Cameroon: Government considers opposition coalitions illegal
In Cameroon, Paul Atanga Nji, the Minister of Territorial Administration toughens his tone against two political movements in gestation, both engaged in the race for the coalition of opposition parties, with a view to the next presidential election.
It was yesterday, Tuesday March 12, in a press release.
These organizations are, as a result, now banned throughout the national territory.
View of Douala, economic capital of Cameroon (illustrative image).
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With our correspondent in Cameroon,
Polycarpe Essomba
In his press release, Paul Atanga Nji notes that “
two associations, the Alliance for Change (APC) for one and the Political Alliance for Transition (APT) ” for the other, are carrying out “
illegal
” activities
on the national territory.
He is also alarmed by the fact that these movements which he describes as "
clandestine
" have gone "
to prison to meet terrorists convicted of serious crimes
(...),
with the aim
, he thinks,
of establishing a political alliance
.
The minister is referring here to a recent meeting at the main prison in Yaoundé between Julius Ayuk Tabe, the self-proclaimed president of Ambazonia, and MP Jean-Michel Nintcheu.
“
Unacceptable
”
Which meeting was sanctioned by a press release from the MP, calling for the release of all people imprisoned in the context of the Anglophone crisis and the opening of a “
real dialogue
” on the issue.
“
Unacceptable
,” fumes the minister, who recalls that only legally recognized political parties can carry out political activities nationwide.
And Paul Atanga Nji to instruct the banning of any demonstration under the seal of these associations.
"
Threat
"
In response to the minister's exit, Jean Michel Nintcheu, founder of the APC, in a press release, recalled that, in the political history of Cameroon, since the beginning of the 1990s, movements of this nature have always existed.
Both in the opposition camp and that of power.
For this opponent, the exit of the Minister of Territorial Administration “
is a threat to the exercise of political rights in
Cameroon
”.
On the APT side, Olivier Bile, who is its standard-bearer, says he “
takes note
” while emphasizing “
confusions and exaggerations
” in the minister’s comments.
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