Letter to the Editor
Re: The Deceptive Image of Colonial Prime Minister Dion Ngute
Sir,
It is high time that Dion Ngute is exposed for who he truly is—not a bridge between peoples, not a peace-seeking statesman, but a career loyalist of the Yaoundé regime who has consistently chosen allegiance to power over allegiance to his people.
For the record, most Ambazonians do not know that it was Dion Ngute, while representing La République du Cameroun in the landmark case filed by Southern Cameroons at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul, who described his own people as “terrorists.” Yes, this man—whose name still appears in Southern Cameroons birth registers—stood before an international tribunal and used language designed to criminalize, delegitimize, and dehumanize the very population from which he hails.
This is not a minor legal misstep. This is a calculated act of betrayal, made under oath, in defense of a regime responsible for the burning of villages, mass arrests, and the systemic denial of a people’s right to self-determination.
Rather than use the moment to acknowledge legitimate grievances or call for restorative justice, Dion Ngute weaponized the language of counter-terrorism, aligning himself with the state narrative that has justified the killing of women, children, teachers, and farmers across Ambazonia. To this day, no apology, retraction, or clarification has ever been made.
The irony, of course, is rich. While countries around the world are recognizing indigenous and minority rights, Ngute—a son of the soil—is helping to whitewash a genocide and criminalize his own people on the international stage. He has become the perfect colonial emissary: Ambazonian by birth, Beti by political marriage, and French by administrative loyalty.
Ambazonians must not be fooled by his carefully curated public image, his occasional visits to Buea or Bamenda, or his hollow speeches about “dialogue.” These are nothing more than optics in the grand scheme of pacification.
Ngute’s posture, like his recent bow to President Biya at the airport, speaks louder than words. It is the posture of submission—not leadership. It is the bow of a man who has traded truth for titles, and justice for a seat at the oppressor’s table.
Let history record clearly: Dion Ngute was not merely silent during our darkest hour—he was complicit.
Yours faithfully,
Abdul Adamu
Refugee, Ghana
