Campaign for Unique
Anglophone Candidate
-Shortlist of
Nominees for Unique Candidate for Anglophone Presidency 2018
After launching
online and offline nominations for a unique candidate for an Anglophone for Presidency
2018 on March 2016, and after the names of eight shortlisted candidates were
published in June 2016, by the campaigners for an Anglophone for Presidency
2018, led by the Cameroon Journalists for Justice solutions and the Rule of
Law, CJ4J, we hereby bring to your attention the names of those who have
successfully made it to the ¼ finals.
While voting would
intensify on social media networks and other platforms so as to produce
semi-finalist come March 2018 and eventually the finalist by May 2018, we urge
voters and concerned Cameroonians to continue to search deeper for a consensual
candidate from amongst the shortlist that would give the ruling oligarchy a run
for their money come October 2018 Presidential elections. It should be recalled
that this loose platform of like-minded individuals referred to as Cameroon
Journalists for Justice Solutions and the Rule of Law has since February been
articulate on the question of an Anglophone becoming Cameroon’s next President
for reasons of poetic justice, a balancing act, peace, unity and stability,
fundamental democratic principles, politics na njangi, the commonwealth,
operationalization of bilingualism and multiculturalism, and above all, the
dignity and respect of minorities.
The group functions with the
understanding that after 56 years of continues Francophone-inspired leadership
in Cameroon, and giving the prevailing circumstances, it is imperative all
hands be put on deck to see to it that Cameroon’s next President is a bona fide
Southern Cameroonian.
The collective fighting for an
Anglophone to be Cameroon’s next President has for the past two years been
seeking across-the-board nominations for a suitably qualified candidate for an
Anglophone for Presidency 2018.
The group insists on
the fact that:
Nominators Must be Cameroonians
of voting age and whose names Must be on the voter roll.
Nominees Must be bona fide
Anglophones who apart from fulfilling the conditions outlined in our first ‘A
People’s Call for an Anglophone for Presidency 2018’ of February 10, 2016,
should have bona fides credentials that set them aside from others.
Apart from being perfectly
bilingual and ready to protect and promote the bi-jurial, bi-educational and
bi-administrative nature of our country, the nominee should be open to
reintroducing the federal system of government in Cameroon as obtained after
independence.
To nominate any candidate,
nominators should also take into consideration the following criteria that make
for a good candidate for the country’s top job:
-Organizational Leadership:
Given that Presidents depend on a large team of advisers to help them make
informed policy decisions, nominators should take into consideration the
nominee’s ability to organize an effective team and then get as much as
possible from the team. Attention should be paid to the candidate’s ability to
debate with his/her advisers on the merits of a given decision taking into
consideration the fact that an important part of organizational leadership is the
ability to minimize the tendency of subordinates to tell their boss what they
sense s/he wants to hear, as obtains now in Cameroon.
-Knowledge of contemporary
issues: The nominee should be someone who is knowledgeable about the issues of
the day and be capable of discussing them freely with the local media and the
public. Note should be taken to the fact that the more informed a candidate is
on the issues, the more detailed he/she can be in policy prescriptions.
-Personal Character: Given the
critical nature of the Anglophone public and given that generally, voters would
look beyond the issues into the personal character of the presidential
candidate, nominators should do us a better job of nominating only people who
are generally perceived by the public to be honest and trustworthy, even as we
know that ‘there is no art to find the mind’s construct in the face’.
-Respect for constitution: Given
the colossal torments our organic law or constitution has undergone in recent
years as it has been severally changed and revised in much the same way school
text books have been, nominators should look out for a candidate who
demonstrates evidence for the respect of our fundamental laws. The next
President of Cameroon MUST be someone who is knowledgeable on the legal
boundaries of executive powers and a history of applying the constitution to
every piece of legislation and policy question.
-Flexible Mind: A 21st century
president who is ready to lead Cameroon into emergence earlier than 2035, would
be like a hedgehog, grappling with a lot of different issues
simultaneously-ranging from unplanned crisis events through domestic to foreign
issues. Flexibility is an asset here given that the president will be making
important decisions on many very different issues on a daily basis.
Over and above these
considerations, you should strive to nominate candidates who care about the
needs of people like you, and who do not change their positions on issues for
political reasons.
At this stage of the nomination
process, party affiliation does not count as we are working toward a coalition
candidate.
All eligible nominees are posted
on the nomination gallery where YOU will be able to endorse the candidate you
will support. Nominees will be evaluated by our panel of judges and the
shortlisted candidates would be announced by March 30, 2018. All shortlisted
candidates will receive widespread visibility through our social media channels
before the last round of online and offline voting for the unique Anglophone
candidate for Presidency 2018 commences on May 14, 2018.
Here with the ¼
Finals Shortlist:
1] Kah Walla
2] Osih Joshua
3] Akere Muna
4] Mbella Moki
Colbert Gwain
For Campaigners for
Anglophone 4 Presidency 18
anglophone4presidency18@gmail.com
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