8.2 Dangles On Chantal Kambiwa For Disgracing Fru Ndi In S. Africa

By IO Fossung

Chantal Kambiwa, an SDF frontline militant in the littoral region has given-up her quest to vie for the First Vice National Chairmanship position. Kambiwa, Chronicle gathered, gave up her ambitions following allegations that she is a target of the dreaded Article 8.2. Reason? Chronicle gathered that having challenged Fru Ndi’s candidate at the 24^th Socialist International congress at Cape Town South Africa, her fate was thus sealed.

Kambiwa, had been at the fore of aspirants expecting to contest the first vice national presidency of SDF at the party’s convention next month in Bamenda. Yet, a source hinted Chronicle that her victory at the Socialist International elections had compromised her many other openings within SDF.

A source at Ntarinkon hinted Chronicle that the chairman has been crossed with the disgrace he was baptized with in South Africa recently. Chronicle further learnt that Fru Ndi is bent to crush Kambiwa, to see how she would function with the socialist international portfolio, without linking it with SDF.

A file, Chronicle gathered, is being prepared against Kambiwa, which the convention would allegedly handle. Accordingly, Fru Ndi’s supporters see the defeat of Joshua Osih, Fru Ndi’s candidate at the socialist international parley, as a ridicule to the chairman; thus an act of anti-party activity.

Cameroonians could not have been versed with this development, but not of incisive reports by Le Messager, La Nouvelle Expression and Chronicle, about what transpired in South Africa. Fru Ndi had preferred Osih Joshua as the lone SDF candidate, yet Kambiwa foxed out her way with secretariat officials and her name featured. But being more prominent within Socialist International circles, she carried the day, to the chagrin of Fru Ndi, whose candidate Osih was battered.

Meanwhile, the scenario at the upcoming SDF convention already signals a lot of manipulations. Presently, there is a hot debate as to who becomes the 1^st vice national chairman. Bamilekes have vowed that since it was Pierre Kwemo (another Bamileke who resigned) who occupied that position, it is logical that another Bamileke succeeds him.

Littoral Delegates are projecting Jean Michel Nitcheu, the Littoral regional chairman for the 1^st vice national chairman; while the West region endorsed the candidacy of Hon Foupoussi Fotso Evariste (one time communication officer of SDF). Hon Noumba Serge was disqualified in the race.

The South West region is projecting or has invested Joshua Osih for the 1^st vice presidency. It is believed that Fru Ndi would urge the massive North West delegates to back Osih. To some commentators, this could create a major split within SDF and massive resignations, should Fru Ndi want to dictate the pace, as he did in South Africa recently and was disgraced (Affair a suivre…)