Your Lies Will Not Deter Me

- Chantal Biya Tells Jean Afrique

Paul & Chantal

Cameroon’s first lady Chantal PulcherieBiya has indicated that, she and her supporters will not be distracted by ‘lies and wickedness’ to pursue humanitarian works in the face of controversy over her supposed rising influence in the decision making process of the state.

                In a tweet, Thursday February 21st, the First Lady said, she and her supporters remain determined to carry on with her humanitarian work. She stated that “to all those who have accompanied me in my humanitarian works, let’s stay motivated and committed. Slander, Lies  and wickedness cannot distract us. Thank you all”.

                Her tweet comes one week after a publication in the Pan African Magazine Jean Afrique stirred controversy suggesting her supposed rising influence in the decisions of the head of state Paul Biya.

                Before this tweet, the state owned broadcaster and Newspaper have since the controversial publication surfaced been digging into the humanitarian works of president Biya’s better half. Commentaries, news reports and specific write ups have been done on these state owned media platforms to emphasize  the humanitarian works of the president’s wife.

                In one of the commentaries, the state broadcaster described the authors of the Jean Afrique publication as “losers who have run short of ideas”. The same state broadcaster has interpreted such publication are being meant to destablise Cameroon.

                Reports have been done restating that, president Biya is the man in control. The state media reminds the world that, Biya is just in the first days of his new seven year mandate after scoring 71.21 percent of votes cast in the October 7 presidential elections of 2018.

                Besides the state owned media, local newspapers and other privately owned media conglomerates have condemned the publication of the Pan African magazine asserting that, the authors may have a hidden agenda.

                In recent times, the First Lady popular for her humanitarian works has been accused in certain quarters of having influenced the appointments of certain individuals in government. Authors of such ideas are suggesting that, the appointment of Samuel MvondoAyolo as Minister Director of the Civil Cabinet of the Presidency might have been a proposal from the First Lady.

                The same insinuations have been made with the appointment of Ferdinand NgohNgoh as Secretary General at the presidency of the Republic.