As the nine candidates continue to
strategize ahead of September 22, 2018 official campaign launch, carpet
crossing and crisscrossing has increased tremendously. Declaring support for X
or Y candidate is making headlines in the news. The most recent of such moves
were recorded yesterday September 20 as President Biya’s Adviser; Christian Penda
Ekoka dumps his former boss to throw his weight behind Professor Maurice Kamto
of CRM. Ekoka who recently created a movement known as “AGIR” says Kamto is his
choice. The celebrated economist defied speculations that he was in support of
Akere Muna to declare his loyalty to Maurice Kamto. He now joins President Biya
former loyalists who have dumped him for Maurice Kamto in the likes of Albert
Nzongang (Former CPDM MP), Paul Eric Kingue (Former CPDM Mayor) and professor Maurice
Kamto (Former Minister in Biya’s government).
On the other hand, former opposition
party head, Progressive Movement (MP) Hon. Jean Jacques Ekindi who dumped the
CPDM some 16 years ago has staged a spectacular comeback. Jean Jacques Ekindi during
a Press Briefing in Douala declared that his party will back President Biya in
the upcoming Presidential election. Ekindi who is chairman of the MP party said
that he had opted for a unique candidate of the opposition but only Akere Muna
showed interest and others were lukewarm about it. Even the five point agenda
he set for the opposition did not yield fruits reasons why he also dumped the
idea of a unique candidate for the opposition. The former lion hunter has
finally dropped his arrows to go back to support his former boss, Paul Biya. It
should be recalled that Ekindi joined the opposition in 1992 when he created
the political outfit (Progressive Movement). He contested in the 1992 and 2011
Presidential election to emerge with a meager 0,45% in 2011 against 0,8 % in1 992.
When News Breaks Out, We Break In. (The 2014 Bloggies Finalist)
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