G-7 Gives Birth To Republican Trio (Pact); Work Towards Fusion Into One

Why Ayah Paul & Kah Walla Out; Fru Ndi Tak Sides With CPDM

By Musa Isa

G-7, a platform of seven opposition leaders/parties created to outwit the CPDM of Paul Biya has now been reduced to three. A new front called “Pact Republican”, came to the limelight last week in Yaounde . It is made-up of Adamu Ndam Njoya of CDU, Ben Muna of APF and Jean Didier Momo. Yet, PAP’s Ayah Paul and CPP’s Kah Walla, who had been on same platform were suddenly kicked-out. SDF’s Ni John Fru Ndi’s termination, was inevitable given his open prostitution with the ruling CPDM of Paul Biya.

The trio- Ndam Njoya, Ben Muna and Jean Dider Momo, would thus work together and cooperate on issues of elections. Chronicle gathered that these 3 parties may even work towards a fusion in the days ahead.

The fear that the new ‘Pact Republican’ may be infiltrated by the CPDM was brought to bare. A few days after Chronicle learnt that Jean Didier Momo had received a telephone message urging him not to waste his time with Ndam Njoya and Ben Muna. The message, Chronicle learnt had since been dismissed by the trio on grounds that it indicated panic within CPDM ranks.

Already suspicion looms that Hon Ayah Paul and Edith Kah Walla had been cowed by such CPDM messaged not to link-up. Chronicle gathered that even before the pact was reached, one of the members warned against CPDM’s infiltration.

Reacting to the creation of the ‘Pact Republicain’, Ben Muna told Chronicle that he was quite comfortable with the new set-up. He boasted that CPDM is afraid of any movement that groups himself (Ben Muna), Ndam Njoya and Momo. He opined that if Jean Didier  Momo had received a text message, there are no doubts that such could have been sent to Kah Walla and Ayah Paul to dissuade them.

Ben Muna further confided in Chronicle that when G-7 was hatched in Foumban, a secretariat was earmarked. He said the new Republican trio would forge ahead and meet once a month. He said other bodies attached to it would be created, so that the cooperation be different like what entailed with G-7.

Chronicle learnt that Pact Republicain would work together in the upcoming elections. Accordingly, should APF put up a candidate in Momo division (its stronghold), CDU would back that candidate. Implicitly, APF would not put up a candidate during the upcoming municipal/legislative elections in areas pinpointed as traditional strongholds of Ndam Njoya or Jean Didier Momo.