PAP Press Conference in Buea:

Ayah Paul dumps Biya, hails SCNC struggle

Lord Justice AYAH Paul Abine

- I am Not a CPDM supporter

- I work for the Cameroonian people and not Biya

- As Supreme Court Advocate General, I serve the interest of Cameroon and not an individual

- There is no legal union between the Southern Cameroons and La Republique

- The SCNC is fighting a great legal battle;i support them and am ready to lead them in dialogue with La Republique.

The president of Popular Action Party (previously People’s Action Party), PAP – His HRH Hon. Lord Justice AYAH Paul Abine, with all members (except one) of his National Executive Committee faced the Cameroonian press to address the current state of the party. Journalists seized the opportunity to ask questions on other burning issues namely his current stance on the Southern Cameroons palaver, his relationship with the Biya regime and much more… Find below a synopsis.

                1. People’s Action Party, PAP is now called Popular Action Party, PAP. The name was changed on Saturday, the 27th day of February, 2016 by the PAP National Council and as by law required, MINATD was duly notified.

                2. AYAH Paul Abine remains the President of PAP. Three non-active members agitated in Kumba and claimed that they’d dismissed AYAH from PAP. And in a desperate attempt to want to sell their papers, some journalists descended to some low by front-paging the story on their paper. No career journalist much less a professional one would publish such trash as three miserable individuals calling a press conference and purporting to expel a member of a party, let alone when such member is the head of the party.

                3. There’s no law in Cameroon that precludes a career magistrate from actively participating in politics. Therefore, there’s no incompatibility between being PAP President and ‘Advocat General’ of the Supreme Court. AYAH challenges anyone to quote the law and not make empty noise!

                4. AYAH is NOT a member of CPDM. AYAH has repeatedly refused to sign ‘Presidential Majority’. And even upon pressure including slashing his salary into four since after taking up the Supreme Court job, AYAH has stood his ground. AYAH remains an opposition political figure and the widely held rumour that he has joined Biya is orchestrated by CPDM bigwigs to strain PAP’s good reputation. AYAH is NOT on Biya’s payroll but on the payroll of the Cameroonian people. Cameroonians must understand that to serve fellow Cameroonians is a right and obligation especially after having taken the oath of office ‘to do justice to all manner of people without fear or favour’. A career assignment by whoever is not some favour but recognition of professional astuteness cum experience. AYAH is serving the Cameroonian people and NOT a single individual.

                5. AYAH congratulates and praises the SCNC and others for staying the cause on a legal pathway towards resolving the Southern Cameroons palaver and insists that there’s no legal union between La Republique du Cameroun and the Southern Cameroons. AYAH is willing to lead a Southern Cameroons delegation to discuss with La Republique du Cameroon.

                AYAH and PAP thought to make these points clear.

                PAP National Working Secretariat