Senatorial: Who Replaces Late Senator Jikong Stephen in Donga Mantung?

President Paul Biya on Wednesday February 7^th signed the Presidential decree announcing senatorial elections. The decree signed yesterday by the Head of State summoning the Electoral College indicated that senatorial elections will take place on March 25, 2018.

Speculations are high at who will replace late Senator Jikong Stephen Yeriwa as senator for Donga Mantung Division.

Senator Njikong as he was fondly called hailed from Nwa sub division and was among the 70 senators that were elected into Cameroons Upper House of assembly through the ballot box. Having served this country in various capacities starting from a classroom teacher to University don, technical adviser to the Prime Minister, it was painless for him to influence the self-confidence of big wigs of the CPDM party. When his candidature was endorsed to contest for the first ever senatorial elections in the history of Cameroon, everyone was sure he would make a good senator. But God decided otherwise and after his dead, the billion dollar question that occupies the minds of political analysts and politicians especially those of Donga Mantung extraction now is; who will wear the shoes of the late Senator Njikong Stephen Yeriwa as elections have been summoned for March 25, 2018.  Several political parties are likely to present candidates for the elections in Donga Mantung Division.

However, since only councilors are legible for voting, the electoral tussle will likely be between the CPDM and the SDF parties. The Nkambe, Nwa and Misaje councils are managed by the CPDM while the Ako and Ndu councils are managed by the SDF. It should be recalled that in the last senatorial elections only two political parties contested in Donga Mantung Division. The CPDM list headed by late Jikong Stephen won while SDF list that had as substantive late Cheka Gladys lost. With the two substantive candidates now of late, pundits have been wondering on the pedigree of the candidates that the two political parties will enlist at the forthcoming senatorial slated for March 25, 2018.

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