LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor,
In liberation history, there has always been a clear distinction between patriots and performers. Patriots build institutions; performers build platforms. Patriots sacrifice; performers monetize.
Patriots stand firm when the storm is harsh; performers disappear when the wind changes.
As Ambazonia approaches a decisive turning point in its freedom quest, the sudden reappearance of Mr. Mark Bareta in the public arena requires sober national examination. This is not a personal attack; this is a civic duty to protect a struggle that has paid in blood while others leveraged it for social-media influence, political convenience, or personal enrichment. Ambazonians deserve clarity, and clarity begins with truth.
The Federalist Roots He Now Pretends Never Existed Contrary to the revisionist narratives he now promotes, Mr. Mark Bareta did not begin as a restorationist. He was appointed by his close friend Barrister Agbor Balla to help lead the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium—an entity firmly rooted in federalist ideology.
When SCACUF emerged in mid–two thousand and seventeen and the struggle evolved from protest activism to a restoration movement, Mr. Mark Bareta and his ally Tapang Ivo resisted the transition. They undermined it, rejected it, and when they realized the nation had embraced restoration, they resigned. The truth is undeniable: Restoration advanced without them, not because of them.
The Blog That Disappeared Without a Trace
During his early activism, Mr. Mark Bareta ran one of the largest online news platforms in Ambazonia. It was highly influential—until the day he resigned from the Consortium. Then, without reason or explanation, the website vanished. Was it sold? Was it compromised? Was it abandoned? No one knows. What is clear is this: His loyalty has historically followed convenience, not conviction. If Ambazonia were a company on the verge of launching, he would have sold his shares before the product reached the market.
The Sunday Offering Era: When a Liberation Became a Collection Plate
After leaving the Consortium, Mr. Mark Bareta launched the infamous Sunday Offering fundraising initiative. Ambazonians donated generously. To this day, there is: No audit report. No accountability. No expenditure breakdown. When questions arose, he deflected scrutiny by accusing the Ambazonian Government under Dr. Samuel Ikome Sako of theft—a claim he has never substantiated. It was classical misdirection: When asked to explain your pockets, blame someone else’s wallet.
“We Lied to You; There Is No Government” — His Most Revealing Statement
Perhaps the most telling moment came when Mr. Bareta publicly declared: “We lied to you; there is no government.” If there is no government, then what exactly was restored on October First? A flag without a state? A struggle without sovereignty? A liberation movement without a destination? One cannot deny the existence of a government while claiming to fight for state restoration. Such statements represent an ideological retreat from the restoration agenda.
Threats, Hostility, and an Obsession with Destroying Dr. Sako
Over time, Mr. Mark Bareta’s rhetoric devolved from political disagreement into open hostility. He declared he would oppose Dr. Ikome Sako “physically, spiritually, and financially.” He encouraged people to “go find him.” He even said that if he had one bullet to choose between Paul Biya and Dr. Sako, he would shoot Dr. Sako. This does not come from principle. It comes from bitterness and personal obsession. Today he preaches unity, as though unity grows on top of years of unacknowledged wrongdoing. A man who once tried to burn the house cannot preside over the ceremony to bless it.
Endorsing Kamto, Endorsing Tchiroma, Then Running Back to Ambazonia
When the restoration movement left him behind, Mr. Mark Bareta sought new political alliances. He endorsed Maurice Kamto in two thousand and eighteen. He endorsed Issa Tchiroma in two thousand and twenty-five. He embraced federalist and unionist agendas whenever they seemed to offer personal visibility. Now that those ventures are collapsing, he returns to Ambazonia, attempting to inhabit conflicting positions simultaneously: federalist at night, restorationist by day, and “unifier” when convenient. But liberation is not a buffet where one samples dishes and returns to what feels comfortable.
The Danger of Blanket Unity Calls at the Eleventh Hour
We have reached a defining stage of our national struggle. At such moments, political opportunists often reappear, seeking relevance without responsibility. They bring: No structures, No constituency, No sacrifice, No leadership, Only a sudden hunger for “unity.” Ambazonians must understand: Unity divorced from truth is infiltration. Real unity requires shared convictions, shared values, shared sacrifice, and shared loyalty. A gaoat cannot form a common front with a lion simply because both inhabit the same forest.
What True Unity Requires
Unity is not a slogan. Unity is a covenant built on: Truth, Sincerity, Accountability, Repentance. Until Mr. Mark Bareta: Apologizes for declaring our government “fake,” Apologizes for endangering Ambazonian leaders, Accounts for the Sunday Offering funds, Withdraws his endorsements of colonial politicians, he cannot credibly speak for nationalist unity.
Conclusion:
The Struggle Advances — With or Without Those Who Abandoned It Ambazonia is no longer at the starting line. We are closer to victory than ever before. As freedom approaches, it is predictable that those who abandoned the journey at its darkest hour now wish to rejoin at its brightest moment. But liberation does not reward convenience. It rewards consistency, sacrifice, and courage.
Let this truth guide us: Unity without truth is surrender. Unity without repentance is infiltration. Unity without accountability is national suicide. Ambazonia was not born to perish through confusion. We are here to restore our nation—completely, confidently, and irrevocably.
Sincerely,
A former Consortium advocate
(Name withheld for personal and security reasons)
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