With the collapse of moves towards establishing consensus lists in Fako as the best way to approach the re-organisation exercise that has been launched in the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement CPDM, the proliferation of ambitious candidates has been described by some aspirants as protection of self interest that might lead to the undoing of the party itself. This is the view of Chief Kombe Richard Ndike - Mayiba Ma Njako of Mondoni.
He explained that the lack of readiness to accept a consensus in Fako IV was partly explained by the over confidence of some ambitious individuals who are poised to pursue their personal ambitions to the very end.
This set up has lead to an extreme dichotomy in CPDM politics in Fako IV. While some people think that a consensus is
the best way to put a strong team which can withstand the challenges, others are poised to pursue their interests. Chief Kombe Richard Ndike, himself an aspirant to the post of Section President for Fako IV in a press chat recently explained that some want to become mayor, others want to
become President among many other things. He however stated that "if there is consensus, no matter the
situation after re-organisation, if the population find you competent for the
post of Mayor, they will support you. But we have discovered that some people
only want to hold to the strength of the Section so that they can implant
themselves in these positions when the time comes. They
don’t want to go into consensus. Each individual wants to implant himself in
the party and into specific positions for very selfish reasons. If the Section
gives me an opportunity to become the President I will give the council to the
one I feel is the most competent person to represent this community. Among
ourselves we know those who are competent and those who aren’t. I am already in
the consensus list of Dr. Tchana and we are working together as a team. It is a
strong team with very competent people and if they give me the confidence then
I still remain the Head of our list."
The idea behind consensus he said was to protect
the image of the Fako man and to guarantee a real representation of the party
here in Fako IV. "But as stubborn as some people can be , they decided not to
obey the instructions of elites. There is however a local saying that the shoulders can
never go above the head. They should be careful."
Chief Kombe Richard Ndike explained that with the party in Fako IV almost in a dead end due to poor
management of the previous executive, there was every need for people to work in joint ranks. "This behaviour caused us to lose the council. The
other party manning it is presently putting a strong grip on this community and
we should be very careful with what we are doing and the way we do it.
Something needs to be done to ensure that we regain the grip on our community.
It is not an easy task for whoever will be the Section President."
Harping on the effect of division he said it made the CPDM to lose elections last time and condemned the fact that the same division was being instituted again. "Selfishness will take the
party no where."
This reporter also caught up with Ekema Mwambo Martin another member of the CPDM Party in Fako IV. Someone
who
started with the party in the Youth wing as the Branch Secretary when
there was just one
section representing the whole of Fako. From there he moved on to Fako
IV after the CPDM Division and became the Sub Section Secretary of one
of the Sub-Sections in Mutengene called Buenga North. He later on moved
up to the Section
where he is presently the Vice Secretary of Fako IV Section.
This aspirant to the post of President of President
for Fako IV intentions in the following manner; "if elected President of
Fako IV I will bring the
party back to the status it occupied in the 1980s and mid 1990s before
multi
party politics. During this period there was some sort of discipline in
the
party. There were no adventurers and the CPDM followed a particular
trend. You
don’t need to come in when you have not climbed the ladder. With the
beginning
of multi party politics there was disarray in the party and that’s when
adventurers came in not only in the CPDM but in all political parties."
The only way to bring the party back to its feet he explained is to stick to its constitution and
by-laws which states in part that each Sub-Section must have Sub-Section
Conferences which were lacking all this while. The Sections he said are also supposed
to have Section Conferences. "All of these were not implemented within the last
12 or 15 years during the reign of Kumbe and Eteki. Those political programmes
were absent so I will like that if I am elected President I will institute
those committees and programmes that are in the constitution of the party."
On how this could help the CPDM to bounce back in Fako IV he said "If you do
this,you will draw the data base of the party. Every month, you will know
that either one or two extra members have joined the party. So the executives
of the Sub-sections, the Branches and the cells will all follow suite. As such
at each and every minute you will know what activity they are carrying out.
That’s how we plan to build up the party."
On the existence of too many lists and on the tendency for it to divide the party, he fired back stating that "it’s not a division but rather helps to bring in a more democratic atmosphere within the party. The lists cannot divide
the party. There is the issue of eligibility and that is what
counts. If there are a hundred of them and they are not legible it cannot go
through."
While insisting that consensus was not the solution to the problems in Fako IV he went ahead to explain that Jean Kuete’s circular was simply intended to
flush out adventurers from the party. "This is because you find people who came
into the party and ascended to the position of parliamentarians when they have
never been the member of any basic organ. If you have never been the member of
any basic organ I cannot see how you can just parachute yourself and become a
Section President or a Parliamentarian. By doing this, you defy the policies of
the party and if you stand for elections you should be charged for deceit."
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