Tchiroma Calls for March to Cameroon's Presidential Palace (Etoudi)

In a statement issued this morning, Tchiroma paid tribute to those who died during Sunday’s nationwide demonstrations, calling them “martyrs of a people determined to reclaim their dignity.” He accused the Biya regime of “turning its weapons against unarmed civilians” and condemned what he called a “criminal drift by a government clinging to power.”

“We demand, without delay, an end to these acts of barbarity — the killings and arbitrary arrests. Must our country be set aflame and drenched in blood just so one man can cling to power? Tell the truth of the ballots, or we will all mobilize and march peacefully toward Etoudi to ensure the will of the people is respected,” Tchiroma declared.

His comments came just hours before the Constitutional Council is due to announce the final presidential results — a decision many observers expect to favor incumbent Paul Biya, despite mounting evidence from original polling-station PVs showing Tchiroma leading with roughly 54.8% of valid votes.

Tchiroma also warned the Council’s members directly:

“The people stand firm. We hope that the Constitutional Council will not become an enemy of the people by proclaiming results different from the truth of the polls. You have the right and the power to speak the truth, not to act as a partisan body. The responsibility for your actions and for the direction this nation takes rests squarely on your shoulders — and each of you will be answerable before international jurisdictions.”

Nationwide tension continues to escalate following Sunday’s bloody crackdown that left several protesters dead in Douala and Garoua. Reports from Cameroon Concord correspondents confirm ongoing demonstrations in Maroua, Ngaoundéré, and Bertoua, as crowds chant “Tchiroma is our President.”

As Cameroon braces for the Constitutional Council’s proclamation, the streets tell a different story: a people refusing silence, determined to reclaim the truth of the ballot box.