Washington, 17 January 2017 – The Movement for the Restoration of the Independence of Southern Cameroons (MoRISC) condemns, in the strongest terms, the banning of the Consortium and SCNC (Southern Cameroons National Council) as well as the abduction of four of their leaders, Barrister Felix Nkongho Agbor Balla, Fontem Neba, Karh Chia Afumbom and Michael Boyo.
Today’s ban and abductions add to a long line of repressive measures taken by the colonialists in Yaounde in a desperate attempt to maintain the annexationist grip of La Republique du Cameroun (independent on 1st January 1960) on Southern Cameroons (independent on 1st October 1961).
The ban and abductions are intended to criminalize political opinion, to stifle free speech, to subvert, intimidate and silence the voice of an overwhelming majority of Southern Cameroonians calling for an end to colonial rule from Yaounde. Southern Cameroonians have used a combination of strike action, civil disobedience, peaceful street protests and ghost town operations to reaffirm their constitutional right to freedom of assembly as well as their right to self-determination as a people, different from the people of La Republique du Cameroon.
Today’s abductions, airlifting to and detention in Yaounde mirror a pattern of state terrorism. Similar to Boko Haram terrorists, the government of La Republique du Cameroun has specialized, since early December 2016, in taking citizens of Southern Cameroons hostage. The regime has used abductees as chips in negotiations aimed, for example, at convincing teachers, lawyers and leaders of the Consortium to lift months of industrial action which have paralyzed courts and prevented schools from resuming for the second term.
MoRISC reiterates its call for the immediate and unconditional release of the leaders abducted today; and the release of other abductees and hostages taken from the towns of Bamenda, Buea, Kumba, Limbe, Ekona and held in prisons and camps in La Republique du Cameroun. MoRISC reminds Yaounde of its obligations under international law to end abductions, hostage-taking, illegal detention and torture; to prevent the use of rape, maiming, extrajudicial killings, and “disappearances” as weapons of autocratic rule. MoRISC calls on Yaounde to lift the ban on the Consortium and SCNC; it calls on the government to protect the right of citizens to use peaceful protests to communicate legitimate grievances and reminds the regime in Yaounde that colonization constitutes a crime against humanity.
MoRISC reiterates its commitment to use all peaceful and legal means to restore the independence of Southern Cameroons come 1st October 2017. MoRISC urges all Southern Cameroonians to remain peaceful and non-violent; to keep their eye on the ultimate prize: freedom and total independence and to remain just as steadfast as South Africans did during the ban of the ANC by the Apartheid regime. MoRISC is alarmed by the indifference shown by the international community as La Republique du Cameroun prepares to perpetrate genocide in Southern Cameroons. MoRISC calls on the colonialists from Yaounde to cease the provocation of Southern Cameroonians, to withdraw their occupation forces and end the militarization of Southern Cameroons.
Finally, MoRISC calls on the African Union and the United Nations to recognize and uphold the right of the people of Southern Cameroons to self-determination under Articles 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 20 of the African Charter as well as to uphold the equality of Southern Cameroons to La Republique du Cameroun and the right of the former to separate from the latter under United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1541 (XV) Principles VII and VIII of the 15th of December 1960.
Elvis Kometa, MoRISC Acting Chair
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STICK TO YOUR ANGLO-SAXON, VALUES, ETHICS, CHARACTERISTICS AND IDEALS.
My country people we as BRAVE, Anglo-Saxon we have the COURAGE; so we admire those men and women for their outstanding courage/bravery whatever tribe he /she comes from. Fru Ndi was once our hero until he mixed and started dining with the power hungry juntas of La Republique. Thank God more Heroes are rising like the WIBAS’, Mancho Bibixy
We are a LOYAL people who have been loyal to the regime of La Republique to a fault; Anglo-Saxon believe in the importance of loyalty to a leader and to the tribe, the Banso and Kumba people.
We are a people who believe in PERSONAL VALOR; we value fierce personal valour, which is necessary for survival, the Banso water system.
We are a COTRTIOUS PEOPLE; we know how to receive our personality of rank with grave courtesy, whatever their tribe or people. That is why we made Paul Biya the Fon of Fons.
We are a GENEROUS PEOPLE; our leaders are respected and they are generous to the people who are loyal to them. We have been loyal to Paul Biya but no generosity from him.
We are a very CONSCIOUS PEOPLE, conscious of the shortness of life, and putting on the awareness of the shortness of life and the passing of all things. We are a God fearing people. That is while Paul Biya has taken us for granted.
We are a PEOPLE OF FATE; we are conscious of the fact that everything was thought to be determined by an impersonal, irresistible fate. That is why we took too long to assert our rights as a people, because we believe in the force of argument and not the argument of force.
We are a people who love FAME; we are a people who believe notwithstanding, that everyone should and compete for fame, so we give a chance, or create the atmosphere or environment for everyone to rise to prominence, hence equal opportunities.
We are a people of HONOR; we treat each other with honour and respect. We honour our heroes, our leaders who have shown good governance.
We are a people with a SENSE OF DUTY; we give the duty to both the rulers and to those who deserve service; service delivery.
We are by our ethics a people of TRUTH; we value truth as an instrument of social cohesion, we brag about it, we boast about it, we are proud of it.
We are a people who believe in GOOD GOVERNANCE; that power comes from the grassroots, from the base, Family, Quarter-Heads, Chiefs(Fons) Counsellors, Sub-Districts, Districts, Divisions, Provinces, … Head of State.
My call, therefore, my people is to stick to these qualities, values, ethics, characteristics and ideals, for we will never be some other person but who we are, they are good quality that our so call brothers from La Republique do not possess, and so reason for the difficult cohabitation in 55years; for they are just a direct opposite of these values. Two cannot work together unless they agree. Stick to what is good. Till freedom comes we stand together. God is still saying something. God bless Ambazonia.
We support and vote for total liberation of southern Cameroon. Bring back our leader