Sep 25 at 5:24 AM
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| ByAlbert A. Motale |
From the clamour to have an inclusive dialogue without preconditions between the Government of LRC and SC separatists movements and Peoples of SC, facilitated by International mediators to address the root causes of the SC people agitations to the Grand National Dialogue for the 10 regions facilited by the PM to discuss Bilingualism and Decentralization.
2. God did not put all these resources under our feet, lands, forests and waters in Ndian to be poor, hapless, slaves ,beggars, destitute and a curse to us, but to be blessings to the Ndian people to enjoy their God given gifts and and use to develop themselves like Akwa Ibom,Dubai and Saudi Arabia.
3. Permit me to proceed with this reflexion drawing inspiration from my native Ngolo language as a reminder to the Ndian Delegation that, our future is our past as represented in , " Fasibe" which represents both the past and the Future. Think of the future of great grand children.
That, no matter how long motanda (mangrove tree) lives inside the Ndongore waters, it will never become Ngando (crocodile). That, the mangrove tree shall one day end up as firewood for the Balondo or Efik to cook his pepper soup. The Ngolo distinguish between Ngando ( crocodile) and Nganjo ( feast days or Christmas).
4 The Ngolo believe that, an emissary is like a hunter sent on a mission to the forest to bring something home for the people to feast and rejoice.
The Ngolo will always advise the Hunter, not to wander too far into the forests, where he will not be able to hear the drum beats and cries of his People anymore.
5. Hon NN Mbile was a Ndian Hunter who listen to the drumbeats of the Ndian people in 1953 and in 1961 and took rare courage to remain faithful to their voices as reflected and expressed in their votes on 11th February,1961 not to join LRC. ( Ref Plebiscite results 1961). Only 537 people in Ndian voted to join LRC in 1961, though bigger than those who voted for Biya in the last presidential election.
6. The Ndian Delegation should be guided by the Ngolo philosophy that, a wise farmer should always think beyond the harvest season and should think more of the next planting season..That, season is the future the children and remains the future, as reflected in the Ngolo greeting for Good night. ( Teh teh Chana) "so tey tomorrow" Thinking for tomorrow was why our forebears fought with their sweat and blood to bequeth to us over 235 villages in NDIAN on whose soil Ndian that sustained the wasteful and ostentatious style of the Regime. .
Oil is the most important and strategic resources in the world. Without oil, no plane will fly , no car will move and 70% of electricity plants shall collapse and there will be no industry .LRC has less than 6 oil fields whilst the rest are in Ndian. And if SC go,LRC will not only lose it's billions of Dollars earnings from Crude oil, but shall lose it's strategic maritime and land borders with Nigeria her largest trading partner. Over 60% of the most skilled manpower in CMR are southern Cameroonians.
These are facts not fiction.
7. There have been several conceptions, misconceptions, calculations , miscalculations, illusions ,dilusions, representations and misrepresentations of what a National Inclusive Dialogue is, or ought to be , or supposed to be for many obvious reasons.
8. As a people and Country, there have never been One since 1961 and we have no national experience or institutional memory. So it is like a life jacket to save a regime drowning and suffocating in hot swampy waters from the storm and hot swamp they created out of political arrogance and wickedness.
9. The 4 day "wonders" GND might be.like the 1961 Foumbam conference described as a jamboree by cardinal Tumi, and considered, as a non event and it's outcomes inconsequential in the eyes of International laws, the UN and UK , as British Southern Cameroon was not yet independent, as Foncha had no legal powers under Southern Cameroons Order-in-Council 1960 to negotiate on behalf of the people on any matters relating to Foreign or External affairs, which was on the exclusive list of the British colonial Government.
10. Under the Southern Cameroons Order-in-Council 1960, passed by the British Parliament on 1st October 1960, Dr John Ngu Foncha was designated Premier (not Prime Minister, with no powers over Defense and Foreign affairs) of the SC Govt.
11 .Reasons why, SC had no SC Army, it's cabinet between 1954 to 1st October 1961 had no Ministers for Foreign Affairs or Defense, and the SC Parliament did not deliberate or consider or adopt or ratified the 1961 Foumbam constitution.. That is our constituitional, legal history, our annexation by LRC and the root causes of the problems of the people of SC and should be addressed. That should be starting point for any meaningful dialogue.
12. Since 1961, CMR has been ruled by 2 Presidents using Decrees and speeches as Laws to govern not Acts of Parliament. Today, the people of LRC are running around ,dancing and singing Grand National Dialogue based on a speech not before the National Assembly, has no legal instruments backing the GND and President Biya himself is not even attending. There is no Presidential Decree or an Act of Parliament backing the said Conference, yet there is so much commotion everywhere and nobody is asking for the legal instruments or the legal framework backing the NID.
13..It is however a monumental tragedy of a people that, a National Parliament could freely discuss with passion match bonuses of indomitable lions, players boycott of the National football team, but could not table for discussion the SC civil war and genocide for 4 years. It is even a greater tragedy that, it is only the President who could authorise discussions in public of the SC crises. So far the convening of the GND has left stains of water and blood in the glass. It is for the people of SC to throw away the blood stained water in the glass, clean the glass and pour fresh water inside the glass.
So far, it would appear that, only the SDF, defunct Consortium led by Justice Ayah, Sisiku Ayuk Tabe IG, Cardinal Tumi Group that understand the issues perfectly and most prepared for any NID or International mediated Dialogue today. Cardinal Tumi 400 page document is representative and comprehensive whether you agree or disagree with their conclusions.
14 .Be that as it may, this generation could and should do better than, that of Hon NN Mbile and Foncha generation. The Ndian Delegation could and must do better than Hon NN Mbile squad to London in 1953, Lagos in 1954, and Hon NN Mbile and Chief JE Bokwe two man squad to the 1961 Foumbam 4 day conference. The Ndian Delegation should be guided by the fact that,
the German -Ndian treaty of 1909 at Ikoti, is what made Ndian part of the German colony of Kamerun, Articles 22 & 119 of Versailles Peace Treaty 28th June ,1919, Treaty which made Ndian part of the British colony and Ndian has no Treaty and the UNGA resolution that, granted BSC independence on October 1st, 1960.
That, the AU Charter defines the territories of sovereign states as borders inherited at the day and dates of their independence.
That, every union whether between a man and woman or people or nation should have a union Treaty ratified by the parties or their respective parliaments.
That, there is no Union Treaty between LRC and SC. LRC must be requested to show proof of any union Treaty.
The Proposed political Reflexion. for the Ndian Delegation.
1. Request LRC to define her relationship with SC and show proof LRC has rights to administer SC.
Recall, there are no Joining Agreements between the British Administering Authority, the Govt of Southern Cameroons, and the Govt of La Republique du Camerouns, pursuant to Art 102 of the UN Charter, in which La Republique du Cameroun had been admitted a member as from 20 Sept 1960.
2. Request LRC to show proof they own Pamol plantations and land rents paid to the Ndian people for the land Pamol is operating on. Pamol was originally owned by German farmers not colonial German Government, ,transferred to Unilever UK via auction in London. The land lease agreement between the Germans Farmers and the Ndian people had expired. Request for the ground rents and Ndian lands valued and used as Equity shares for Ndian people for Pamol.
Pamol should revert to the Ndian people.
Request LRC to show proof of ownership of Ndian oil Fields in Ndian waters?
The Ndian Delegation should ask LRC Army, why their war tactics of scotch earth policy, extermination,shoot at sight , genocide against the SC people is different from the war tactics against Boko Haram terrorists in the North? How many villages in Northern Cameroon has been burnt down by LRC soldiers since the Boko Haram war started?
Ndian Delegation should ask SC political class working for LRC why they are recruiting Nigerian mercenary fighters to be killing our people whereas Northerners are not doing same?
Ndian Delegation should demand for reparations caused by Bakassi war on Ndian.
Ndian Delegation should demand for reparations for all the villlages and property burnt by LRC soldiers.
Ndian Delegation should demand for compensation for the exploration of Ndian crude oil from 1972 to 2019 at $10 per barrel.
30% of these amounts or compensation for crude oil and gas shall be converted as shares for the 9 Ndian councils for oil at our ratio to be decided by the Ndian people.
20% of these amounts should be paid into a NDIAN development Commission for the construction of Ndian.
60% of derivation funds from proceeds from crude oil and gas sales be paid to Ndian or oil producing areas.
The Ndian Delegation should align with the recommendations of the British House of Commons, EU Parliament, US Congress that, recommend an international mediated Dialogue and negotiated settlements, deployment of AU or UN Peace keeping Forces to SC, establishing of a Transitional Government of SC, that will continue negotiations with LRC on behalf of the SC people, whilst it develop and reconstruct SC.
Reflexion for the Ndian Delegation inspired by Hon NN Mbile's Delegation Agenda for the London Conference in 1953.
Ndian Delegation should be inspired by Hon NN Mbile and Chief JE Bokwe.
NDIAN delegation should not attend any National Dialogue demanding for 10 States or 15 states. Political suicidal and the biggest political blunders ever .
The NIDs was not convened to discuss state Creation .
The GND was supposed to be convened to discuss the root causes and constituitional grievances of SC in general and Ndian in particular . Number of fathom states are distractions and a deliberate and conscious ploy to distract SC people..Seek ye first political autonomy and all other thing shall be added unto Ndian.
2. Ndian and it's people have so many grievances and root causes of their poverty , marginalization, victimization, under development, and mass rural to urban migration. If they have none. State, the Ndian people have none.
3. Delegates attend NID to get negotiated settlements and not for sweet heart discussions for fathom states creation.
Hon NN Mbile Generation attended the London Conference 1953, to get a negotiated settlements in respect of SC Regional autonomy, and to secede from Eastern Nigeria. They did not attend the said conference demanding for the creation of Divisions or internal administrative arrangements of the Nigerian federation.
Creation of states is the exclusive business of SC Parliament and LRC parliament following laid down constituitional provisions. How states or LGA are created are usually stipulated in constituitions modern states are governed by Acts of Parliaments not obnoxious Presidential Decrees
It was the negotiated settlements that, Hon NN Mbile delegation got from the London Conference,( July 30th to August 22nd 1953. ( 24 days) , that, they took to the Lagos Conference ( January 19th to 1st February,1954,.( extra 10 days) for ratification.
That is how SC was born via a negotiated settlements.
It was in that same light, that, SC political leaders agreed on a negotiated settlements in their various conferences in Kumba,Mamfe, Bamenda and elsewhere that, they approached the UN.
The Plebiscite is a product of negotiated settlements.
Delegates attend NID conference to get negotiated settlements, which are adopted by the parties and taken to the United Nations for adoption and implementation.
You don't attend a NID when the Resolutions are non=binding and shall be considered mere advisory for the President.
Moreover,LRC constituition has not been suspended, as only the National Assembly has the legal and constituitional powers and mandate to legislate on national issues not NID and to ratify Agreements or treaties.
Ndian delegation.teh teh Chana.
