A War of Liberation Cannot Be Reduced to Propaganda and Self-Promotion

Ayaba Cho Lucas, attempted to monopolize the diplomatic space, and the result has not been recognition but ridicule.

By the Editorial Desk – The Independentist

In every genuine war of liberation, multiple fronts operate in harmony: diplomacy, defense, media, and governance. Each plays a crucial role, but none can substitute for the legitimacy and discipline required to hold a movement together. The recent argument that propaganda and “damage control” should be normalized as pillars of our struggle misses this essential truth.

Diplomacy is not a playground for self-appointed spokesmen. It belongs to a legitimate executive that draws its mandate from the people. Anything less risks creating confusion abroad and fractures at home. The record is clear: when unauthorized voices, such as that of Cho Ayaba, attempt to monopolize the diplomatic space, the result has not been recognition but ridicule. Empty seats at global tables and photo-op politics cannot replace structured diplomacy anchored in the will of the Ambazonian people.

Equally troubling is the casual acceptance of propaganda as a strategic tool without accountability. True liberation propaganda is meant to inspire, mobilize, and expose the occupier’s crimes. Yet when misused, it does the opposite—it divides, misleads, and erodes public trust. No movement can afford “sleepless nights” in its executive arm simply because one faction treats reckless messaging as a badge of relevance.

The call for “damage control” is even more telling. A liberation leadership that constantly requires cover-ups is one that has lost its moral compass. Fighters on the ground and civilians under siege deserve clarity, not perpetual spin-doctoring. Their sacrifices cannot be cheapened by leaders whose missteps demand endless justifications.

And now the truth is catching up. Cho Ayaba, once parading as a revolutionary, has turned out to be a proxy for the regime in Yaoundé—trading in arms and money deals that sabotaged the revolution and fueled the killing of his own people. Today, he sits in a Norwegian jail facing charges of crimes against humanity. As the days go by, details of his genocidal schemes and collaboration with Yaoundé are coming to the surface, exposing him not as a liberator, but as a willing tool of the occupier.

Ambazonia’s struggle is greater than any one man’s ego or any one faction’s propaganda. Our people’s blood and resilience must never be wasted in legitimizing chaos. Liberation requires discipline, unity, and above all, legitimacy. To pretend otherwise is to weaken the very foundations of the fight for freedom.

The Editorial Desk – The Independentist