By
Tetuh Mbah
Last weekend was very pre-occupying for the
opposition Social Democratic Front, SDF in Bamenda. It began with provincial
elections and National Executive Committee NEC primaries; then the G-7 meeting,
culminating in a NEC meeting. Yet, the key point was not only G-7 but
NEC/provincial elections. This was where Ni John Fru Ndi, the SDF National Chairman
openly took sides with Beatrice Annembom Munjo for the NEC position of
Communication Secretary. Also, vitriolics were emitted when the candidacy of
Diana Ambufei, outgone vice provincial chairlady was campaigned against, for
re-election.
Prior to the election
of NEC North West members to vie at the October 12-14, 2012 convention in
Bamenda, Fru Ndi openly campaigned for Beatrice Annembom Monju. He said she has
stood by the SDF for the past 20 years and even sacrificed her job at CRTV.
This was in apparent rebuke of Hon Simon Nchinda Fobi, who challenged her.
Worthy to note, that Hon Fobi at one time expressed ambitions to become SDF
chairman, an attempt Fru Ndi has never taken lightly. Meanwhile, Diana Ambufei
believes that she was elbowed by Hon Evaristus Njong not to be retained as vice
chairlady.
After the dissolution
of the North West SDF provincial executive some time in April 2011, the region
has at last picked a new executive. The new executive headed by Hon Njong
Evaristus, was elected on Thursday, August 23, 2012 at the St. Joseph Metropolitan
Cathedral hall during the provincial conference.
The unexpected news at
the conference was the election of two practicing journalists- Grace Ngwafor of
Abakwa FM radio and Chris Mbunwe who were elected provincial communication
officers and vice respectively. They beat the incumbents, Kaba Charles and one
Stalay Numfor respectively.
Other elected
officials were; Hon Esther Ngala- Treasurer and Haja Patu as vice, Balick Awah
Fidelis- Financial Secretary, Mayor Fonguh Cletus- Organizing secretary, Muluh
Gideon-Secretary among others.
The former provincial
executive was dissolved when NEC applied Art. 18.2 in April 8, 2011 when the
majority of the executive members passed a vote of not confidence on the then
provincial chairman, Kum Henry Ichu who finally decamped to the ruling CPDM
party, hence the life of the provincial SDF party activities was seen to be
threatened.
Talking to Chronicle
on the sideline of the occasion, the provincial chairman elect, Hon Njong
Evaristus vowed to regain all the parliamentary seats in his region of command.
He opined that he was going to ensure that no one rigs the election in the
upcoming twin elections come 2013.
According to Hon Njong
Evaristus, his team will draw a plan of action to ensure that each and every
body gets registered for SDF to sweep all the parliamentary seats and councils
of the region in 2013.
In the primaries into
the national executive committee (NEC), the incumbent national chairman of the
party, Ni John Fru Ndi was elected by acclamation. He contested the national
chairmanship unopposed.
The highlight of the
NEC primaries was when Annembom Monju bagged 198 votes as against 90 for Hon
Fobi Nchinda. Both of them went in for national communication officers.
Others who won the
Friday August 24 NEC primaries in the North West were Junka Jonathan- auditor,
Mayor Mangoh Jones- Education affairs, Mayor Langsi Abel- financial secretary
including Margaret Kingah, and Denis Kwaven and lot more.
The national SDF
convention has been built from October 12 to 14, 2012 after all the provincial
primaries
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