Anglophone Marginalization: Senator Mukete puts system on hold

One of the richest men in francophone Africa autographed his book on the reunification of Cameroon last Friday in Bamenda.

“When you have two children and one is constantly complaining, you must listen and resolve the problem otherwise the situation could explode one day and it will be difficult to put the pieces together” those were the remarks of Nfon Senator Victor Ei Mukete.

For him, there is no doubt that English speakers are marginalized in Cameroon. According to him, many laws are inaccessible to Cameroon’s English-speaking population because of the language barrier.

These texts are written in French only. Worse, said the paramount leader of the Bafor, some officials of Yaounde have their speech in French when on a working visit at the English-speaking society. What an aberration.

“Can an anglophone read a speech in English in Ebolowa?” Protested the oldest member of the upper house of parliament. As if to say that reading a speech in a foreign language from that of the local population is preaching in the desert.

“When I speak some interpret as saying that I advocate the division of Cameroon. No. I am for a united and indivisible Cameroon. And as Kwame Krumah said, Africa must remain united.theDamage caused to blacks by settlers are unimaginable," continued the Senator.

He spoke in the Bamenda Congress Hall, on Friday, November 27, 2015. This was during the launching ceremony of his book “My Odyssey: History Reunification of Cameroon with authentic correspondence of true artisans.”

Jude Waindim, Secretary General to the Bamenda Urban Community was of the view that Odyssey is a long and difficult journey. This is why throughout this book present and future generations have the privilege of living a monument in the history of Cameroon. The content is like an encyclopedia of history, said the Sg of Cub for whom the choice of Bamenda for the dedication of this book is a recognition of the contribution the Northwest in the perilous path of reunification Cameroon.

Good Patriot

Professor Martin Ndumu, president of the dedication ceremony, described His Majesty Nfon Victor Mukete Ei, as a pure patriot, despite the maneuvers of Dr. Endeley to want the independence of Southern Cameroons by uniting with Nigeria, English Cameroon remained the master of his conviction by advocating independence by living alongside the Republic of Cameroon (French-speaking).

Thus, Nfon Ei Victor Mukete joined John Ngu Foncha in its logic of the independence of Western Cameroon by attaching themselves in East Cameroon. Martin Ndumu, this book is a gift for Cameroon. A Cameroon where justice, equality and respect for human rights must be in order.

Unfortunately, regretted the mathematician, these precepts are not observed. The marginalization of anglophones by the French Yaounde regime took over on equality between children of the same country. The historian, Professor Victor Julius Ngo, believes that His Majesty Victor Nfon Ei Mukete had completed a great job.

However, he said, the history of Cameroon is complex and exciting so that everybody thinks they have the truth of this story. It dates back to the First World War and the division of Cameroon into two by the victors. Also in his book review, he noted that the work of Nfon Mukete shows that the English were not only involved but had played a key role in the process of reunification of the two Cameroons.

His Majesty the chief Bafaw had even met in 1952 in France with the French speaking part of Cameroon. They had set up a platform on the reunification question. Dr. Endeley, KNC leader looks for independence by joining Nigeria because his wife was a Yoruba in Nigeria.

His party gradually lost its popularity in part because Britain was not ready to integrate Southern Cameroon's independent autonomous state in its treasury and secondly, the KNDP of John Ngu Foncha was nearing obtain financing from francophone Cameroon statement as “controversial,” corresponded Soppo Priso and John Ngu Foncha.

KNC was unable to pay the hospital bill of an official in the person of George SK who was admitted in a clinic in London. The hospital stopped the treatment and SK George died. This means Britain had from the start frustrated the independence of Southern Cameroons.

Victimization

He also noted in this book that President Ahmadou Ahidjo was more concerned about the stability of French Cameroon (threatened by the guerrillas) than the reunification of the anglophone and francophone Cameroon. And when Ahidjo went to London in 1959, he held a speech in which he said: “we will negotiate equally with our brothers of Southern Cameroon.”

Unfortunately, people are momentarily upset with the independence of the French part on 1 January 1960. In September 1960, the Francophone Cameroon enters the circle of the League of Nations (Sdn).

Ahidjo implemented from 1961 to the victory of KNDP for reunification. Abubakar Awolowo receives an instruction to proceed with the dismissal of Victor Nfon Ei Mukete Nigerian parliament or he had defended alone against all the need and urgency of the independence of Southern Cameroons by attaching to its Francophone brothers.

Another controversy is raised at the tripartite of 1961 when Augustine Ngom Jua maintained that all bills introduced in the French Parliament must also be examined in the English parliament chamber before adoption.

The stunt involved retorted when the French parliament adopted laws which will be applied to the English parliament and thus to the anglophone population. And Professor Victor Julius Ngo concluded that the victimization of English was made by the English in 1960.

On his part, Prof. Ndi Anthony sees this production of 573 pages divided into 17 chapters, as a significant contribution to the understanding of history of this country. for him, history does not repeat itself, he notices that the book presents 66 artisans and their respective roles in the accomplishment of the reunification of Cameroon.adding that after 90 years, His Majesty Victor Nfon Ei Mukete still remembers things from his childhood.

Former Secretary General of Knuc (Kamerun National Congress United) reports in his book that the Victoria Road (Limbe Editor’s note) -Mamfe-Bamenda were in the unification budget. Unfortunately 54 years later, this road is still untared. For from Bamenda to Buea, one must pass through the West and Littoral. The governor Adolphe Lele lafrique Deben Tchoffo on his part sees Her Majesty Nfon Ei Victor Mukete as a blessing to our nation.

He thanked the latter for this work that enriches the knowledge of the present and future generation. “We are all son and daughters of this blessed country, Cameroon,” concluded the administrative head of the Northwest region.