When things in any given situation, get to a certain point as it now seems to have reached in the stalemate between SDF members of Parliament, and the Hon. Speaker of the House, over an issue, or a crisis, so to say, which touches on the very foundation of the state, one is left with the only option of questioning the purpose, or role of Parliament, whether or not it actually deserves no right to discuss constitutional matters such as the Anglophone crisis that is even threatening the very existence of the state.

That the SDF members of Parliament and the Speaker of the National Assembly have become the principal actors, dramatizing how not to abide by the rules of democracy, such that give room for the views of others to be listened to and taken into consideration for the purpose of finding solutions in every given situation, where differences in opinions pull people apart.

The bottom line here is that there is an Anglophone problem well acknowledged by all, in which we strongly believe Parliament has a major part to play to break the stalemate. We also call to memory Hon. Wirba’s stormy and prophetic speech during one of the sessions of the House. So, if today the Speaker of the House can arrogate to himself the exclusive right to block the chances for a discussion on an issue as delicate and urgent as the present crisis in the two English Speaking regions of the country, it only portrays the mind-sets of the likes of Mr. Speaker.

The question to ask here is: Why must the Anglophone crisis become such a taboo that cannot be touched or discussed in Parliament. Or, is it such a strange and unheard-off situation that must require the intervention of angels from heaven? Certainly it is not. We are not holding brief for SDF members of the National Assembly for their move to block discussions on the floor of the House without first of all making even an attempt at looking at the current crisis.

We are only emphasizing the fact that the SDF as a political party, represented in Parliament have been using every available avenue, including Memos and Declarations, drawing the attention of those concerned, including even the very National Assembly, to what has now been generally acknowledged as an Anglophone problem. That, today they have turned themselves into those who seem to have taken the House hostage, to enable them to be heard, can only be better explained as a last resort for their untiring efforts for justice.

The obvious thing that we must not forget is that, although out of short-sightedness, the current crisis is being viewed as exclusively for Anglophones or, the SDF as political party, it is by all considerations a national crisis, a Cameroon crisis. It is the Cameroonians’ tax-payers’ money that is expended in sustaining the purchase of arms used in killing and maiming Cameroonians. It can only be seen differently from the other perspective that there is an undeclared policy that the citizens of the Anglophone regions of the country have been classified as ‘’second-class’’ citizens, who today are standing before the Throne of judgment presided by the ‘’superior’’ class of Cameroonian citizens.

We certainly know of no such status in the bond that links us together as one people from the very onset. What is obvious is that the concern and zeal with which government handled the issue of Boko Haram insurgency, sharply contrasts government’s attitude in the case of the Anglophone crisis since it sparked off more than a year ago. Government wasted no time in going the extra-mile to negotiate with the murderous group to secure the release of some French nationals. This kind of double-standards treatment of crisis situations gives room for more interpretations than should be expected.

That the Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Cavaye Yeguie Djibri, is quoted as saying that the Anglophone problem cannot be discussed in Parliament simply explains that he is in full control, ostensibly determined to frustrate every other attempts at finding a solution.

But we think what Hon. Cavaye Yeguie Djibril is working hard to achieve is to poison the minds of those who might be looking at the Anglophone crisis from a more enlightened point of view and are prepared to offer solutions.. All that can be deduced from his subjective declaration is that, he has only affirmed what critics have always described Parliament as a rubber stamp, with members who are either shy, or are scared of the legitimate role tied up with the powers that go with this role.

The same critics have been perceiving Members of Parliament as men and women who have chosen the easier role of hand-clappers, rather than Lawmakers who must look at national issues from a wider perspective.. We have already said we are not holding brief for SDF members of parliament. It certainly does not paint a good picture of our country. But we think the Hon. Speaker should step down the tension by looking at the situation more like the states-man he is known to be, and add some weight to every effort designed to resolve the current crisis engulfing the country.

It is obvious that the National Assembly which he heads, can put together the political will to  make the best out of a worst situation. All we know is that posterity is watching.