By Fai Cassian Ndi
Prime Minister Philemon Yang met
CPDM councilors of Donga Mantung in strict intimacy as part of the campaign
strategy to woo voters to respect party discipline. The meeting that took place
at the Nkambe Community Hall on April 7, 2013 brought together CPDM councilors
of Nwa, Misaje and Ako council respectively. Also present during the meeting
were some three councilors who decamped from the Nkambe council to join the
CPDM. Philemon Yang who was flanked by some members of the CPDM senatorial
campaign team among them Regina Mundi, Ghoghomu Paul, Fon Teche Njei, Akwa
Patrick, Prof. Lantum and others. It is
alleged that during the meeting Prime Minister Philemon Yang told CPDM councilors
to vote with their free consciences. Yet Philemon Yang reminded them that on
April 14, all CPDM councilors in Donga Mantung should vote along party lines.
According to what we gathered one
of the key speakers Regina Mundi told CPDM councilors that the senatorial
election will give them the opportunity portray their trust in the CPDM. Regina
Mundi, CPDM Vice campaign team leader urged councilors to remain loyal to the
ideals of the new deal of President Biya because it is their votes that will
determine the future of the party. She said North West senatorial candidates
were selected based on their aptitudes and that the councilors should avoid to
fall into the dirty traps of the SDF.
Speaking to the over 90 Cpdm
councilors gathered at the Nkambe Community hall after the departure of the
Prime Minister Dr Fuh Calistus Gentry, Divisional Campaign Team leader for
Donga Mantung, said Donga Mantung councilors occupied a central place in the
political life of the Region, reason why the Prime Minister took upon himself
to personally come and see them. He stressed that the financial support brought
along by the P.M was proof that President Paul Biya and the
Central Committee relied on the efforts and votes of Donga Mantung councilors
to win a comfortable majority. He told them that the SDF was becoming a thing
of the past in Donga Mantung and that the Cpdm would give Ni John Fru Ndi and
his SDF a run for their money during this senatorial in the Division. On his
part, MP for Nwa, Hon, Genesis Mbucksek expressed surprise that the Sdf that
had all along claimed it was a transparent party is today going round and
proposing financial benefits to Cpdm councilors to vote the SDF list.
Dr. Calistus used the opportunity
to present to the electorate and party officials the cpdm senatorial candidate
for Donga Mantung. Here is the Profile of Prof. Jikong Stephen Yeriwa, the CDPM
Senatorial Candidate for Donga Mantung Division as presented by Dr. Fuh
Calistus
Prof. Jikong Stephen is the
senatorial candidate representing the interest of Donga Mantung Division on the
list headed by Rt. Hon. Achidi Achu. Prof. Jikong Stephen was born on February
2, 1945 in Jator village. He attended the Cameroon Baptist Mission Primary
School in Mbem village Nwa from 1953-1960 where he obtained the First School
Leaving Certificate. He then proceeded to the Cameroon Protestant College-CPC
Bali from 1961 to 1965, where he obtained the Ordinary Level London General
Certificate of Education. Thereafter, Jikong Stephen was recruited to teach
English language in Government Secondary School Bangante where he taught from
1965 to 1969. Within this period, he studied at home and later in 1969 he
obtained the Advanced level in three papers. Jikong Stephen registered in the
Federal University of Cameroon in 1969 where he studied combined English and
French and in 1973 he obtained a postgraduate diploma in English. He was then
recruited to teach English at the Federal University where besides teaching
English, he also taught French Sociolingistics and Communication while pursuing studies until he obtained the
“Doctorat du 3eme Cycle” in 1979. Jikong later obtained the “Doctorat d’Etat es
letters” in 1995. He taught and supervised students at under graduate and post
graduate levels until 2011 when he was retired. It should be recalled that
Jikong Stephen Yeriwa is also a traditional ruler. He is the fon of Jator
village.
Political activities of Prof. Jikong Stephen
From 1971 to 1973, he was the
President of the association of the Students of the Faculty of Letters ad
Social Sciences, representing students in the Board if Directors of the Federal
University of Cameroon. In 1971, he joined the CNU Party until 1985. From
November 15, 1985 the date of creation of the Cameroon People’s Democratic
Movement, Jikong Stephen has remained a faithful militant. In 1992, he was
appointed “Charge de Missions” for the Central Committee to the North West
Province and at the same time “Charge de Missions” to Donga Mantung Division. In
short, he has been participating in all the missions of the CPDM to the North
West Region and particularly Donga Mantung Division. On September 15, 2011,
Prof. Jikong was voted as Member of the Central Committee of the CPDM.
Yang Snobs Traditional Rulers
Traditional rulers who travelled from Ako,
Misaje and Nwa to receive the Prime Minister left Nkambe yesterday more
confused than when they were going. There was nervousness at the Nkambe Fons
palace when the over 40 traditional rulers got information that due to tide
schedule, Prime Minister Philemon Yang has already left Nkambe after the
meeting with councilors. One traditional ruler from Ako told this reporter that
it is unfortunate that the Prime Minister has always dribbled them. “It is
really an unfortunate situation. In fact we the traditional rulers are
disappointed”, he said. Even though it is alleged Yang sent a package to the
fons to calm flaring tempers, yet we gathered that the fons are aghast.The fons are even angry that PM Yang dolled out 100.000 FCFA to each councilors whereas they (fons) were sent chicken feed as transport back to their villages after spending two days in Nkambe.
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