By DOH JAMES SONKEY IN YAOUNDE
Boycotted by SDF Senators and Members of Parliament at the National Assembly and MRC MP, other parliamentarians from the ruling Cameroon People Democratic Movement, CPDM party majority, NUDP, UDC, National Salvation Front gathered at the Reunification Monument in Yaoundé to celebrate for the very first time in the history of the country, the date of October 1 that marks the day which Southern Cameroon united with their francophone brothers and sisters in 1961.
The brief and solemn celebration that lasted barely 20 minutes was full of symbolism as the Senate President, Marcel Niat Njifenji and the Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon Cavaye Yeguie Djibril led other Senators and MPs to pay respect to the national green, red and yellow flag with a star in the middle and the national anthem.
The apex of the celebration void of speech making was the reading by Senator Nfor Tabetando Ndiep-nso in English and Senator Genevieve Tjoues in French of what is known as the Yaounde Declaration jointly signed by the Heads of both Houses of Parliament.
According to the Yaounde Declaration, the Parliamentarians came out “to celebrate one and indivisible, a peace-loving Cameroon which says No to division, violence, terrorism and destabilization maneuvers.”
They used the Yaounde Declaration to “outrightly condemn any action aimed at destabilizing Cameroon, unreservedly support measures already taken by President Paul Biya to address concerns raised by Anglophone lawyers and teachers, express brotherly solidarity to populations of the NW and SW regions victims of the unscrupulous acts of enemies of the fatherland and peace, urge government to take all necessary measures which are needed for the rule of law to prevail and for the path of dialogue to stand strong at all times etc.”
Enters the CPDM march
Walking out of the esplanade of the Reunification Monument, Parliamentarians were met at the entrance by a huge crowd of CPDM militants from all the Divisions of the Centre Region who after converging at 20th May Boulevard marched up to the Reunification Monument carrying billboards on which were written patriotic messages for a one and indivisible Cameroon.
CPDM militants told The SUN that their mobilization was equal to the threats of secession.
Under the supervision of the Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Cameroon People Democratic Movement, the CPDM party, militants marched in demonstration of their love for their fatherland, Cameroon under the leadership of their national President, Paul Biya.