Kumba-Cameroon: SDF Mayors defy SDO’s orders, boycott unity march

The three Social Democratic Front (SDF) Mayors of Kumba, May 19 defied the orders of the Senior Divisional Officer(SDO) of Meme, Chamberlin Ntou’ou Ndong, and boycotted a unity march which was organised in the metropolis to tell the  international community that the country is one and indivisible and that its citizens are living in peace, tranquillity and harmony.

In prelude to the unity march, the SDO told reporters that if the Mayors failed to partake in the unity march and the May 20^th celebrations, he was going to take drastic actions against them.

Despite the administrator’s threat of sanction, the three Mayors failed to take part in the unity march, but they, however, showed up at the Grandstand on May 20^th dressed in their mourning attire, according to the prescription of the party.
The SDF National Chairman, Ni John Fru Ndi, had in a two-page communiqué called on all the militants of the party to boycott the May 20^th celebrations.

According to the SDF chieftain, the party’s National Day boycott was going to be a strong protest against the State.

Fru Ndi had stated that Mr. Biya’s inability to provide simple solutions to pertinent problems posed by respective trade-unions and associations and his unwillingness to provide Cameroonians with an inclusive Electoral Code and general government inertia were at the core of the socio-political crises rocking the country.

“The on-going crisis which may result to a blank academic year for our children is an important part of our nation’s fundamental questions, our Government’s ability to inclusively and democratically guarantee social cohesion and our national unity is a cause for concern,” Fru Ndi had said.

He further stated that the party has called on President Biya to engage in genuine and inclusive dialogue in order to settle the many fundamental problems plaguing the nation.

 “As such, we are therefore taking a stand not to participate in the upcoming celebrations of our highly endangered national unity. This is in strong protest against the current decaying state of our nation,” Fru Ndi added.

Meanwhile, he told his party militants that the 27^th Anniversary of the party on May 26 will be celebrated without any feasting. “This will be in remembrance of all those who have lost their lives and in communion with all those unjustly locked-up by the Government.”