Cameroonians urged to empty streets in protest of another Biya win
Leading opposition voice Issa Tchiroma Bakary has called on the Cameroonian people to empty the streets and boycott what he called an “overwhelming” but “confiscated” election victory over the proclaimed president, Paul Biya.
Tchiroma placed second in the October 12 elections according to the results announced by the Constitutional Council. However, he is adamant about claiming victory over Biya, who has been Cameroon’s president for the past 42 years.
“I therefore ask all Cameroonians, wherever they are, to stay at home for three days to demonstrate their dissatisfaction and their commitment to fight until the truth of the ballot box, which we claim, prevails and we can recover our victory,” he said.
Tchiroma made the call in a video to his supporters. Fearing his security, he has been in an unknown location since the proclamation, when he claimed protesters outside his house were being shot at.
If Cameroonians heed his call, the “ghost town” protest will run until November 6 — the same day Biya is scheduled for inauguration for his eighth term as Cameroon president.
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