Restoration Struggle:

Diaspora Ambazonians Quarrelling Over ‘Ground Zero’ Money

Eric Tataw Teno, Marc Bareta, Tapang Ivo, Cho Ayaba and several others have kept washing dirty linen and trading insults over alleged embezzlement of funds collected with the objective of sponsoring the independence struggle back at home

By Tanyi Kenneth Musa in Yaounde

Eric Tataw

The ongoing struggle for the restoration of the independence of the former Southern Cameroons has been mired in an ugly play of words between and among some protagonists in the struggle. Some latter day leaders of the struggle based in the Diaspora, have been trading insults and accusing one another of embezzling funds collected for the purpose of sponsoring the struggle back in the country.

                The protagonists of these rather self-destruct and ugly altercations are none other than the so-called internet generals of the struggle including notably Eric Tataw Teno, Marc Bareta, Tapang Ivo, Cho Ayaba among others.

                The quarrels take the garb of ping-pong verbal duels, with the one accusing the other of siphoning monies collected, while the other fires back, swearing brimstone against the other for tarnishing his name and reputation.

               

Marc Bareta 

Audio posts by Eric Tataw, Marc Bareta and Tapang Ivo are everywhere on social media. In some of the posts, they are either attacking one person or replying to an accusation by another.

               

In one of such posts, Eric Tataw is calling on Marc Baretta and Tapang Ivo to account for all the money they have collected for the struggle, but which they have diverted to their private pockets. Tataw has promised to expose Bareta, Tapang and Cho if they failed to produce the money as demanded.

                On their part, the accuse, instead of explaining how they channeled the money to the intended destination, are questioning in what capacity Eric Tataw is asking them to account for the money.

                Recently, the social media was awash with news about quarrels over the sharing of funds collected during a grand gathering of “Ambazonians” in Washington DC, USA.

                All of this is happening at a time when the people back at home are complaining bitterly of harassments by unknown persons who keep calling them on the phone and demanding for money in the name of contributing to the struggle.

               

Kidnappings for ransom have become the order of the day in the NW and SW ever since the struggle took the twist of an armed struggle. Many admit that this has been one of the banes of a struggle that was initially seen as legitimate and inevitable.

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Tapang Ivo