The North West Region stands out
in Cameroon. Its people constantly and persistently clamour for their rights.
North Westerner would hardly compromise their rights for anything else.
Nevertheless, they are noted for their hospitality, collaboration and peaceful
coexistence. They are development oriented and administrators that have tried
to toy with their rights have very sad stories to tell. The people would always
bond together to ward off strangers for their collective interest. This
solidarity is gradually being eroded by some individuals who out of frustration
are conniving with unscrupulous administrators and hoodlums to compromise the
wellbeing of the North West
population.
CAMCCUL network is
and remains the life wire of the people of the NW in particular and most
Cameroonians in general. Reason why Abakar Ahamat, former NW governor faced
heavy criticism when he suspended the activities of CAMCCUL and its affiliates.
Although the supervisory ministries of CAMCCUL rushed in to salvage the
situation, Abakar Ahamat and his cronies were put to shame and ridicule. The
unexpected news is the fact that Abakar Ahamat acted with disguised support
from some Northwesterners who since then, instead of hiding in shame are
multiplying intrigues to destabilize CAMCCUL for their selfish aims. Chronicle has
taken the pains to identify some of these enemies of the NW and the reasons
behind their nefarious acts. Leaders of this group are Mochiggle Vanigansen,
SDF Shadow Cabinet Minister for Press and Information, Judith Awondo Lum
Tamukong, Coordinator of WA Cameroon who doubles as Ntarikon Cooperative Credit
Union Deputy President and Awah Cletus Fobuzi, alias AC Risky, of the AC Risky
Group. This trio consist the front liners, yet Chronicle is abundantly aware
that they are merely birds dancing in the middle of the road with their
drummers in nearby bushes. They are being used because they have become
frustrated and thus very gullible, especially at the mention of money as
reward.
To facilitate analysis we begin
by defining our terms. Frustration is defined here as the feeling of being
upset or annoyed, especially because of the inability to change or achieve
something. Crime is an action or omission that constitutes an offense that may
be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law. Awah Cletus Fobuzi alias
AC Risky was picked up by gendarmes on July 3, 2012 while Mochiggle and Awondo
Judith wiggled through the dragnet. It is alleged that the trio had hired more
than two scores of blood thirsty hoodlums to disrupt the 44th Annual
General Meeting of CAMCCUL that held in AZAM Hotel Bamenda on June 30, 2012.
Unconfirmed reports hold that AC Risky was picked up on more than two counts.
It is alleged that he was arrested for financial impropriety and duplicity.
Althouh released on bail on caution, news made rounds that he was picked for
not paying back Njangi money that he ‘chopped.’ The veracity of the story is of
no importance. What matters is the part played by AC Risky, Mochiggle and
Awondo Judith in the recent past to disrupt public order. The CAMCCUL saga has
exposed them as the real enemies of the NW.
Howard Scott defined a criminal
as a person with predatory instincts who has not sufficient capital to form a
corporation, while David Abrahansen stated that frustration is the wet nurse of
violence. There is no gainsaying that Awah Cletus, Mochiggle Vanigansen and
Awondo Judith are frustrated because of their inability to succeed where others
have and have resorted to violence to purge themselves of their emotions.
Sophocles opined that, “All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he
knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.” Yet
Mochiggle, Awah Cletus and Judith Awondo glide from one ignominy to another
with neither shame nor remorse. Birds of a feather flock together. Mochiggle,
Awondo Judith and AC Risky have a common denominator which is poverty and
frustration. After the suspension of the activities of CAMCCUL by Abakar
Ahamat, John Fru Ndi, SDF chieftain attended the AGM of Azire Cooperative
Credit Union and unwittingly led the cat out of the bag by alluding that he and
some SDF cronies were behind the governor’s action. His ranting that poured
invectives on Musa Shey Nfor, CAMCCUL President and some North West CPDM
ministers attracted the wrath of the press, the teachers that he insulted and
the Civil Society. In order to exonerate Fru Ndi, Mochiggle organised a press
briefing on March 6, 2012 where he instead further implicated the SDF in the
CAMCCUL saga. It was same Mochiggle that was spotted on June 30, 2012 in the
company of Awondo Judith and hoodlums carrying placards that wanted to disrupt
the CAMCCUL meeting at AZAM hotel. What is the cause of the frustration of
Mochiggle, AC Risky and Awondo Judith?
According to Aristotle, poverty
is the parent of revolution and crime. Mochiggle, Awah Cletus and Awondo Judith
are wallowing in poverty and feel strongly that they can become rich by
toppling the present management of CAMCCUL and replacing it with their lackeys
to obtain free loans and annulled their financial delinquency in the credit
unions. This action is not strange because when life demands more of people than they demand of life - as is ordinarily
the case - what results is a resentment of life almost as deep-seated as the
fear of death. The trio are oblivious that life is not an easy
matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and
cynicism unless you have before you a great idea which raises you above
personal misery, above weakness, above all kinds of perfidy and baseness. The
trio want to reap where they did not sow.
Mochiggle Vanigansen
Mochiggle can easily pass for a gentleman, yet
his acts are not gentlemanly. This trained communicator was part of the
founding of the CPDM in Bamenda in 1985 as he was part of the organisation. He
executed some public contacts thereafter and unable to obtain payment jumped
into the SDF. He tried his hands in business by exporting fresh garlic and
ginger, yet the business collapsed for lack of adequate funds and managerial
skills. His first attempt to enter parliament flopped when after winning
primaries, his constituency was fractioned leaving him with no constituency.
Mochiggle became frustrated and repudiated all his gentlemanly behaviour. Those
who wanted to topple the CAMCCUL hierarchy found an easy ally in him as he
became a schemer.
Awah Cletus Fobuzi
A fool and his money soon parts. AC Risky, an
upstart barber photographer turned businessman sprang to prominence through
MTN. His short-lived prominence was a product of duplicity as he outsmarted his
unsuspecting closest business partners. His purported wealth went into his head
and he became arrogant, challenging even his elders in business and his fathers
back home. Instead of seeking the blessings of his fon and his elite, he
insulted them. He became a tax evader, yet blamed everybody for his economic
demise and backstabbed everybody. Unable to compete fairly in business, he
found solace in recruiting hoodlums to disrupt successful ventures. When
Minister Atanga Nji held a CPDM meeting in the Bamenda congress hall, AC Risky
rallied youths in Chomba and shared FCFA 500 to deter them from attending. He
multiplied intrigues, holding illegal meetings with ruffians in old town
Bamenda that were ever ready to disrupt meaningful venture that were not of his
interest. He wants to boost his fast declining popularity through criminal
activities. While taxation officers have vowed to close his businesses for
accrued dues, law enforcement officers are keeping a prying eye on him.
Awondo Judith
This trained biology teacher is a
bunch of contradiction. Dissent is her stock in trade. She is Coordinator of
Women in Action against Gender Based Violence (WA Cameroon), and vice president
of Ntarikon Cooperative Credit Union. It is highly alleged that she is being
manipulated by the President of Azire Cooperative Credit Union, Bih Judith to
stir trouble in CAMCCUL and pave her way to be elected as CAMCCUL president.
Awondo has always wanted to rise to the top and sees a golden opportunity in
the CAMCCUL crises.
Their collective efforts to
disrupt CAMCCUL flopped. The unwavering arm of the law should fall on them as
criminals should be punished and not fed pastries. Chronicle promises to
revisit this trio and expose the politicians behind them. Our next is the shady
deal between the SDF and Azire Cooperative Credit Union that has given out is
building to host the SDF Secretariat. Manawa is preparing its venom for another
sting, so be aware.
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