UDP Launches Campaigns in the N.W Region, Likens SDF MPs to Film Actors

UDP Launches Campaigns in the N.W Region, Likens SDF MPs to Film Actors

In the build up to the upcoming municipal and legislative elections scheduled for February 9 2020, the United Democratic Party (UDP) has said it will take part in the exercise. The declaration was made in Bamenda by the party's national chairman on Saturday January 25th 2020 during a ceremony to officially launch campaigns.

Bochong El Hadj Lawan Bako presented UDP as the people's alternative political party promoting justice for all and acting as voice of the voiceless.  He castigated the Social Democratic Front (SDF), an opposition party also taking part in the exercise for failing to deliver. Hear him, "We remember that the electorate advised these MPs to stay away from the parliamentary sessions in Yaounde as a measure to let the Yaounde authorities end the marginalisation of  Anglophobes in the face of the ongoing sociopolitical crisis rocking the North West and South West regions but regrettably, the SDF MPs snubbed the electorate and chose to become choristers as they went singing, beating drums, blowing whistles and dancing in parliament like film actors"

Bochong El Hadj Lawan Bako, UDP National Chairman

For reasons best known to the party, it shall go in only for the parliamentary seats. As such, the various candidates to represent the party within the divisions (constituencies) were presented to the public though as advanced by the party's chairman, for security reasons and inaccessibility, not all were present. The party during the event appealed to all and sundry to vote for her candidates. "Vote for the UDP legislative candidates on February 9 2020 who are playing politics of development with human face" said a party official.

El Hadj Lawan Bako, UDP's national chairman used the ceremony to present a balance sheet of the party's achievements and its vision for the republic especially the electorate of the North West Region. He disclosed that his party has said times without number that the government of Cameroon should give a special quota to the anglophone community because the former regime gave them 20% and the UDP want it increased to 30 or 40% so that Anglophones will never cry of marginalization because they will be protected by the constitution and the law in recruitments, appointments and development projects.

Some UDP Aspirants for Parliament

In terms of realisations, Bako said the UDP has constructed pit toilets in many areas for hygiene and sanitation. The UDP has given out farm tools to women, medicines and drugs to internally displaced persons especially the disabled. The party intends to continue as such especially when its inclusive legislative list of 8 women, 7 youths and eminent Hausa-Fulani personalities is voted into parliament.

As the countdown to the February 9th municipal and legislative elections narrows, it is hoped the North West region like the rest of the country will be gripped by the election fever despite calls by proponents of Ambazonia independence for the exercise to be completely boycotted and inhumane measures like kidnappings, threats, burnings and even killings are being used to enforce the call. The politicians too have maintained their firm stance that the exercise must go on.