They arrive in towns with motorcades and blood money, presenting themselves as leaders while serving only decrees from Yaoundé.
The Independentist Political Desk
For more than four decades, Cameroon’s governance under Paul Biya has been marked not by accountability or democracy, but by cowardice and bribery. Today, Ambazonians face a stark choice: continue to live under a system of decrees and corruption, or reclaim their right to genuine self-determination.
Titles Without Substance
In Yaoundé’s system, titles are stripped of their meaning. Minister Delegates, Senators, Rectors, Ambassadors, Directors, Chiefs, and Fons carry prestige only on paper. Their authority is rented from a president who is visibly incapable of performing the six most basic activities of daily living: eating, bathing, toileting, transferring, dressing, and continence. Yet this is the man whose decrees dictate the fate of millions.
Bribery as the Lifeline of the Regime
The glue holding this regime together is bribery. Secretary-General Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh has become the chief distributor of patronage, ensuring that ministers, chiefs, and even Ambassadors to foreign nations or multilateral bodies remain loyal. These envoys—whether seated in London, New York, Addis Ababa, or the Commonwealth Secretariat—are not representatives of the people but agents of a failing state.
Recognising the Cowards
How then does one recognise a coward? They arrive in towns with motorcades and blood money, presenting themselves as leaders while serving only decrees from Yaoundé. They may wear the robes of traditional authority or the suits of Prime Ministers, Ambassadors, and Professors, but their actions betray them.
And when these cowards return to town, the people must remind them: we know who you are. We will not be deceived. Take your blood-stained money back to its source.
What We Reject
The annexation of Ambazonia disguised as national unity.
The theft of Ambazonian institutions, companies, and laws.
The international silence of bodies such as the Commonwealth, which recognise principles of self-determination abroad but ignore them in Southern Cameroons.
What We Stand For
Restoration of Statehood: Ambazonia’s independence, rooted in international law and the Trusteeship system, must be restored.
True Parliamentary Democracy: Unlike Cameroon’s presidential decrees, Ambazonia’s vision is of laws made by elected representatives, not dictated by one man.
Dignity and Service: Leadership must be built on courage, merit, and service to the people—not on bribery, titles, or cowardice.
Conclusion
The Biya regime’s survival depends on cowardice—whether from ministers in Yaoundé, Ambassadors in foreign capitals, or traditional rulers bribed into silence. Ambazonia’s struggle, by contrast, is grounded in law, democracy, and dignity. And when the cowards come back to town, we must meet them not with applause, but with the truth: we see you for what you are.
The Independentist Political Desk
