News of resignation of some MPs from Parliament has gone viral on the internet today. The list included MPs like Famous Honourable WIRBA and Honourable MbAH NDAM. Their alleged resignation is said to be linked with the ongoing crises plaguing the anglophone regions of the country. Honourable Wirba has been a blazing flame as long as the struggle of the anglophones is concerned. He had even openly confronted his fellow colleagues in parliament to make the anglopgone's voices heard. Their resignation shows how determined they are to see permanent solutions reached in the problem faced by the anglophone regions of Cameroon. The gesture was applauded by the population of the NW and SW regions of Cameroon as they welcomed them in triumph.
The anglophone problem is no new story the country today as even those found in the nukes and crannies of the country have heard about it. This problem did not start of recent. It has been battled upon as a cold war for a very long time now. The problem was set to the lime light by two major factors; the peaceful demonstration of the anglophone lawyers and teachers as they requested several amendments be made in their respective domains. Through this demonstrations, a faction of the anglophone population that had the ego in them for a while now took it on them to openly evoke their plight. This gradually turned the the "lawyers and teachers" grievances into what today makes up the famous anglophone problem. It is not strange... the lawyers and teachers make up the preliminary base of every society and they are the ones who hold the fate of the country. So, the grievance translating into what presently prevails was no mistake. At first, the saddened population had only one ple...
The population of the north west and south west regions of Cameroon are out on the streets again for a round of peaceful demonstration so as to urge the government seek quick and durable solutions to the problems plaguing the aforementioned regions. The movement this time took the phase of an ancient traditional practice in the grass fields called the 'Takumbeng' movement. This is a special sacred movement manifested by women following powerful traditional norms and regulations. the Takumbeng is not very renown as it is only manifested in situations of great desperation and extremity in whatever be the case. The Takumbeng has been unleashed a couple of times in the grass fields of Cameroon as shown below; 26th May 1990, prompted by the killing of about 6citizens during a pro democratic manifestation. 1992 presidential elections, when Fru Ndi was places under house arrest, the Takumbeng surrounded the compound to prevent his formal arrest. 1998, the Takumbeng provided a safe tr...
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