By Noela EBOB BISONG
The spokesperson for opposition political figure, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, remowned legal figure, Barr Alice Nkom has castigated the ‘dictatorship’ which she maintains currently reigns in Cameroon. According to the legal Mind, the ill by which the current regime functions, has not only stalled the development of Cameroon but has kept citizens in abject poverty, while a select few flourish.
“A dictatorship is a country where all power is seized by a small group of individuals….no one defends a dictatorship out of love for their country. They defend it for their own personal gain”, Nkom states.
The residence of Barrister Alice Nkom was reportedly placed under police surveillance, shortly after her appointment as Spokesperson of Issa Tchiroma Bakary.
The SUN learnt that an unusually large deployment of security forces surrounded for several hours, though no public statement was issued by authorities in line with the move.
Recall that Alice Nkom has been an ardent Human Rights Defender over the years. Her affiliation with Tchiroma, who continues to claim victory in the October 12 Presidential election, will no doubt attract attention from the powers that be.
Her appointment follows the resignation of the previous Spokesperson for Issa Tchiroma’s Cameroon National Salvation Front FSNC party, Jean Moïse Mbog from the political party recently.
In a statement addresed to Issa Tchiroma Bakary last October 29, Mbog wrote that a number of incompatibilities had emerged between how the FSNC was being managed and his personal convictions. Citing that his political engagement respects Republican laws, public order and the welfare of Cameroonian citizens, he maintained that Tchiroma’s political project no longer reflected such values.
A number of citizens took to the streets for a couple of days in violent protests claiming the victory of candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary in the 2025 Presidential election. Close to 40 deaths, over 2000 detentions, destruction of properties have been the outcome, while Paul Biya, who has been in power for 43 years, secured another seven-year mandate.