To be
a career poli(thief)cian while militating in the CPDM is seemingly is an art of
impossibility. In order to succeed, those who are smart always go the other way
round to get what they want. You either go for a political godfather or
marabouts. But these godfathers and marabouts have also proven to be so on
reliable to the point that they see from sides of the coin. As to whether CPDM
Section Presidents (including resource persons, central committee delegates
etc) are truthful democrats who have had democratic principles ingrained in
them from infancy remains another myth. The Chairman of the CPDM has just
announced the reorganization of the basic organs of the party and the level of
heat around the country is immeasurable. Coaches just developed wings over
night while some butterflies already think themselves birds. This is not
strange any way. The services of political kingpins who are specialized in
influence peddling will obviously be needed to a pay. Those who are specialized
in black magic to win elections are already knocking the doors of marabouts. It
is even alleged that some marabouts from the North West have already taken off
for Yaounde. Their services are on high demand as the struggles as to who
should be elected might likely go deadly in some localities.
This
is the time CPDM politicians must also learn to be democrats, not vindictive
and self-serving tyrants. The sine qua non reason why the militants should
overwhelmingly against this or that aspirant is gradually gaining grounds
nationwide. Prior to some aspirants are already being treated as irrelevant.
With the way things are going, the CPDM is all but this process could lead to
more decamping for this or that reason.
Thomas
Jefferson, one of the men who penned what became known as the American
Constitution, once said that "government exists for the interests of the
governed, not for the governors." So does leadership. Yet those who wear
arrogantly the CPDM have proven to either be after something or running away
from something.
I
still remember the famous “Generation 2011” like it was yesterday. You know,
the CPDM as observed like to see people tearing themselves apart. The question
as to why the Central Committee cannot build a formidable political bloc devoid
of the usual infighting and divided loyalties; a new sociopolitical platform that
will not be driven by lust for power or wealth continue to beg for answers. But
by a burning desire to represent personal ego, much room is given for influence
peddlers and political witch hunters to excel. I usually analogue politicians
and economic gangsters will use cash to carry all the votes. The end result
will be that the party will be managed from someone’s pocket based in Yaounde.
Chinua Achebe in his magnum opus, Things Fall Apart: puts, "The bird says
that since hunters have learned to shoot without missing, he has learned to fly
without perching." The reorganization of the CPDM basic organs will bring
into the scene a new breed of politicians, the UFOs. They fly at imaginable
speed and with cash in hand they will behave like birds to grab all votes to
the detriment of the party and grassroot militants.
When News Breaks Out, We Break In. (The 2014 Bloggies Finalist)
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