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Senatorial Elections 2023: Armed Conflict shrink Observers in NW

By Bakah Derick  Councilors in the North West Region on Sunday 12 March 2023 joined their colleagues nationwide to vote Senators for the third legislature in Cameroon. The elections that took place in all divisional headquarters according to the Minister of Territorial Administration happened in the North West with no visible national or international observers.  Photo by Universal Rights Group The absence of these observers largely caused by the ongoing armed conflict has been received with mix feelings by the opposition political.  "This really didn't mean anything to me because I don't trust them. Election is a process and most often, these observers seat and show up on the eve of elections and then run up and down on election and start making pronouncements on the credibility of the process. This is not correct. If they must observe the process, they have to be there well ahead of time to get details about the process." Vanigansen  Mochiggle Senate Vic

Senatorial Elections 2023: Armed conflict limits campaign to Bamenda

By Bakah Derick  After launching campaigns at the regional level in Bamenda, Senatorial Candidates in the Northwest Region have practically gone underground with no sign of engaging in divisional and subdivisional campaigns as is the case in other areas of the country.  The Cameroon's People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) launched their campaigns in the Bamenda congress hall on Saturday 25 February 2023. Since the launch, the aspiring senators have ramined in popular hotels in town. Sources close to the party suggest that contacts with the different councilors who constitute the electorate is being made via the mayors who are the ones frequently seen in some of the hotels.  "We cannot bring the councilors here. As you know they are far and with the conflict we cannot risk their lives by asking them to come here. We are talking to them from a distance and we are sure they will vote for us." An aspiring Senator said  During the launch of campaigns,

Senatorial Elections 2023: SDF launches campaign in opposition camp

By Bakah Derick  The Social Democratic Front (SDF) has launched campaigns in the Northwest region ahead of the March 12, 2023 Senatorial elections. The political party representives met with the media and potential voters to present their manifesto in Bamenda on Thursday 2 March 2023.  Senator Ajuoh Ngam Honore speaking at SDF campaign launch in Bamenda According to the list leader Vanigansen Mochiggle, they have been in the senate and have the experience required to push for the development of Cameroon.  Senator Ngam Honore insisted that as a representives of the people, they have been working to monitor government action and enact laws for the betterment of Cameroon.  The new comers Bunyui Emmanuel, Mafogho Inusa and Amboufei Diana didn't have the luxury to talk about their records unlike Buh Sule of Menchum and Ajuoh Ngam Honore of Boyo who enumerated some of their achievements in the ending mandate including support for local projects like water and elec

Senatorial Elections 2023: First candidate declares in North West

By Bakah Derick  The first candidacy for the March 12 2023 Senatorial elections in the North West Region has been announced. 46 years old Chima Ernest of the Cameroon People Democratic Movement (CPDM) made public his intention to run for Senate during a press briefing in Bamenda on Sunday 15 January 2023.  Chima Ernest, Mezam Aspirant for Senate   "As you know, the Head of State H.E. President Paul Biya and guarantor of the constitution, on Friday January 13, 2023 convened the electorate for the senatorial elections. I find it incumbent  as Chima Ernest after so much reflection and in response to people across the board, I feel humbled to declare my candidature to serve the people in particular and the North West Region in Mezam Division general as Senator in the next mandate of elected senators." Chima Ernest told www.hilltopvoices.com  The promoter of Chima International company also involved in waste management told the press that just as he has been engaging t