Cameroon: Cardinal Tumi calls on President Biya to quit

Cardinal Christian Tumi. the former Archbishop of Douala, 85 who retired in 2009 has made a clarion call to President Paul Biya to step down from office. The much respected Cardinal said at 83, President Biya should ask the political bureau of the ruling CPDM party to nominate someone else to take over. 

Since last month,senior government officials and prominent elite deep within the ruling class have been clamoring for President Biya to continue as head of state. Some Biya acolytes have even gone further suggesting that he changes the constitution and demanding early presidential election legally scheduled for 2018.

Asked by the pan African newspaper, Jeune Afrique why the Cardinal was against Biya's candidacy? Cardinal Tumi revealed that: "I am not against the candidacy of the head of state, but you see, we have almost the same age, and that age regardless endurance or physical strength, we are weakened. When one is old, he may be good to play an advisory role. But we can no longer run such a young and complex country".