The ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) has carried its campaign message to the North West Region. The party's officials and militants were in Bamenda last Saturday January 25 2020 to launch campaigns for the February 9 municipal and legislative elections. The main message echoed to the militants to carry to the electorate was that of decentralisation and special statues
Philemon Yang, the CPDM campaign team manager for the NW region explained that through effective decentralisation, the councils will be more powerful, they will have more responsibilities as they'll recruit and manage certain types of personnel and will have more money from the national budget. He added that there will be a completely new situation now because there will be three levels of clearly defined governments; in Yaoundé, in the region and at the level of the municipal council.
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| Party Barons at Rally Ground |
The CPDM delegation of ministers, senators, members of parliament and other party bigwigs together with militants and sympathisers that attended the launching ceremony were tasked to explain the provisions of the special statues granted the two English speaking regions to the electorate. The team leader in his campaign message told his comrades and the public at large that president Paul Biya has graciously granted the special statues because he is concerned about the two regions and to him, the process of nation building requires determination and courage but especially patience. "We are campaigning for the candidates of the CPDM because we all share the hopes, ambitions, aspirations and dreams of the CPDM, the key defender of peace, economic development, stability, democracy and national unity" said Philemon Yang.
Other campaign modalities most especially financing and media strategy were also clearly spelt out. The party plans to use newspapers, radio and TV stations plus social media to persuasively disseminate its campaign message to voters most especially in local languages.
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| Militants & Sympathizers |
In the past three years, there have been killings, kidnappings and threats of all kind in the region reason why concerning the security of candidates, voters and the entire electoral exercise, assurances were given that all necessary measures have been put in place to ensure their safety. On the importance of the twin elections to the development of the region, Philemon Yang revealed that the government has decided to invest 47 billion Francs in many projects in the NW, the African Development bank has already disbursed 160 billion for the the ring road and the World Bank has also made money available for the Babadjou-Bamenda road.
After the February 9 rendezvous, two other elections will also take place in accordance with the special statues that will see the divisions sending 7 elected members to Bamenda for the House of Divisional Representatives and the whole region will send 20 elected traditional leaders to form the House of Chiefs. At the close of the rally, campaign materials like the party's manifesto were distributed. With the successful launching of campaigns in the region, divisional and sub divisional teams will in the days ahead be penetrating the hinterlands to spread the party's campaign message.
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| Philemon Yang, Campaign Team Manager |
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