Some concerned Ex-seminarians West of the Mungo have petitioned The Holy sea on the current crisis in the English-Speaking part of Cameroon.
The document which was handed to this publication by a source who informs that the authors of the petition had as goal to hand to petition IN PERSON to the Holy Father.It is our understanding that this was done some 2 months ago.We can not confirm if the said document may have ignited the invitation of the Southern Cameroons Ambazonia/Consortium United Front (SCACUF) by the Bishop of Rome,but www.alafnet.com can report with all certainty that the 22 paged document was also acknowledged received at the UNITED NATIONS head office in New York.
IT is Titled:The Political and Humanitarian situation in English-Speaking West Cameroon: Cause for Concern.
The Ex-seminarians began their petition with a quote in French from Former Pope John Paul II now Saint,(“Devant les conflits qui demeurent ou renaissent, tout le monde doit se poser honnêtement la question de leurs causes. Les injustices commises par certains régimes, concernant les droits de l’homme en général ou les revendications légitimes d’une partie de la population qui se voit refuser la participation aux responsabilités communes, déclenchent des soulèvements d’une violence regrettable, mais qui ne pourront être apaisés qu’avec le rétablissement de la justice.” Pope St. John Paul II (August 1985, Yaounde, Cameroon).
IT is Titled:The Political and Humanitarian situation in English-Speaking West Cameroon: Cause for Concern.
The Ex-seminarians began their petition with a quote in French from Former Pope John Paul II now Saint,(“Devant les conflits qui demeurent ou renaissent, tout le monde doit se poser honnêtement la question de leurs causes. Les injustices commises par certains régimes, concernant les droits de l’homme en général ou les revendications légitimes d’une partie de la population qui se voit refuser la participation aux responsabilités communes, déclenchent des soulèvements d’une violence regrettable, mais qui ne pourront être apaisés qu’avec le rétablissement de la justice.” Pope St. John Paul II (August 1985, Yaounde, Cameroon).
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| Concerned Ex-seminarians Petition THE VATICAN On The Current Crisis In English-Speaking West Cameroon |
The petition which was done in march of 2017,carries some vivid historical facts about the UNIQUE people of the former British Cameroons.It also includes personal testimonies of the regime brutality on citizens of this part of the country and it is A MUST READ.
Historical Background of the current Problem, Referendum of 20th May 1972,indiscriminate arrest, mismanagement of resource in this part of the country,Internet black in English speaking Cameroon are just a few of the items which feature amongst the issues raised .On recomendations the highlighted,the letter of the catholic Bishops of the ecclesiastical province of Bamenda to Mr Biya President of Cameroon in2016,Constructive Dialogue and the Establishment of a Roadmap,Respect for Human Rights,The Implementation of the 1996 Constitution,The All Anglophone Conferences (AAC) of 1993 and 1994,Justice for ALL ,just to name a few.
The Ex-seminarians told Pope Francis in their letter ,that the former British Cameroons has been flooded with East Cameroonians ,all working as head of government Institutions,
“Apart from the fact that Ministers, Directors General, Heads of Parastatals, Senior Divisional Officers, Heads of Law Enforcement Institutions, etc. are disproportionately Francophone, there seems to have been a conscious effort made to flood the Northwest and Southwest Regions with Francophone Heads of Service.
i. The Magistrates in these Regions are disproportionately Francophone. So are the Senior Divisional Officers, the Divisional Officers, Commissioners, and Commandants. In the educational sectors, there are increasingly Francophone principals posted to Anglophone schools. Personnel in Hospitals, Banks and Mobile Telephone Companies (even those which originate from Anglophone countries), are predominantly Francophone. And this extends to even non-expert workers in petrol stations.
ii. The situation is aggravated by the fact that these Francophone administrators are often overbearing, very arrogant and treat people as if they were second-class citizens, and have no iota of respect for the dignity of the human person.
Mismanagement of ‘West Cameroon’ Patrimony: Apart from neglect of infrastructure in the Northwest and Southwest Regions of Cameroon and the mismanagement and ruin of buoyant companies like Cameroon Bank, West Cameroon Marketing Board, WADA in Wum, West Cameroon Cooperative Movement, etc., oil revenues are alleged to be used by those in power to feed ‘the bellies’ of their allies, and to stimulate the economy in other regions. In addition, there is also great anxiety in Anglophone Cameroon that its major agro-industrial enterprises, especially the Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC) and Plantations Pamol du Cameroun Ltd (Pamol), are sold or their headquarters moved elsewhere.
The ‘Francophonisation’ of the English Educational Subsystem and the Common-Law System
The flooding of state Anglophone educational and legal institutions with French-trained and French speaking Cameroonians who understand neither our educational subsystem nor the English Common Law undermines Anglophone education and legal heritage and subverts the original intentions of the founders of the nation to build a bi-cultural nation, respecting the specificity of each region. This is the cause of the current strikes by common law lawyers and teachers.”To be continued……
By Moh Mbwam | www.alafnet.com
