PAUL TASONG: THE MINISTER OF CORRUPTION BY RECONSTRUCTION

Paul Tasong Njukang, Ambazonians will remember who stood by them and who stood against them. They will remember who spoke truth and who hid behind lies. They will remember who built and who destroyed.

By The Independentist Editorial Desk

” When a man builds his house on blood and lies, the walls may rise, but the spirits of the broken will one day pull it down ”

INTRODUCTION

Paul Tasong Njukang was born in Mmockmbie in Lebialem, a division that touches the West Region through the Menoua border. The area is part of the Ambazonian heartland yet positioned at the doorway of the Western Highlands. Its people are known for resilience, culture, and a strong sense of identity. Today, Lebialem stands among the areas most devastated by the war and the dictatorship that fuels it.

From this wounded land emerged a man celebrated as the savior of reconstruction. A face of national recovery. A minister who claimed he was sent to rebuild what was destroyed. But everything he has done since joining the Reconstruction Plan shows the opposite.

THE MAN PRESENTED AS A SAVIOR

Trained as a tax inspector at ENAM, further shaped in Antwerp and at Harvard, a top planner and negotiator at CEMAC, and a senior figure in the Ministry of Economy and Planning, Paul Tasong was promoted as a perfect fit for rebuilding a nation.

He became the ruling party’s chief operator in Lebialem while rising high in the ranks of national planning. His profile promised transformation. His actions delivered disappointment.

THE RECONSTRUCTION THAT NEVER WAS.

The so called Presidential Plan for Reconstruction and Development of the North West and South West was launched with the promise of rebuilding schools, hospitals, bridges, markets, and entire villages. In speeches, billions of francs were announced as though the rebuilding was already underway.

Paul Tasong was made the head of the steering committee. His name became the label stamped on every promise. His voice became the voice of the plan. Yet the years have shown a harsh truth. The war continues. Communities remain displaced. Schools remain abandoned. Health centers remain in ashes. Families still live in the bush.

The reconstruction plan announces large sums of money but produces little visible change. It shines in press releases but remains invisible in the places most in need.

THE POLITICS OF PRETEND REBUILDING

The official narrative describes progress, strategy, and careful planning. But the abandoned people of Ambazonia know the truth. What is called reconstruction is a political show created to deceive the world into believing peace is returning.

The plan avoids communities where the regime cannot control the population. It collects support in the name of suffering people but does not deliver relief to them. The poverty of Ambazonia becomes a revenue stream. The crisis becomes a political asset.

LEBIALEM BETRAYED BY ITS OWN SON

If sincerity and competence existed in this plan, they would be visible first in Lebialem. It is the homeland of Paul Tasong and the stronghold of his political influence. Instead, Lebialem remains one of the most militarized territories of the conflict. Traditional rulers have been pushed out. Homes have been torched. Mothers have been brutalized. Children have fled into forests for safety.

When Paul Tasong travels to Lebialem, it is only under armed escort. He does not stand among the people he claims to serve. He shows his face only behind military protection and political ceremony. His presence brings speeches, not solutions. This is not reconstruction. It is betrayal dressed as development.

RECONSTRUCTION AS A WEAPON OF GENOCIDE DENIAL

The reconstruction plan is used to claim that life is returning to normal. It is presented to donors and diplomats as proof that the crisis is controlled and Ambazonian demands are unnecessary. It is used to deny the genocide while it continues.

It distracts international attention away from mass killings, village burnings, forced displacement, and the destruction of Ambazonian identity. It replaces justice with public relations. In this strategy, Paul Tasong is not a builder. He is a spokesman for deception.

HISTORY’S JUDGMENT

Ambazonians will remember who stood by them and who stood against them. They will remember who spoke truth and who hid behind lies. They will remember who built and who destroyed.

History will not ask how many certificates Paul Tasong collected. It will ask where the rebuilt schools are. It will ask where the clinics are. It will ask what happened to the funds shouted in the media. It will ask why Lebialem still lies in ruins.

His name will be etched in the record of those who profited while the land bled. The Minister of Corruption by Reconstruction. The technocrat who turned hope into a business plan. The planner who never planned to deliver.

CLOSING CALL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY

The displaced are waiting for roofs. The children are waiting for classrooms. The land is waiting for healing. Ambazonia is waiting for justice. This waiting must end. Every franc claimed must be accounted for. Every promise made must be examined. Every lie told must be exposed. Those who turned tragedy into business must be held responsible for the suffering they prolonged.

When the story of Ambazonia’s rebirth is written, Paul Tasong will not appear among the heroes. He will stand in the chapter of betrayal. Accountability is no longer a request. It is a demand. Ambazonia will rise, and those who traded its pain for power will face the reckoning they earned.

The Independentist Editorial Desk