By Mua
Patrick Mughe in Yaounde
President
Paul Biya, last thursday left Yaounde for New York, United States of America where
he is expected to take part at the ongoing 72nd ordinary session of
the United Nations, UN general assembly.
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While in New
York, President Paul Biya, a statement has announced will address the UN
general assembly next week during which he is expected to raise a number of
burning issues affecting the country amongst which is unarguably the socio-political
tension rocking the North West and South West regions of Cameroon.
While it
remains unknown as to what President Biya, 84 will tell the UN general assembly
with regards to the current tension in Anglophone Cameroon, commentators are already
speculating that the head of state will dwell much on actions so far taken by
Yaounde to ensure a return to normalcy in the two English-speaking regions of
the country.
Going by a
press document issued yesterday by the presidency ahead of President Paul
Biya’s participation at the UN general assembly, the Anglophone crisis it was
disclosed remains a major challenge to the Biya regime at the moment.
“The situation
in the North-West and South West regions; resulting from the legitimate demands
of teachers’ and lawyers’ unions, has
been exploited by extremists who wish to undermine the peace and unity of
Cameroon acquired under the tutelage of the United Nations” the press document
stated in part.
The
statement however said government has already provided many answers to the demands
of teachers and lawyers adding that “It will continue to do so in accordance
with the Constitution and the laws of the country.
To
consolidate the living together of the Cameroonian people, the statement said “a
National Commission for the Promotion of Bilingualism and Multiculturalism was
created at the beginning of this year and it is working.”
“On 30
August 2017, the President of the Republic ordered the discontinuance of
judicial proceedings against some persons arrested in connection to the
violence in the North West and South West Regions. A total of 55 detainees have
been freed” the communiqué revealed.
Meanwhile in
stating the importance of Cameroon’s participation at the ongoing general
assembly, Thursday’s communiqué said as in the past, the country’s attendance
will contribute to the radiance and promotion of Cameroon’s trade mark within
the Organization.
It also pointed
that Cameroon’s presence at the UN will give the head of state the opportunity
to establish or strengthen contacts with the other leaders of the world, pursue
advocacy on certain major international, sub regional and national concerns
among which are, peace and security, the fight against terrorism in particular
the Boko Haram threat, refugee management, climate change, the economic crisis
and the fight against poverty.
“With regards
to the terrorist sect Boko Haram, although it is considerably weakened, it
still constitutes a threat to Cameroon in particular and to all countries in
the Lake Chad region in general. Suicide bombings have become the new mode of
operation for terrorists, to which must be added other crimes and abuses” the
statement said before adding that: “International mobilization must therefore
continue in order to completely eradicate this terrorist sect.”
In the
meantime, President Paul Biya and wife, Chantal are accompanied to the UN
general by an official delegation comprising: External Relations minister, Lejeune
Mbella Mbella, Martin Belinga Eboutou, Director of the Civil Cabinet of the
Presidency of the Republic, ministers in
charge of Special Duties at the Presidency, Hamadou Moustapha and Paul Atanga
Nji, special advisers at the presidency, Luc Sindjoun and Rear Admirai Joseph Fouda,
Henri Etoundi Essomba, Cameroon's Ambassador to the United States of America
and Tommo Monthe, Cameroon's Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
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