Thomas Hobbes, the 17th
Century English philosopher in his classical works “Lorianthan” wrote that whenever personal interest goes above
general interest, there is bound to be hatred and victimization. In such a
situation Hobbes wrote “where everyone is
enemy to every person, there is no place for growth because the fruit thereof
is uncertain and consequently no culture of the earth, no room for changes,
nastiness and worst of all, fear, poverty, character assassination and life is
short”. Hobbes who at the time of the writing was against the notion of
absolute power vested in some individuals believed that self-centeredness makes
man morally corrupt. Therefore once man becomes an element of destruction, it
is the responsibility of the state to intervene to curb the salvage instincts
in order to prevent the community from chaotic behaviors and a war of all
against all. It is not yet clear whether the present maneuverings by Donga Mantung CPDM elite based in Yaounde
qualifies Donga Mantung a perfect Hobbesian state of nature but it is probably
the closest description to it that exist in Cameroon.
They move together yet they are
suspicious of everyone. They make believe to be friends in public but sworn
enemies from within because everyone is always ready to plot the other even
though they all come from Yaounde. They are the Yaounde elite(s) of the
Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement-CPDM.
During the 3rd Ordinary
Congress of the CPDM, President Biya told Cameroonians that the party needed
new impetus and at the end of the Congress new members were elected while some
were appointed into the Central Committee of the CPDM. Dead members were also
appointed while invalid and unpopular ones were also replaced.
Late Hon. SN Tamfu was moved from the
prestigious position of member of the Poliburo to Honorary member. He was
replaced by Regina Mundi not of Donga Mantung extraction anyway. When Hon.
Tamfu was Poliburo member, these people did not see it importance yet when
Regina Mundi was in Nkambe to supervise the evaluation of voters’ registration
in the division, the same hawks booked for audiences to talk to her. It was
strange indeed but demonstrated how stupid Donga Mantung politicians are.
The long-forgotten militants who had the
opportunity to make forth their weight in politics and did not were all looking
forth for an opportunity to bounce back into politics. In compliance with this
open policy of the President of the CPDM, Paul Biya; Donga Mantung Division elite
based in Yaounde patient dog-like were looking forward to have a fair share of
the national cake. And in the final analysis, Donga Mantung came to lime-light
with four of its sons catapulted into the Central Committee. Shey Jones Yembe,
Ngafeeson Emmanuel, Njikong Yeriwa Stephen and Kobo Godlove were then propelled.
Remember, two Parliamentary seats Ako/Misaje,
Nwa and three councils (Nwa, Misaje and Ako) in the Division are CPDM governed.
Whether both opportunities have been squandered or not could only be judged
from what share of the national cake is given to Donga Mantung Division. Ever
since Hon. Tamfu passed away, these Yaounde elite have been trying to kill the
dream of the creation of the Far North West Region. Some of them are at the
forefront advocating that Misaje should be carved out and attached to Oku, Noni
and Bum to create a new Division.
Since politics is the art of inventing
an apparatus whose use is not known before hand, the appointment or election of
Central Committee members saw the entry of forgotten politicians into the
stage. Many have interpreted the act as provocative and a scheme that has
transformed Donga Mantung Division into a quiescent volcano ahead of the 2013
Municipals and Legislative Elections. Impressionist had long defined this
situation as ostracized courses. Allegations are rife that the manner at which
Yaounde elite are tousling with cars into the Division is becoming a course for
concern. The most pathetic thing is that when they last came, it is alleged
they brought in Rt. Hon. Simon Achidi Achu who came to impose a senatorial
candidate on the people of Donga Mantung Division. They play the role of
Section Presidents in defiance to party text and party recommendations that the
section President is the boss at the grass root. It is even alleged that one of
them who claims Dr. Fuh Calistus is his God-father came to Ndu and moved
directly into the field without the knowledge of local party officials, and
when he was quizzed, he said he was designated by Dr. Fuh Calistus as
Parliamentary candidate. More so, The Eye is aware that some of these Yaounde
elite(s) were heard saying that they have suffered for the party and some young
men just appeared to from no way and are becoming more popular as if the CPDM
is part of their family property.
As head of the Central Committee Campaign team
on voters registration to Donga Mantung Division Dr. Fuh Calistus left an
indelible mark when he overhauled the problems of registration in Ndu and Nwa
where he also failed woefully to reconcile the differences between elected
officials there. But since we must look into the past for the future, and that
charity begins at home and justice next door, political pundits have been
asking why he (Dr. Fuh Calistus) could not reconcile himself with his own mayor
Nkenda Simon Sunde.
No right politician would mock at those
who he needs to cajole to have votes. CPDM militants from Ako are reported to
have vowed and gnashed their teeth they had nothing and would not accept to be
humiliated. Yet Dr. Fuh Calistus Gentry is very convinced that he will win
elections in Ako from one single area (Kuta).
Whether true or not, every politician has ambitions and one of them is to
be appointed. Since it is legitimate for anyone to aspire, it would not be an
exaggeration as it is alleged; some of them have been tipped to replace Yang
Philemon at the Star Building and they need to do everything to win elections.
When judged from capability, it is clear
that for a long time Donga Mantung Division has been suffering from lack of
effective and efficient representation. Most often the wrong persons have been
preferred to represent these people. As President Biya recently announced the
birth of Greater Realization, transforming Donga Mantung Division into a
construction site would certainly be a very difficult task for Paul Biya
reasons why the people are worried. Of late, we gathered that some Donga
Mantung elite(s) in the diaspora also gathered to raise funds in order to
support the opposition parties in the upcoming local elections. Whether it is
nature’s axe or fate? Yet, the decisions they took as far as Donga Mantung
politics is concern would set a tougher ground for the 2013 elections in Donga
Mantung Division. They decried that the present state of nature has made Donga Mantung
political elite to behave like hapless lackeys because their kind of politics
never pay them off. Think of the Hon. Tamfu, Hon. Kwalar, Hon. Voh, and you
name the rest. The fluid of unawareness, inconsistency and lack of
consideration for others vein flow. Why and how such things continuously happen
in Donga Mantung Division could only be deciphered by a psychologist or perhaps
historian who in the quest to understand the state of nature in Donga Mantung
Division could help the new breed of politicians. Notwithstanding, one of these
Yaounde Elite whose name I have just forgotten took his colleagues aback when
he asked journalists to leave the meeting hall in Nkambe. If not of the timely
intervention of Rt. Hon. Achidi Achu who told the journalists to stay, the
unexpected would have happened. As if that was not enough, he reminded
journalists that they were not invited. However, what we know about him is that
he claims the position of charge de mission, whether it means what. If the work
of charge de mission is to write down minutes, then he should be given a
different tag name giving that at every gathering he always likes to play the
role of a master of ceremony (mc). So when do our charge de mission take down
minutes? That is the question many have been asking. Besides, we are aware that
this man whose name my memory cannot retain is known to be a Japanese
hand-break by nature. He even drives himself from Yaounde to Nkambe whereas those
of lower standard with cars are chauffeur driven. It is no more secret that his
ways and manners have always made others to describe likened him to the
Pharisee who being unable to enter heaven, stood at the gateway to block others.
We are yet to uncover whether such manners are masterminded to drag into the
mud the aspirations of the young dynamic politicians who they are affair of.
However this is not our main concern for now, we are not only going to enter
into the cupboards of these Yaounde old guards of the CPDM, it is a promise
that we will pull off their drawers as well to make out whether they have built
or they have destroyed. Even though public opinion holds that some did not even
developed themselves or their families, the fact that some of their brothers
and sisters are among the have-not makes shame a blissful act for a pitiful
number.
From this critical finding
psychoanalysis, what Donga Mantung is sure to benefit from Dr. Fuh Calistus
Gentry and his team of Yaounde elite is a ton load of dashed hopes and nothing
else giving that many of them who have the possibilities of providing the needs
of the population did just nothing. It is even pathetic that some of them come
to the Division driving their own cars as if to recruit just a single driver
would make other families billionaires. Some of them have proven that nobody is
better where interest is superlative. Yet many are hopefully looking at the
young ones like Dr. Tanya Vincent, Adamu Musa and other home based like Gerard
Ngala, Abdou Borno Kamfon, Ngi Christopher, Sammy Mbgatta and Backbuin David to
reverse the trends. Someone even made a remark at the Nkambe Community Hall
that if the above mentioned persons were the only militants of the CPDM in the
Division, they will move mountains. Hitherto they are always overshadowed by
the old guards who have nothing to offer.
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