Since Paris, through a video that has gone viral for more than two months on social networks, including Facebook, Cameroonian opposition leader Maurice Kamto called on young Cameroonians to follow the example of “Senegalese patriots”. “I say to the Cameroonian people who are watching us from the country: if we miss 2025, it will be the fault of the Cameroonian people”, he warned. For him, the Sénégal has obtained the alternation thanks to the continuous commitment of its people throughout the year 2023, at the cost of more than 50 deaths. “Exige that the people respect the law. We demand only this: respect for the laws which they themselves voted in the National Assembly”, he said. Before the election of Bassirou Diomaye Faye, led by Ousmane Sonko and the Pastef party, the demonstrations in Senegal had cost the lives of at least 83 people. Maurice Kamto came second in the 2018 presidential election and saw his candidacy for the vote of 12 October next rejected by Elections Cameroon (Elecam), the body in charge of the organization of elections, due to a “pluralité d’investiture” within his party, le Manidem. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Faced with this exclusion, the opponent lodged on Monday an appeal before the Conseil constitutionnel to contest his disqualification and defend his right to present himself to the power in place, directed for more than 40 years by Paul Biya. I’m going to go to the hospital.
Maurice Kamto urges Cameroonian youth to follow the example of Senegal
