In every national rebirth, there are those who build, those who boast, and those who betray. Ambazonia met all three. But one group preserved the nation: the builders of the Federal Republic. When the day comes, when the anthem rises, when the borders shift, when justice prevails, history will note one fact above all: Ambazonia endured because its Republic endured.
By The Independentist political desk.
History rarely moves in straight lines. For Ambazonia, the road to freedom has been steep, painful, and littered with betrayal. Yet through every storm, an astonishing development quietly unfolded: a functioning Federal Republic began taking shape, even as villages burned, leaders were abducted, and factions emerged. That institution, fragile but real, became the anchor of the nation.
This is its story.
CHAPTER I — THE FIRE THAT AWOKE THE NATION (2016–2017)
The modern Ambazonian struggle began with the teachers’ and lawyers’ strike in late 2016. What started as a peaceful demand for dignity grew into a nationwide awakening. Courts shut their doors. Schools went silent. Streets filled with demonstrators demanding justice.
By 2017, the people of the former British Southern Cameroons rediscovered themselves as a nation. Their identity returned through sacrifice. Ambazonia re-emerged.
CHAPTER II — THE ABDUCTION IN ABUJA (JANUARY 2018)
When Sisiku Ayuk Tabe and his cabinet were abducted in Nigeria and rendered to Yaoundé, the movement suffered its gravest shock. A government that was only beginning to take shape disappeared overnight. The question facing Ambazonians was simple and terrifying: What becomes of a liberation without leadership? And Into that vacuum, a new path opened.
CHAPTER III — THE SAKO ERA BEGINS: BUILDING IN EXILE (2018–2020)
When Dr Samuel Ikome Sako was appointed to continue the mission, expectations were modest. Many assumed he would simply preserve stability. Instead, he did something far greater. Under his leadership, Ambazonia transitioned from a rebellion into a Republic-in-formation.
Institutions appeared where chaos once existed. Administrative structures took shape. The County-by-county system emerged. Humanitarian pathways were organized. Diaspora accountability was introduced. Legal and diplomatic work expanded. A provisional constitutional framework began. It was slow and methodical—but transformative. For the first time, Ambazonia acted like a nation under construction.
CHAPTER IV — THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC TAKES SHAPE (2019–2021)
By this period, the transformation had become visible. Ambazonia now had: A President. A Cabinet. Government departments. County structures. Administrative continuity. A humanitarian office. A legal filing process. An emerging constitutional basis. The Federal Republic was no longer aspirational. It was functioning. This development did not win headlines. It built foundations. Those foundations became the backbone of Ambazonian identity.
CHAPTER V — THE GREAT FRACTURE (2021–2024)
As the Federal Republic solidified, opposition arose from unexpected quarters. Some prominent actors who had once been celebrated gradually broke away. Rival administrations were declared. Splinter groups emerged. Internal disputes overshadowed diplomacy. The diaspora witnessed confusion and conflict. Social-media performances replaced sober governance. This was the great fracture.
And later, in one of the most painful revelations for Ambazonians, several of these formerly central figures appeared aligned with Issa Tchiroma, the regime’s most consistent public defender. For many, this confirmed a bitter truth: Some voices in the struggle were never committed to independence—but to influence.
CHAPTER VI — THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC ENDURES (2024–2025)
Yet despite every internal storm, the Federal Republic under President Sako survived. It survived attacks. It survived defamation. It survived sabotage. It survived defections. It survived misinformation. It survived fatigue. It survived betrayal. And through that endurance, it became the central stabilizing force of the Ambazonian nation. Others faded.The Republic remained.
CHAPTER VII — THE CRACKING OF CAMEROON AND THE MATURITY OF AMBAZONIA
Today, Cameroon trembles: Its aging leadership is uncertain. Its political center is fractured. Its economy is strangled. Its regions are restless. The colonial state weakens. And while that structure decays, Ambazonia stands with: Identity. Continuity.
Legitimacy. A functioning government-in-exile. A constitutional pathway. A diplomatic presence. This is not coincidence. It is preparation.
CONCLUSION — WHEN HISTORY IS WRITTEN
Liberation struggles do not succeed because of slogans. They succeed because of institutions. In every national rebirth, there are those who build, those who boast, and those who betray. Ambazonia met all three. But one group preserved the nation: the builders of the Federal Republic. When the day comes, when the anthem rises, when the borders shift, when justice prevails, history will note one fact above all: Ambazonia endured because its Republic endured. And that Republic, born from ashes and held together through storms, stands today as the living vessel of the Ambazonian nation.
By The Independentist Political Desk
