Cameroon common law lawyers’
conference general assembly
Kumba, January 13, 2017
Proclamation
CONSIDERING the United Nations Universal Declaration of
Human Rights 1948;
CONSIDERING the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights 1966;
CONSIDERING United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1608
XV of 21st April 1961;
COGNIZANT of the Cameroon Common Law Lawyers Conference
Resolutions of the 9th day of May 2015;
COGNIZANT of the Cameroon Common Law Lawyers Conference
Declaration of the 13th day of February 2016;
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the Resolutions of the Constituent
Assemblies of the four Common Law Associations (FAKLA, MELA, MALA and NOWELA)
of the 6th of October 2016;
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the Resolutions of the Constituent
Assemblies of the four Common Law Associations (FAKLA, MELA, MALA and NOWELA)
of the 15th October 2016;
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the Resolutions of the Constituent
Assemblies of the four Common Law Associations (FAKLA, MELA, MALA and NOWELA)
of the 28th October 2016;
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the Resolutions of the Constituent
Assemblies of the four Common Law Associations (FAKLA, MELA, MALA and NOWELA)
of the 4th of November 2016;
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the Resolutions of the Constituent
Assemblies of the four Common Law Associations (FAKLA, MELA, MALA and NOWELA)
of the 15th of November 2016;
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the Resolutions of the Constituent
Assemblies of the four Common Law Associations (FAKLA, MELA, MALA and NOWELA)
of the 30th of December 2016;
Meeting in Kumba, this 13th day of January 2017, we, the
Common Law Lawyers of Cameroon do hereby agree and Proclaim as follows:
1- That we ratify and approve all actions
and or engagements undertaken by the Presidents and executive of our various
Associations on behalf of Cameroon Common Law Lawyers between the 13th of
February 2016 till date.
2- That the Cameroon Common Law Council
is this day dissolved and the following members unanimously elected as the
steering Committee of the Cameroon Common Law Bar Association:
Harmony Bobga, Agbor Balla, Sopseh Emillien, Eyambe Elias,
Kemende Henry, Ebah Ntoko Justice, Mbokeh Divine, Njualem Charles, Sone Ngole
Edward, Mbah Eric
3- These elected Officials are
designated our sole representatives in the various Committees set up and or
contemplated by the Government to seek lasting solutions to the grievances
contained in our different Memoranda.
4- That we remain resolute on the
attainment of all the objectives contained in our previous Resolutions and
Declarations.
5- That in this regard, proposed draft
bills shall be presented to the Government on the Amendment of the Constitution
to accommodate the demands including a call for a Referendum reserved
exclusively for those who voted (South West and North West Regions) in the
United Nations supervised plebiscite of 1961 on the form of Government that
will best suit their aspirations and way of life this day.
6- We reiterate the demand for the
immediate and unconditional release of all persons arrested from the beginning
of our sit-strike and carted away to Yaoundé and other destinations (not
ascertained by us for now).
7- We call on ALL Common Law
Magistrates to examine their consciences and join this struggle instead of
sitting and determining Suits in the absence of Lawyers and in process
occasioning gross injustice to Litigants by violating their rights to fair
trial.
8- We applaud the support of the Common
Law Lawyers and the Constituent Assemblies for the Monday 9th January 2017
“Ghost Town” called by the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium and
encourage all to continue to lend their support to the coordinated actions of
the said Consortium.
9- A Commission for the drafting of a
Federal Constitution to revisit a two State Federation is hereby created and
the following members elected thereto:
Sonkwa Victorine, Tifuh Ochard Nkeng, Mokom Jude, Buriya
Atuabo Unuase, Ntuiabane John, Pascal Nanje Meloko, Nalowa Bih, Mbuya Gladys,
Ajong Stanislaus, Molongwe Imoh, Legenju Vitalis, Forbishi Edward Ndikum, Pende
Eddie Nelson, Tchana Anthony
10- That we shall reconvene in April 2017
in Mamfe to assess the level of implementation of this Proclamation.
And the Strike Continues
Done at Kumba, this 13th day of January 2017.
OBENSON GREG
Chairman
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