Anglophone Crisis: How People Power Eclipsed Administration, Elected Officials

The massive peaceful protest that took place in several Cameroon English-speaking towns and villages on Friday September 22, 2017 in protest against the continuous detention of some of the inhabitants of the regions was described as the people power by expressionists .
The demonstrations in the North West and South West Regions come at the time when President Paul Biya was addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York.   Despite bans issued by Mezam Division and Bui Division SDOs and another by the Governor of the North-West Region on movement of persons at night the population came out massively to stage a peaceful protest.
The demonstration spread to Buea in the South-West Region where women led the march with hundreds behind them carrying leaves, tree branches and flags of the Cameroon separatist movement.

Reports say about five persons were killed as the defiant protesters were trying to draw the attention of the international community on the Southern Cameroons case. More so, there have been widespread rumours that some five Members of Parliament resigned due to the pressure from the population, yet haven’t submitted official resignation letters to the Speaker of the National Assembly. Political analysts say the move was more political given that they said MPs (four of the SDF party and one from the CPDM are still to submit a written document).

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