Anglophone Crisis:

NW MPs advocate a truly decentralized unitary state

Over 10 members of Parliament and Senators of the ruling party CPDM in the North West region have appealed to the Head of State Paul Biya to release all arrested Anglophone activists and hasten the implementation of the 18 January 1996 constitution that defines Cameroon as a decentralized, unitary and one and indivisible country.

This was part of the 10-point resolutions arrived at during a meeting on Wednesday 15 February 2017 held at the Ayaba Hotel in Bamenda, North West region at the behest of elder statesman and former PM, Senator Simon AchidiAchu.

                The MPs acknowledged the efforts already made by President Paul Biya in finding a solution to the crisis, noting especially the putting in place of the Inter-ministerial Ad Hoc Committees which according to them have proposed solutions to some of the problems raised by Trade Union leaders.

                They also hailed the Head of State for creating the National Commission for the Promotion of Bilingualism and Multiculturalism which they consider as a salutary and a giant step in the right direction. The MPs urged the president to appoint members of the Commission without further delay, so that effective work can begin.

Resolutions of the Bamenda Meeting

                Simon Achidi and his colleagues expressed deep concern and regret about the negative consequences the crisis and the ongoing stalemate is inviting on the youths, who have been kept away from school for over three months and counting.

                Among others the MPs and Senators are urging traditional and religious authorities as well as civil society actors to add their voices to the crusade to bring an end to the stalemate.