Paul Biya should intervene to solve FECAFOOT problems- Fomunyoh

Christopher Fomunyoh was on the screens of television Stv Thursday night (17 December 2015, to discuss the crisis of Cameroonian football.

The head of the African American organization National Democratic Institute (NDI) was not very enthusiastic.

The guest of the show said he was shocked by images on the screen showing Benoît Assou-Ekotto and teammate Benjamin Moukandjo at loggerheads.

Dr Fomunyoh insisted that “every player should consider himself the standard-bearer, the ambassador par excellence of our football.”

He preferred to remember the good old days when the student did not miss football matches and enjoyed the exploits of former glories. Unfortunately a bygone era and which according to him has given way to chaos.

“The harmony we saw at the time of Mvé Emmanuel, Emmanuel Kundé, no longer exists. This is what contributes to this confusion around our football. Starting with the players at the stadium to FECAFOOT, the Standards Committee, to the judgments of the National Olympic Committee,and even the minister’s statement. Football is what remains internationally!"

To remedy this situation, the specialist on governance issues, advocates the intervention by the highest authority of the Republic, Paul Biya.

“The state should intervene at the highest level. The intervention of the Minister is not enough. The level where the crisis is,in my opinion, far beyond the competence of a single minister. I am very annoyed. Nonetheless, I think that the President of the Republic should not be involved in problems refering to football. But on the other hand, when you have an executive member, member of the government that makes a statement which contradicts a court, you already have a conflict of jurisdiction which questions some institutions of the Republic, the notion of separation power and the rule of law. We must handle it fast!"

He added that if he was the Minister of Justice, he would create an environment in which everyone respects the law.

“Where the Minister is not reluctant to make a statement that contradicts a court”, said Dr Christopher Fomunyoh, referring to the Bidoung Mkpatt case.