mamfe Central and especially Upper Bayang which too has a Minister in the person of Eng. Victor Arrey Mengot, whom Agbor Tabi treats with disrespect and scornful disdain, refusing even to acknowledge and recognize his presence at public meetings, let alone shake hands.

Cameroon Today gathered that the Minister schedules political meetings in the division without bordering to inform the other actors, including Mengot.

His supercilious attitude and scornful behavior has alienated many Manyu elite, who now believe that after the President’s election, Agbor Tabi who prides himself as the God of Manyu politics should confront Ayah on the field alone, come the legislative and municipal elections.

As Assistant Secretary General at the Presidency, Agbor Tabi sees himself as the next Prime Minister, a position he is alleged to have been lobbying for over the last decade.

The varsity don is said to be even more convinced about his ambition of becoming the next Prime Minister, considering that former Prime Minister, Ephraim Inoni and current Prime Minister, Philemon Yang, left his current Portfolio to occupy the Star Building.

Analyst hold that because of his self-confidence in becoming the next Star Building occupant, Agbor Tabi has developed a swollen head and bloated ego, thereby disrespecting hierarchy and causing confusion both in Manyu division and the entire Southwest region.

The unpopularity of the Assistant Secretary General at the Presidency and accusations that he could not account for over FCFA 50million of the FCFA 72 million contributed by Manyu elite to fund President Biya’s re-election campaign has further torn the party apart in Manyu thereby denting his Prime Ministerial ambition.

Manyu elite who spoke to Cameroon express but refused to be named, said they are neither contributing nor are they going to campaign for the CPDM party during the upcoming elections with Agbor Tabi as the Divisional Campaign leader.

“We are neither contributing nor are we going to campaign until Peter Produces that money, we shall prefer to vote for Ayah’s party, after all, is he not another Manyu son?” an elite of Akwaya questioned

“The Minister is not sincere to himself, why is he running away from Eyumojock to Mamfe?

Why is he creating confusion all over the place? Political analyst hold that with the dwindling popularity of Agbor Tabi and the refusal of Manyu elite to contribute towards the financing of CPDM political activities in Manyu, Ayah’s People Action Party, PAP will have a field day at the legislative and municipal election come July, this year.

It should be noted that Agbor Tabi’s unpopularity, coupled with bad roads, caused the CPDM party to suffer a humiliating defeat at the October 9, Presidential polls.

But for massive rigging orchestrated by Agbor Tabi with the complicity of ELECAM officials, Ayah would have emerged victorious with over 80% of the total vote cast.

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He called on the youths to use the knowledge acquired in school and other training sessions to contribute to building an emerging Cameroon which is a common grand vision.

The Head of State cited government’s efforts to give the youths decent and professional-oriented education, as well as job opportunities.

Mr Biya acknowledged the damage successive crises have done to the country’s economy.

He however, stated that the country has set out to surmount the crises by giving a fresh impetus to economic activities with the ultimate goal of attaining the status of an emerging country.

President Biya gave both certificate and non-certificate holders hopes of getting jobs.

“ We will soon launch our agrarian revolution and implement our major mining, energy and infrastructure projects,” he said, stating that some of them were already underway.

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The Supreme State Audit Office is a ministry in charge of fighting against the corruption, as well as embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds.

The Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of the Supreme State Audit Office, Henri Eyebe Ayissi and new Ambassador of Morocco to Cameroon, Lahcen Sail discussed the possibilities of the relations and Morocco’s assistance to the ongoing anti-corruption crusade in a meeting in Yaounde, February 17, 2012.

It emerged from the discussions held behind closed doors that Minister Eyebe Ayissi solicited the support of the Moroccan Embassy in Yaounde in establishing the cooperation ties whose ultimate goal is exchange of working visits.

The Moroccan Court of Accounts, Supreme State Audit Office, the Head of Division in charge of Training and International Cooperation, Alfred Enoh said , has a leading experience in fighting against the embezzlement of public funds and corruption.

He disclosed that Cameroon dispatched experts to learn from the Moroccan experience during the establishment of the Audit Bench of the Supreme Court, specialised in ensuring proper management of finances of public and semi-public companies in Cameroon.

The courtesy visit of the Moroccan Ambassador is part of the ongoing discussions Minister Eyebe Ayissi has been holding with national institutions and foreign partners in seeking ways of strengthening the fight against corruption and embezzlement of public funds.

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They had separate discussions with Electoral Board members of ELECAM led by the Chairman Fonkam Azu’u Samuel as part of the ongoing consultations to ensure a proper recompilation of the register of electors in the country.

“We could help ELECAM politically and also see how to put our technical know-how at the disposal of ELECAM and other specialized institutions”, Ambassador Reinhard Buchholz said in an interview after discussing with ELECAM Electoral Board members.

He expressed happiness to see ELECAM work in a professional manner ahead of the upcoming council and parliamentary elections, contrary to the case in the October 9, 2011 presidential election which was baptism of fire for the institution.

“We want to give our shared commitment to free and fair elections and work to ensure that people have confidence that elections are done with great care to ensure the outcome that people are seeking,” US Representative to UN Council on Human Rights said.

She said the Council consider free and fair elections to be sensitive.

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“35 percent of the work in the Mekin Hydro-electricity dam project has been executed,” said the General Manager of the Dam Project, Frederic Biya Motto on February 10, 2012 after an inspection visit to the project site, accompanied by the Governor of the South Region, Jules-Marcellin Ndjaga.

He said the place for the foundation has been filled, clearing of the site for the main factory and construction of staff quarters were on course, while the river has been diverted.

The Mekin dam project is expected to produce 63 kw. The work is expected to last 36 months, meaning that it must be completed by March 2014.

The Memve’ele dam project expected to generate 51.6 MW of energy, is still at the level of digging the access roads and compensating the affected population.

70 percent work on the access road has been covered, the Head of the Control Mission, Jean-Bertin Dokou Sitio said.

He disclosed that the bridge over the Mvila river which has been the major obstacle to the project may be completed by May 2012, stating that construction work on the access road was progressing normally.

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Production is expected to increase by more than 50, 000 tonnes of sugar yearly beginning 2017 when SOSUCAM must have successfully extended its farms from the current 22,537. 54 hectares to 28,000 hectares, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Louis Yinda said on February 9, 2012.

He was speaking during open door days in SOCUCAM warehouses in Mbanjock and Nkoteng in the Centre Region of Cameroon.

Statistics show that the current sugar demand in Cameroon stands at 200,000 tonnes and the deficit in the Central African Sub-region is evaluated at 250, 000 tonnes.

SOSUCAM has at moment already invested FCFA 180 billion in sugar production, the Chief Executive Officer said.

The company has 7,800 workers and the number will increase to 10,000 by 2017 when the farms will be extended to 28, 000 hectares.

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From October 2010 to October 2011, the balance sheet of licenced banks progressed from FCFA 6.982 billion to FCFA 8.914 billion, the activity report of the Central African Banking Commission (COBAC) states.

The Governor of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), Lucas Abaga Nchama presented the report in Yaounde, Cameroon on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.

Mr Nchama said the amount the banks collected as deposits increased by 19.4 percent , meaning from FCFA 6.064 billion to FCFA 7.241 billion.

Loans accorded to customers also increased from FCFA 3.696 billion to FCFA 4.617 billion. The improvement in performance, he explained is because the banks are increasing conforming to banking rules in place.

In another press dinner in Yaounde at the BEAC headquarters, the same February 8, 2012, the bank’s Governor disclosed that it has recorded a positive balance sheet of FCFA 7.9 billion in 2010, which is a great leap from the FCFA 29.5 billion deficit of 2009.

He announced a new management plan for the bank code-named, “Reform and Modernization Plan, BEAC-Horizon 2013,” endorsed by the Board of Directors during its July 12, 2011 session.

The plan is aimed at reinforcing the bank’s accounting information system and budgetary management, put in place a viable internal audit and improve services offered financial institutions

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The new system of budgeting is a reform contained in the Law on the Fiscal Regime of the State enacted on 26 December 2007 whose effective entry into force is January 1, 2013 after five years of transition.

The Prime Minister chaired a government seminar in Yaounde on February 9, 2012 on the ownership of the programme budget.

Finance Minister, Alamine Ousmane Mey lectured the ministers on the topic, “Making budgetary reform work for “Major Accomplishments”: from resource-based budgeting to programme budgeting.”

The reform, Alamine Ousmane Mey, said makes for budget transparency and accuracy, strengthens the oversight role of the National Assembly and provides for speedy execution through the re-introduction of stores accountants.

He defines the budget programme as, “an approach which seeks to optimize management by allocating resources based on a prioritization of public policy choices and results that match the expectations of citizens.”

The reform, the Minister explained, is beneficial as it enables the mastery of the cost of activities, predictability of funding needs, debt mastery and the putting in place of a monitoring/evaluating system to track public policies implemented.

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The Chairman of ELECAM, Dr Fonkam Azu’u Samuel announced the decision at an extraordinary Electoral Board meeting of the institution on February 7, 2012 in Yaounde.

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Dr Fonkam Azu’u in a press declaration said the Head of State, Paul Biya gave directives to government to provide ELECAM with the necessary means to successfully carry out the recompilation of voters’ registers.

Most elections stakeholders in Cameroon had been clamouring for new registration of voters to make the upcoming elections more credible.

Before the decision of the Electoral Board of Elections Cameroon, officials of the institution were registering new voters as part of the revision of the electoral register officially started on January 5, 2012.

The new decision automatically puts an end the revision of the electoral register and also renders the register of electors who voted in the October 9, 2011 presidential election null and void.

The recompilation of the electoral register is intended to correct the double registration and names of dead people found the electoral register as was the case in the 2011 presidential election. All electors must register.

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U.S. Distrcit Judge Beryl Howell is bring requested to order U.S Marshals to evict the Cameroon embassy from the property for failing to extend or renew its lease rental agreement with the Trustees of Harvard University, owners of the building.

The Cameroonian embassy signed a lease rental agreement to pay well over USD $ One (1) million U.S dollars for renting the entire property.

In the lease agrement, the Cameroon Embassy also signed an agreement to waived away all immunity against a broad range of civil lawsuits granted to all foreign embassies in the united states by the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.

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