SUCCESSION IN YAOUNDE: MOTIONS OF SUPPORT TO FRANK BIYA ILLEGAL PRESIDENCY TAKE OVER…VIDEO
SUCCESSION IN YAOUNDE: MOTIONS OF SUPPORT TO FRANK BIYA ILLEGAL PRESIDENCY TAKE OVER…VIDEO
Yaounde is stormed by banners of Franck Biya a few hours before the arrival of French President Emmanuel Macron. In Basto, one of the most upscale and secure neighborhoods of the capital, a large poster of Paul Biya’s eldest son floats as if he is the one who will receive Emmanuel Macron tonight. The silence or even the indifference of the populations in the face of this show of force initiated by Franck Emmanuel Biya makes analysts think that Cameroonians have already validated the successor of Paul Biya.
The big rehearsal
It is now an open secret. Franck Biya is part of his father’s plans for his succession at the head of Cameroon. All the movements that support the eldest son of the President of the Republic compete in ingenuity to give Emmanuel Macron a special welcome on July 25, 2022. The streets of Yaoundé have been flooded for a few hours with banners bearing the image of Franck Biya , who, according to the rumors of the corridors, is closer than ever to his father’s armchair.
New videos received by scop4.com editorial staff now reveal Franck Biya’s desire to no longer hide. Dozens of young people dressed by movements close to Franck Biya carried out a big rehearsal today for the reception of Emmanuel. Paul Biya is now part of the past for these young people who at no time during the rehearsal did not wink at the Head of State. All the honor was reserved exclusively for the eldest son of Paul Biya.
“Franck Emmanuel Biya, the hope of the people”, “Franck Emmanuel Biya for change”, “the will of the people is a transition by their choice, Franck Emmanuel Biya”, “The Frankists vote for Franck Emmanuel Biya for the presidential elections of 2025”, can we read on the giant posters.
Jeune Afrique comments on the upcoming arrival of President Emmanuel Macron in Cameroon from the angle of the war of succession in the seraglio. The pan-African magazine exclusively reveals that the eldest son of the Head of State Franck Biya was received in audience at the Elysée. Without however specifying the date of this meeting, Jeune Afrique indicates that Emmanuel Macron cannot ignore the presidential intentions of Franck Biya and Chantal Biya.
“We were told and repeated at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where we met many people – moreover less and less responsible – that France never interfered in the internal affairs of another country. How to believe it? Do they believe in it themselves?
It is, indeed, hard to believe when this visit takes place in the midst of the succession period at the head of the Cameroonian state. While internal wars are raging to succeed Paul Biya, who is not eternal, Emmanuel Macron comes to spend two days in Cameroon. He cannot ignore the struggles within the CPDM, the choice of Paul Biya, the choice of Chantal Biya, the rise to power of Franck Biya (note in passing that he was recently received at the Élysée), the progressives of the CPDM – if they have the courage to assert themselves”, reveals Jeune Afrique.
The new policy of France according to the newspaper is to support natural dolphins during successions. Paris no longer intends to manufacture its leaders at the head of the States. “The constant of French politics since the end of Françafrique seems to be to trust the one who is in place, in his chosen succession, rather than playing the card of renewal and rupture, for fear of the unknown, the new woman or the new man whose objectives we do not really know. In Cameroon as elsewhere in Africa. “says Jeune Afrique.
This is how President Emmanuel Macron had dubbed, in violation of the Chadian constitution, the seizure of power by Mahamat Idriss Deby following the death of his father. Paris also supported, despite opposition challenges, the candidacy of Ivorian octogenarian Alassane Ouattara for a controversial third term. In Togo, the Elysée sent a letter of congratulations to Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé candidate re-elected for the 4th time at the head of Togo.
The arrival of Emmanuel Macron in Cameroon, to allow him to know the successor of Biya chosen and validated by the octogenarian president. For some analysts, Franck Biya is on track to take the place of his father.
