Civil society organization and some opposition political parties in Cameroon have urged for the dissolution of the independent election body. The call to dissolve Elections Cameroon has become a burning issue in Cameroon after President decided that the electoral registers used during the last October 9, 2011 Presidential election be canceled.
However, in a statement some aspirants for the 2012 Legislative and Municipal elections have also argued that President Biya should create a new body to organize, monitor and proclaim results and not ELECAM.
Parties to the statement included the Mouvement Africain pour la Nouvelle Indépendance et la Démocratie (MANIDEM), Union Démocratique du Cameroun (UDC) and the Union des Populations du Cameroun (UPC) which is Cameroon’s oldest political party.
Civil society organisations the Citizens Committee for Transparency and the Exercise of Liberties (COCITEL) and Gérémie Bikidik of Réseau associatif des consommateurs de l’énergie (RACE) also appended their signatures.
It should be noted that Elections Cameroon is mainly made up of members of the ruling party and majority of the candidates are afraid that they could wave sentiments. Tension is reported in all electoral councils as more and more aspirants continue to express doubts and uncertainty on the impartiality of Elections Cameroon
1 comment:
That is a very stupid request. The electoral body is undertaken serious changes to improve the electoral process. The biometric system has even been adopted for the next elections. There have been consultations with the civil society, international experts and the opposition for a synergy in the change. What else does the opposition want?
Post a Comment