Letter to the editor
Subject: Clarifying Biya’s Strategy—How Communal Liberalism, the Essingan Cult, and the “Eleventh Province” Narrative Replace the Ambazonian Voice
Dear Editor-in-Chief,
I write to express both my appreciation for your recent coverage of the so-called “11th Province Anglophones” and to offer a necessary clarification regarding the deep architecture of Paul Biya’s assimilationist strategy. It is imperative we expose the ideological scaffolding behind this plot—chiefly, Communal Liberalism, the Essingan cult, and the deceptive “11th Province” designation—as tools meticulously crafted to erase the Ambazonian voice and manufacture a loyalist class to represent us falsely on the global stage.
Let’s be clear: this “11th Province” scheme is not a cultural accident—it is the operational outgrowth of a larger agenda. The framework of Communal Liberalism, Paul Biya’s ideological brainchild, was not a sincere political philosophy but rather a Françafrique adaptation of Mein Kampf dressed in development jargon. Its true aim has always been to consolidate power by creating an artificial sense of unity, which, in reality, facilitates domination and silencing of dissent—especially that of the Ambazonian people.
Enter the Essingan cult, a secretive Beti-Mvog order that has long operated as the priesthood of Biya’s regime. Through mysticism, patronage, and Francophone ethnonationalism, this cult crafts long-term policies designed to preserve French interests in Cameroon and to eliminate any possibility of Ambazonian resurgence. Its latest instrument is the institutionalization of “11th Province Anglophones”—English-speaking loyalists, often descended from refugees of LRC’s post-independence bloodletting, who now identify with Yaoundé’s rule more than Ambazonia’s freedom.
The historical betrayal runs deeper. According to UN General Assembly Resolution 1608 (XV) of April 21, 1961, the unification of the Southern Cameroons and La République du Cameroun was contingent on the completion of an international treaty—a treaty that was never signed. Therefore, every constitutional or territorial change that followed—from the fabricated “Foumban Conference” to the creation of the “Federal Republic of Cameroon”—is null and void ab initio. This makes every structure imposed on Ambazonia—including provinces, departments, and fake referenda—illegal in international law.
Today, instead of recognizing this betrayal, the regime celebrates false voices like Mimi Mefo, Prof. Victor Julius Ngoh, and Alex Mbianda as representatives of “Anglophone Cameroon.” But these individuals are, in essence, functionaries of assimilation. Some, like Mimi Mefo, rose to fame reporting on our struggle but now labor tirelessly to delegitimize it so they can remain relevant in Yaoundé’s new world order. Others, such as Prof. Ngoh, rewrite history to rationalize our colonization.
Let it be known: identity is not determined by the language one speaks or the location of one’s birth. It is defined by allegiance, by lived history, by the right of a people to exist as a sovereign nation. A man born in Bamenda but loyal to Yaoundé is no more Ambazonian than an American-born ISIS recruit is a defender of liberty.
We must stop legitimizing the colonial logic of “provinces” and “integration.” No refugee community should ever become the ruling elite over the host they once fled to. African Americans do not have a designated state within the U.S.—why should Francophone refugees from LRC be granted political ascendancy in Ambazonia?
This is why the Sako Administration’s uncompromising stance is so vital. It draws a clear line in the sand—between Ambazonians and collaborators, between sovereignty and servitude. Let us remain vigilant and united. We are not the Eleventh Province. We are Ambazonia—whole, sovereign, and free.
In Solidarity,
Timothy Enongene
Tombel, Kupe-Muanenguba County
Atlantic Zone, Ambazonia
Leave feedback about this