Constitutional council: Allegations abound of money having changed hands on the ruling, on the candidature of Prof. Maurice Kamto
By The Independentist Editorial desk
Fresh allegations of bribery in La République du Cameroun’s political system have once again laid bare the deep corruption embedded within its institutions.
According to investigative outlet Le TGV de l’info, members of Cameroon’s Constitutional Council allegedly received vast sums of money to reject the presidential candidacy of Professor Maurice Kamto. Each council member is said to have taken 50 million CFA francs, while the Council’s president allegedly pocketed 80 million.
The report claims that Professor Charles Étienne Lekene Donfack personally collected the funds from an emissary of Minister Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, escorted by security forces under Minister Paul Atanga Nji, and quietly distributed the money to other members. These allegations remain unverified, the named officials have offered no response, and the Constitutional Council has issued no public statement.
A Pattern of Political Corruption
For Ambazonians, this is nothing new. Bribery and inducements have long been part of the political machinery in Yaoundé. From cash-for-votes in parliament to shifting the electoral calendar for political advantage, the system has repeatedly shown its ability to bend institutions for regime survival.
Political analysts point to the career of Félix Mbayu — from Sacred Heart College to high-level diplomatic postings — as an example of how political loyalty, influence, and reward are woven into the fabric of Cameroon’s governance. Critics argue this reflects a “tradition” of inducements that extends from domestic politics to international lobbying.
The Three Escorts to Yaoundé
Amid this backdrop, three public figures have positioned themselves as alternatives to the ruling CPDM:
Joshua Osih of the SDF,
Akere Muna of Univers, and
Regina Mundi, unelected senator and now part of Paul Biya’s re-election campaign team.
They promise change and claim independence from the ruling party. But history tells a different story.
In 2021, Osih stood alongside 61 CPDM MPs in signing a letter to the U.S. Congress calling for the prosecution and repatriation of Southern Cameroonians who support independence — a move critics see as openly siding with the regime.
Muna, a respected lawyer and anti-corruption advocate, talks governance reforms but has never challenged the central legal truth Ambazonians hold dear: there is no treaty of union between Southern Cameroons and La République du Cameroun.
Mundi, once respected as head of the Scholarship Board in the 1980s for her fairness, has now joined Biya’s campaign. By doing so, she has aligned herself with the very process many see as fraudulent, complicit in the acts that secured Biya’s nomination.
Ambazonia’s Position: A Firm No
From the perspective of Ambazonia’s leadership in exile, the three are not agents of change but “escorts” — carrying La République and France deeper into Ambazonian territory, to its mineral wealth, to dismantle its self-defense forces, and to cripple its economy.
Dr. Samuel Ikome Sako, President of the Federal Republic of Southern Cameroons Ambazonia in exile, stated:
“Engaging in La République’s political process is not democratic participation — it is collaboration with a colonial framework that has no legal authority over our land. We reject all attempts to legitimise this occupation, and we will not allow our territory to be used as a campaign stage for the very regime responsible for our suffering.”
The Road Ahead
For Ambazonians, the question is not which road leads to Yaoundé. It is whether the people remain on the road to Buea — toward full restoration of sovereignty.
As the 2025 elections approach, Ambazonians are being asked to remember:
Who stood where when the stakes were highest.
Who turned a blind eye while money changed hands in Yaoundé.
And who is now asking for their trust.
The answer, according to Ambazonia’s leaders, is simple: No to all three escorts.
The Independentist Editorial desk
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