Anglophone Crisis:

Jailed Ambazonia Leaders Isolate Tassang Wilfred

-Disclaim his comments against Prof. Maurice Kamto

Nine of the ten separatist kingpins arrested at the Nera Hotel in Abuja on 5 January 2018 and serving a life sentence at the Yaoundé Principal Prison have distanced themselves from one of theirs, Tassang Wilfred, following his missive to Prof. Maurice Kamto, President of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement.

"This lying Professor is worse than Paul Biya. Avoid him," Tassang had said of Professor Kamto in a message that went viral February 12, 2020.

                In a disclaimer dated February 18, 2020, his other prison mates said Tassang’s views are in no way a reflection of what they stand for. The said disclaimer carries the signatures of: Julius Ayuk Tabe, Nfor Ngala Nfor, Barrister Shufai Blaise Sevidzem Berinyuy, Barrister Eyambe Elias Ebai, Dr. Fidelis Ndeh Che, Dr Egbe Ntui Ogork, Dr. Cornelius Njikimbi Kwanga, Dr. Kimeng Henry Tata and Prof. Cheh Augustine Awasum.

                The disclaimer addressed to Kamto reads: “We read with some consternation an open letter allegedly from Mr. Tassang Wilfred writing from Prison Principale Yaounde early last week, in which he cast aspersions on the person and character of the President of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement, Prof. Maurice Kamto.

                "We, members of the Ambazonian leadership in detention write to distance ourselves from that write up. The views expressed by Mr. Tassang are in no way a reflection of what we stand for. We have the utmost respect for Prof Kamto as a person and as a leader of the main opposition party in La Republique du Cameroun.

                "We remain committed to an independent and sovereign Southern Cameroons recognized under international laws based on UN resolutions 1514 and 1608. We add our voice to growing calls from the international community for a mediated dialogue between La Republique du Cameroun and Southern Cameroons in a neutral territory.”

                 “These are not the kind of people we can fool around with in the name of seeking for sympathisers. Of course we will negotiate with Kamto if he becomes leader of LRC tomorrow, but we should not deceive ourselves; Kamto will be a more formidable adversary than Paul Biya.

                “This lying Professor is worse than Paul Biya. Avoid him.”