Cabral Libi invokes Ahidjo, Reassures him of his
Repatriation
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| Cabral Libi at Ahidjo’s tomb |
Cabral Libi, leader of the Universe Party at the October
7 polls in Cameroon has triggered public sentiments regarding the controversy
surrounding the possible repatriation of the remains of the country’s first
President, El Hadj Ahamadou Ahidjo, after he published a picture of himself at
the former leader’s grave in Senegal.
The
picture, which has gone viral across different platforms, shows Cabral, a
Christian Southerner in Cameroon, in full Muslim regalia standing beside
Ahidjo’s grave.
The
picture is revealing of a politician trying to connect to the history of
leadership at the highest level of State.
Issues
related to former President Ahmadou Ahidjo usually generate nostalgic feelings
across the board, especially within political circles.
Debates have been raging for years over the possible
repatriation of the remains of the former President back to his ancestral land.
Pundits
say, this act from the youngest candidate in the presidential race is
politically touching and revealing of the interest in winning support from the
majority Muslim Northern Regions.
Public
reaction is yet to subside after the issue on the return of Ahidjo’s corpse
surfaced as one of the recommendations documented during a consultation meeting
between members of the Bilingualism and Multiculturalism Commission and the
people of the Christian-dominated North West Regions as a Commission went
hearing suggestions to end the Anglophone Crisis.
Cameroon’s
Bilingualism and Multiculturalism Commission which published the recommendation
attracted criticisms from certain quarters.
Some
questioned the relationship between the Anglophone Crisis and the corpse of a
former President.
Political
observers have asserted repeatedly that until the remains of the former leader
are brought repatriated home and given a befitting burial, the nostalgia
surrounding the topic will always find space within the public narratives.
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