News in brief

By Numh Rogers

Kah Walla fires her Vice President

The Vice President of Cameroon People’s Party (CPP) Roger Gerard Ndebi has been dismissed. KahWallah’s number 2 was shown the door for contravening the decision of his party not to participate in this year’s National Day parade.

                The decision was taken during a meeting of the CPP’s National Council which held in Douala last June 5. Ndebi was conspicuously absent at the meeting.

                Ndebi had been charged with public non respect of CPP decision on the non-participation of the party in the May 20 2017 parade. The party gave as reason for this boycott the irony of celebrating national unity when some regions of the country were in a state of chaos. Other political parties notably the main opposition Social Democratic Front SDF also boycotted the national event.

Paul Eric Kingue launches political party

                The former mayor of Njombe-Penja council Paul Eric Kingue has launched a new party. The Patriotic Movement for a New Cameroon (The Median’s translation of Mouvement patriotic pour un Cameroun nouveau) was launched in Douala on Sunday, June 1, 2017.

Kingue is better known for his tenure as CPDM mayor of Njombe-Penja council which was cut short when he was controversially jailed. He stayed at the Douala New-Bell Prison for eight years.

                Kinge has continued to claim his innocence and has has sued the Cameroon government for wrongful imprisonment.