Paul Njie

Do we have any idea why now is the time that they want to look into having a vice president? It comes at a time when there are concerns over Cameroon's succession plan. Off the back of those concerns are fears of possible political instability when the president is no longer in power.

That's primarily because many analysts feel that the elite might want to scramble for power at a time when there is no clear constitutional successor, which might mean that if the president of the republic leaves power due to perhaps incapacity, perhaps vacancy or death, then there might be a struggle among those who are still in place to want to cling to power.

But now with the decision to introduce the post of vice president, it would mean that that is the person who is going to take over power when the president is no longer there. Now the vice president will stay in place, finish the mandate and then organize elections. But then the opposition are also criticizing this policy because they believe that the vice president needed to have been elected first.

with the president are not appointed. And they fear that giving an unelected official a constitutional mandate to lead the nation might not be a legitimate thing to do. And that's why many people are very critical of the move, saying that it was done with little or no consultation with the opposition and civil society. And one senator from the ruling party even said that the process was

That's right. For most people in Cameroon, Paul Biya is the only president they've known. I, for one, have only known of Paul Biya. I only heard of President Amadu Ahijo and read of him in history books. The country is made up of mostly young people. So Paul Biya really is some sort of an incarnation of Cameroon, if I could put it in those words. And so people tend to...

attribute or refer Cameroon to Paul Beer. So Paul Beer is synonymous with Cameroon. And, you know, people now are starting to feel that, well, what would become of this country if the man who incarnated the state institutions is no longer there? It's true the opposition say that there will always be continuity, but it's really going to be some sort of a

että ihmiset haluaisivat ymmärtää, mitä Cameroon tulevaisuudessa olisi. Ollaanko olemassa rauhassa? Ollaanko rauhassa? Ollaanko ymmärtäneet muutoksia, joita olimme aiemmin tunneet? Ollaanko uuden presidentin kanssa, jossa naiset ja nuoret voivat saada enemmän mahdollisuuksia? Jossa voidaan varmistaa, että on työtä, jossa ihmiset ovat valmiita esittämään itseään, media on valmiita tekemään työtä ilman, että he olisivat rauhoittuneita.

Joten nämä ovat jotkut asiat, joita ihmiset ajattelevat, jotka ovat ihmisten mielessä. Mutta pitäisi myös sanoa, että useimmat ihmiset ovat tullut liikkuvasti presidenttiin. Ja kun kysytään ihmisiä hallituksen puolesta, he kertovat, että presidentti on ollut siellä, me tiedämme hänet, hän on kaikkein vahvimpi maailmassa, joten se ei ole mitään...

Kiitos, että katsoitte.