By Writam-Pen
My People, I salute everyone! Last week when
I said that this country is sick some people who are guilty to have contributed
to the mess could not allow my phone to rest. I was obliged to swift off my
phone to preserve my battery. Do not be afraid. Am I not a free man and by the
way, who is going to arm-twist with me? They are the ones who are trying to
mask the skeletons in their cupboard not me. I hear our MPs stage another protest
for unpaid salaries. You know ever since they were elected they have not received
their car loan which ranges from 35 million FCFA for Bureau members to 8
million FCFA for hand clappers. This is the third time that MPs have gone on
rampage in 2 years. The first strike was on the reimbursement of car loan, the
second was on the extra car allowances during the extension of their mandate
and this third strike on non-payment of salaries and car loans. I hope you are
aware that after the first strike, the car loan became non-refundable unlike
before that only Bureau members used to enjoy the privileges.
I
say ehn! FECAFOOT don turn na FECAFOOD. Another incident has just happened that
makes me unwell of this country. In fact,
I do not know whether I should be crying or smiling over the issue. However, I
know that my detractors will climb on tree tops to defend the epileptic regime
for selfish purpose. What I have observed is that the main problem in this
country is that of marginalization. The latest scandal of the week is that Masso
Yo, the chairman of the Normalization Committee of FECAFOOD, oh sorry I mean FECAFOOT
published the list of media organs to cover the upcoming football jamboree in
Brazil. And for your information, Massa Yo and his team just demonstrated that
FECAFOOD is a chop-pot reserve only for Frogs and not Anglos. They have
officially declared the Cameroon food-ball (I mean football) federation is a no
go zone for Anglos. This is so because no English Speaking media organ features
on the list of names of media organs submitted to FIFA to cover the June 2014
World Cup in Brazil. Is this not another mark of gross marginalization? Or
could we call it tribalism? Remember that the same Frogs used JB Ndeh to chase
away Iya Mohammed. When time came for JB to take over the management of
FECAFOOD, Massa Yo cooked up a scheme with the royal blessings of Sebb Blatter
to dive in through the window under the guise of Normalization Committee. I
think if you have never ever heard of a country where meritocracy is a taboo,
come closer to Cameroon and you will be able to write books. Anglophone Sport reporters of the print media
are raising hell and threatening to boycott all FECAFOOD activities. I hear,
their association wrote to FIFA and Monsieur Sebb Blatter replied that his
hands are tied and that he cannot pork-nose into national issues. Is this not
the same Sebb Blatter who ordered for the putting in place of the normalization
committee? Food-ball na really mafia.
This is something serious especially as it is happening at this point in time
that much is being talked about reunification.
Talking about reunification, it is now
clear that Popol will not be in Buea on February 11, 2014 predicted by your writam-pen. Speculations as to whether
Popol will present his 31st script to the youths from the former
capital of West Cameroon have come to null. Buea catches fire again. Over 25 houses
were consumed by fire. I am sure Popol will make a Presidential largess to the
victim especially now that the CPDM has been mobilizing militants to come out
in their numbers to come out and march on youth day. You see that Popol has
decided to politicize almost everything. I know you may be wondering how
political parties will march on Youth Day. Take it easy, you know le Cameroun, c’est le Cameroun. Since Popol
has maintain seal lips on the exact date of reunification celebration, no one
knows whether this will be all about the reunification or it is just Part One
that will be celebrated in all the sub divisional headquarters nationwide. I
hear the Divisional Officers and Senior Divisional Officers will be swimming in
gombo. Popol has decided to deep his hand into the state treasury to fruit
bills for the organization of the event. Yesterday February 8, clean-up
campaigns were organized in all the major towns nationwide. I even spotted gendarmes
and police parading the street with riffles as if we are in the old days Bagdad
or present Syria. Do not ask me the significance of Youth Day because I don’t
know and I don’t even want to know. Poor youths!
Weh! Before I forget let me use this
opportunity to say Happy Youth Day to all young Cameroonians including those
who will be 50 years old on February 11 and I also beg your pardon to Happy
Birth Day to Popol who clocked 81 years this week. We are blessed.
I
don bad for Prime Minister Yang e village. Guess what? While other youths
were busy preparing for Youth Day Celebration, I hear students of GBHS Elak-Oku
went on rampage due to lack of teachers. But Prime Minister Yang was smarter
than them. Yang to foil the strike immediately ordered for 11 teachers to be
transferred to the school. The student had threatened to burn down the school
building. A friend of mine hinted me that other schools in the North West
Region are also threatening to go on rampage for the same motives. As you all
know, Popol and co only know one language, strike.
As youths are preparing to celebrate
Youth Day on February 11, a French Language newspaper has just revealed
disturbing figures about the unemployment rate in the country. The paper says
over 1 million Cameroonians are jobless with over 80% of them being youths.
Massa
Popol get too much headache these days. Vanessa Tchatchou whose child was
stolen at the Yaounde Reference Hospital has written to Popol. She is still
after her stolen baby. This time I hear heads will roll.
I am sure you most have got the latest
info about the former President of FECAFOOD, Iya Mohammed. The man has spark
fire from his Kondengui prison cell decrying that he is being maltreated as if
he is a highway robber. These magidas are becoming a real headache to Popol.
The other it was Marafa Hamidou Yaya who after series of open letters
resurfaced in Jeune Afrique. I hear Popol is having sleepless nights with them.
Last week, a conference on late President Ahmadou Adhijo was announced for
Garoua. Ngola (Yaounde) immediately caught cold. The organizers we hear were
interrogated by elements of the Judiciary Police for public disorder. I hope
you know Dr. Aminatou Ahdijo, the daughter of late President Adhijo who
campaigned for Popol’s CPDM at the last September Municipal/Legislative
Elections. Wicked whispers say she was spotted in a hotel in Ngola patiently
waiting for compensation from Popol. Surely, she is waiting to be appointed
minister. Now that Popol is back in the capital city, there is total panic in
government sphere. Ministers, Minister Delegates, Secretary of States,
Directors of State Corporation are panicking. I hear the marabouts are making
huge money from them. Weh, this country
get fever.
My people as I was trying this piece a
friend of mine sent me a text message indicating that the Anglophone Community
is hit again by an untimely death. He also mentioned that our big sister; Mafor Yah Yefon Ama Tutu Muna, Minister
of Arts and Culture has lost a close member of her family in a ghastly motor
accident. This is really sad. What can we do to stop these reckless truck
drivers of HYSACAM from killing innocent Cameroonians?
God’s time they say is the best. You
know Popol always spring surprises. Last week, when into his score board of
Green, Red and Yellow to replace the red card which catapulted Bebang Chumbow
to the post of Board Chairman of Dschang University to the detriment of Senator
Bochong Francis Nkwain.
Boko Haram is on the lead again. A Canadian
priest almost fell into their trap last week. I am sure they should be
regretting that they missed a golden opportunity to make fcfa billions. Massa,
with the high unemployment rate, I hear China, India and Korea will invest
close to FCFA 1.2 trillion. This is big money. I hope they will not employ only
their own people. Away from that rumours abound that Set Mobile is at the
brinks of collapse. Somebody, help! Help! Let this not happen.
I almost forgot about the trumpeted bilingualism
in Camroon. Our little bilingualism is much of a window dressing that it begins
and ends in two days every year. Why are these guys disturbing our children on
this issue of bilingualism? I will not hold my breadth a second to say it is a
mess. I heard children singing songs and reciting in languages that they do not
even understand what they are saying. Bye-Bye….C U Next Time.
When News Breaks Out, We Break In. Minute by Minute Report on Cameroon and Africa
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