CRTV - PRESS HOUR - (SPECIAL STATUS : WHAT IS the CONTENT ? - PERSPECTIVES 2020) - 05th January 2019

Summary

The CRTV Press Hour, hosted on January 5th, 2019, covered the critical issues and perspectives for Cameroon looking into 2020. The program emphasized the decentralization process, particularly focusing on the special status granted to the Northwest and Southwest regions. This move, as discussed by experts and journalists, is expected to address regional disparities and promote peace. President Paul Biya's recent address highlighted socio-economic challenges and ongoing efforts to stabilize these regions. Upcoming elections and international sports events like CHAN 2021 were also considered pivotal in shaping Cameroon's near future, amidst broader international and environmental concerns.

Highlights

• Decentralization is seen as a potential solution to many of the issues plaguing Cameroon, notably in the conflict-prone Northwest and Southwest regions. 🏛️
• Experts discuss the intricacies of new political structures, highlighting their potential to foster local development and governance. 🏗️
• President Biya's speech emphasizes peace and progress, marking a shift from earlier rhetoric towards more conciliatory language. 🕊️
• Key events like upcoming elections and the CHAN 2021 are set to influence the national agenda significantly. 🗓️
• Environmental concerns, although not prioritized, remain a backdrop to Cameroon's development discussions. 🌱

Key Takeaways

• A new decade brings a focus on decentralization for Cameroon, with significant political and social changes expected. 🇨🇲
• President Paul Biya's New Year speech sets the tone for addressing issues in the Northwest and Southwest regions through decentralization. 🎤
• Local governance and special status for regions are crucial to fostering peace and development. 🌍
• Elections and preparations for the CHAN 2021 tournament will shape Cameroon's political and social landscape. 🗳️🏆
• Environmental issues, although crucial, are largely sidelined in the immediate national discourse. 🌿

Overview

In the first CRTV Press Hour of 2020, the focus was on the decentralization initiatives that Cameroon is undertaking, particularly in granting special status to the conflict-affected Northwest and Southwest regions. This move is anticipated to address both governance and infrastructural challenges, providing a framework for peace and development in these areas.

President Paul Biya's New Year speech underscored the government's commitment to these initiatives, marking a shift in rhetoric from previous positions. The focus on inclusivity and regional autonomy was received positively, albeit with some skepticism about the practical implementation of these plans.

Alongside political changes, Cameroon gears up for pivotal events: the 2020 twin elections and the CHAN 2021 sports tournament. These events are expected to shape the political and international landscape, driving both national unity and scrutiny on the global stage. However, environmental issues demand more attention, reflecting a need for a comprehensive approach to national development.

Chapters

• 00:00 - 05:00: Introduction and Overview of Topics The chapter begins with an introduction and overview of the topics that will be covered. It outlines the main themes and sets the stage for what the reader can expect in the subsequent chapters. The chapter indicates the structure and flow of the content, providing a roadmap to navigate through the material.
• 05:00 - 15:00: News and Press Review The chapter titled 'News and Press Review' begins with a musical introduction wishing a good day and a Happy New Year as the world transitions from 2019 to 2020. It highlights a recent address by the President of the Republic to the nation, summarizing the events of 2019 for Cameroon and setting the stage for 2020. The primary focus of this chapter involves two major topics: the special status regarding the Northwest and Southwest regions.
• 15:00 - 35:30: Discussion on Special Status The chapter titled 'Discussion on Special Status' covers the enactment of a special law or code by the National Assembly, which was signed into law by the President of the Republic. The chapter sets the scene for what may influence the news in 2020 and includes a preview of a press review and introduction of guests, including President Paul.
• 35:30 - 53:00: President's New Year Speech and Key Points The president's New Year speech as reported by Baez has been met with criticism in newspaper columns this week.
• 53:00 - 79:00: Events to Watch in 2020 Humanitarian efforts are underway to aid internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Northwest and Southwest regions, with substantial contributions reminiscent of Father Christmas' gifts.
• 79:00 - 95:30: Key Personalities to Watch in 2020 The chapter discusses the situation in the northwest region, focusing on the humanitarian crisis that has developed as a result of internal displacement. It highlights the return of some internally displaced persons (IDPs) who sought refuge in Nigeria, noting reports by The Guardian Post, an English daily newspaper. The chapter also mentions a contradiction between UN statistics and those provided by local authorities regarding the crisis, emphasizing the need for urgent attention and increased funding to address the situation before it worsens. Additionally, there is mention of a conflict between local media and the UN over the interpretation of the crisis data.
• 95:30 - 108:00: Audience Interaction and Comments The chapter titled 'Audience Interaction and Comments' appears to focus on analyzing the reliability of humanitarian statistics and questions surrounding their veracity. It discusses the impact of governmental humanitarian assistance over an 18-month period. The chapter also introduces new leadership developments in the religious domain, specifically noting Father Michael B's appointment as the apostolic administrator of Boy attire, and another leadership change involving the new Archbishop of Pimenta, Rukia, an idea influenced by Cameroon.
• 108:00 - 120:00: Final Thoughts and Closing The chapter titled 'Final Thoughts and Closing' primarily discusses various notable events as highlighted in a press review. It begins with the commendable visit by the defense minister intended to boost the morale of troops stationed in QC. A violent incident occurred involving an attempted attack on a PCC pastor during a religious service in Kumba. In a significant crackdown, customs officials seized two tons of contraband drugs in Beta. Financial matters are also touched upon with the mention of a nearly 19 billion CFA Francs budget for 2020. Additionally, the chapter notes the recognition of an Anglophone within the context of 'Dismiss Cameroon 2020.' These topics are speculated to be among the stories that received media coverage this week. The chapter concludes by signaling the end of the press review.

CRTV - PRESS HOUR - (SPECIAL STATUS : WHAT IS the CONTENT ? - PERSPECTIVES 2020) - 05th January 2019 Transcription

• 00:00 - 00:30 [Music] [Music] [Music]
• 00:30 - 01:00 [Music] good day and Happy New Year we are just coming out from 2019 and entering into 2020 the President of the Republic addressed the nation last Tuesday night and talked about what 2019 was like for Cameroon and how 2020 will be today will focus on two big issues the special status concerning the Northwest and Southwest as put in a
• 01:00 - 01:30 special law or code which was adopted by the National Assembly and enacted by the President of the Republic was signed into law by the President of the Republic and we look into 2020 what and who will make the news in the new year just beginning I'm sure many of you will enjoy the program we have quite an interesting package right ahead allow us to begin with our press review we find reduce our guest to you president Paul
• 01:30 - 02:00 Baez end-of-year message to the nation flawed newspaper columns this week Cameron Tribune quotes the president a new cameroon is taking shape at a time the return to peace and the Northwest Southwest regions become a national challenge the median sees B as 19 minutes of all and more but the garden post reports be a wife despite a hundred
• 02:00 - 02:30 truckload humanitarian aid to IDPs in Northwest Southwest in the eye of the median plane father Christmas Paul and Chantal spoiled IDPs and Northwest Southwest with truckloads of goodies parens Cameroon Tribune presidential caucus eat he is our route to divisions then x-fighters of DDR Center in booyah are to be reintegrated into their families those of the Northwest region
• 02:30 - 03:00 return to regain normal life was carried by the lone English daily the guardian Post not long as it is seven IDPs who had sought refuge in Nigeria returned home the paper concludes then UN contradicts governor humanitarian crisis statistics in the northwest and subways and warns that a situation would wasn't in 22 in see if urgent attention and more funding is not provided according to the Guardian Post the median sees Yandy and UN at war over
• 03:00 - 03:30 humanitarian statistics but questions who is telling the truth at a time the impact of government humanitarian assistant plant-wide apiece 18 months on is evaluated boy gets a new leadership with father Michael B be named apostolic administrator of boy attire sees on the card and post while more senior and rukia his new Archbishop of Pimenta on the median an idea shared by Cameroon
• 03:30 - 04:00 Tribune the visit of the defense minister to boost morale of troops in QC an attempt by a man to butcher the PCC pastor during a service in khumba the seizure of two tons of contraband drugs by customs in beta the close to 19 billion say France budget for 2020 or so pick'em and the crowning of an Anglophone dismiss cameroon 2020 also formed story supported by the papers this week let's now end our press review
• 04:00 - 04:30 with the story on the Guardian post we're in Cameroon in frontline singer and peace advocate a Genji Constantine known by his artistic name worms classic has been awarded for his outstanding performance at the World Youth Forum in Egypt 2019 worms is celebrated for making music that entertains and preaches peace this is the second consecutive time warms classic is winning the award until I come your way again this is your R with the press
• 04:30 - 05:00 [Music] Robert Nesta Mali was also crowned UN musician of the century because of his songs peace advocating in his songs okay that was just a brick inside let me get our guests I'll begin from my right to the left we have mr. waters taka uke is an expert in
• 05:00 - 05:30 decentralization I'll call you that way because you master the subject we have Eugene from Guam he is a journalist we have Steven Oh John a journalist publisher of the media and we have Christian God Christian biblical journalist and publisher of The Guardian post you're welcome okay and happy New Year to all of you I want to wish a special Happy New Year to those of you who are watching us online because we
• 05:30 - 06:00 are streaming this program right and for those of you who have been with us especially those of us who have jose of you who have joined us on the set to be able to educate components on the various issues we have hundreds in 2019 we look forward to meeting you again in 2020 and we hope you'll make yourself available to us on the program and the sister programs and the press when we solicit you are your services or should I say your expertise in that ok let's
• 06:00 - 06:30 now move on to our first subject of the year of the day which has to do with the special status are caught that the north west and southwest and the President of the Republic did make mention about that in his end of year message and so many people have been questioning what this special status is all about our crave your indulgence gentlemen you just wait I'll ask him a series of questions and then we'll react after that so mr. Youk when did talk about special status what does that mean the decision was out to put in place all
• 06:30 - 07:00 the studies that are required for our digitalization structure to be in please remember that after the 1996 constitutional revision because you said that the structures of district decentralization will be the council's and the region and from 1996 were walking only with the council's an original structures were put in place so after all the problems that we had and the grammars nod I know it was one of
• 07:00 - 07:30 the recommendations were ganas nod I looked at the major structures major national and major national dialogue that the regional structure should be put in place so to put in place the regional status the original structure it required that the problems of the northwest and Subway's had to begin special attention and considering the specificity of the North and South ways the original structures put in place could not solve the problems of the north and south west that is why it was
• 07:30 - 08:00 necessary to give the node rest and service special status and that is why all the other regions have regional councils while the numbers and the server's are the original assemblies okay what would be the difference between what the two regions does the Anglophone regions have and that of the eight other regions what are some of the peculiarities or the difference that we would find on the ground as I just said the urban regions have been regional councils while the motorist and Southwest have regional assemblies are
• 08:00 - 08:30 likely to enter that and when you talk about regional assemblies and the regional councils what's the difference between the two regional councils have supervisory control attached to regional assemblies do not have supervisory control attached to it if you read the text of the special status you see that the place of the independent public conciliator has been brought in the independent public conciliator now plays the role of supervisory control because the cornerstone the pillar of
• 08:30 - 09:00 decentralization relies on that supervisory control okay what it where does the Regional Executive Council comes in the regional executive council is in the other regions while the notices always have original assembly this is because in the other regions the power of the supervisory authority is not alive it has been reduced no doubt but it is still very much alive to the extent that a Regional Council can be
• 09:00 - 09:30 dissolved by a support of the administrative authority whereas original assembly cannot be dissolved okay now when you when the loss is that the original assembly shall be deliberative what does that mean in decentralization the structures put in place have a deliberative and an executive organ the deliberative organ takes their resolutions while the executive organ is dead implement the resolutions and the deliberative organ acts as a check and
• 09:30 - 10:00 balance that supervises the activities of the executive organ so the deliberative organ is made up in the case of the council deliberative of that is metal of the councillors in session this is in session tech resolutions which will be implemented by the mayor and the executive arm of the council so it's the same thing case with the original consoles the regional councils you also have the deliberative organ and the executive organ more the resolution
• 10:00 - 10:30 that will be taken at the level of the deliberative again will be implemented by the negative organ okay now the local councils are supposed to take care of the education and health where where their powers n will there be some schools under the supervisory authority of the ministry directly from yandi or that the two ministries that ministry of Basic Education and Ministry of secondary education or all of it will be under the control of the local councils
• 10:30 - 11:00 and the Regional Council if you read the code the code steps that all the powers of the these two ministers you've just cited in educational matters Lisa and shift your microphone is on can you allow how to be shifted to the regional councils and the decentralize productivities okay which implies that all the schools will now be controlled at the level of the region and at the level of the councils now what will be
• 11:00 - 11:30 the impact of private institutions to that who controls them the private institutions will see be controlled by the proprietors but they will be answerable to the decentralized collective authority within the red or the council area where they are found okay what about higher education higher education is a different rated service of the Ministry of Higher Education consequently the two universities of Bowie and Amanda the representatives or
• 11:30 - 12:00 the Ministry of Higher Education but since the fault is said in Northwest and Southwest the two universities their policies will be defined following the anglo-saxon culture but they still remain did the concentrated services of the Minister of Higher Education what about health institutions will it be the same like Agra health institutions equally the powers have been attributed to the decentralized collectivities okay and with the original assemblies in the northwestern shall we have legislative powers given
• 12:00 - 12:30 the explanations which you have just just given they don't have legislative powers because we are within a framework of decentralization and in decentralization there is devolution of powers which is different from power sharing in other forms of government say the federal system or whatsoever but you have devolution of powers and in devolution of powers you have been the central executive authority that lets go part of his powers to the local
• 12:30 - 13:00 authorities considering the local realities considering the specificities so the original assembly of the notice and service is not a lawmaking organ so how will they now be able to get some of the things they are thinking in their head about the welfare of the people and so on and so forth the competences that have been attributed to them the general competencies of all the councils and the special competencies has been the special status those competencies they
• 13:00 - 13:30 will be able to make resolutions which have the character of laws within those purposes that have been attributed to them when they say its deliberative deliberative in the sense that they come the terror solutions are tabled the discourse on those resolutions they adopt the adopt a specific resolution in unanimity and unusual animal item and those resolution will be applied by the executive of the the council or the original assembly what about what does
• 13:30 - 14:00 it it takes talk about the consultative powers of this of in matters of Education and the law when they that the central government has will consult the two regions when it comes to education what does that entail it entails that no policy can be tabled before the National Assembly here in young way without the consultation of the people of these two regions so as any port matters of law and reputation
• 14:00 - 14:30 yes matters of law and education okay so for any policy to be tabled at the National Assembly they must first give their opinion on the issue on the issue okay now we have this other Authority which is in that code it talked about the vice president of the Regional Council who is supposed to be president of the House of Chiefs on the house yes the house of chief's office original assembly no does that entail that he must be a chief or he can be any other
• 14:30 - 15:00 authority and he can just move over to the house or cheese is made up of Chiefs it achieves who elect their peers to go and sit in the house of the Chiefs and now the last is that they the House of Representatives of the traditional representatives will be headed by a member of the house of the original rules entity and vice-president of the Regional Executive Council while the vast percent of the region is negative Council will manage from the house of Chiefs which means that it will be a chief who become the vice-president of
• 15:00 - 15:30 the original negative Council and unplanned it so simultaneously he will be the president of the house of Chiefs that sounds quite interesting there does the public the rule of the public independent council later have powers to enforce his decisions the independent conciliate or when a problem is brought before the independent public conciliator he calls the dissonance collectivity or authority to whom the question is addressed and if after 30 days does all
• 15:30 - 16:00 the law states if after 30 days the authority does not react the independent oscillator has the power to send the matter or take the matter to the unsteady bench of the courts of the courts yes that is interesting okay how does Ardis influence development in the two regions first of all we said last week that one the council's and the decentralized collectivities their budget has moved three percent to 15 percent secondly
• 16:00 - 16:30 there is glitter liberty now because the mayors and the councillors that the council areas that they represent they now have more means with which to tackle the development issues of the various localities so besides that the population itself has the by this code the population has a right to participate by proposing to the mayor development projects widget thing is necessary individual village development
• 16:30 - 17:00 councils village Development Association have a right to propose to the mayor developments are the priorities of their villages of the villages okay now you've listened to you for quite some time I'm sure your responses have edified all of us on some given issues I like first of all for all of us to react or those of you who are here to react I had a John was complaining so much stop so I want to begin with you Eugene I listen to him no no I think I think this
• 17:00 - 17:30 is one of the best expose a on this subject that I've heard since all of this thing started it opens up and explains quite a number of things and I think that if it works like that if what is on paper is in practice we could say that we have made some advancement we've progressed at
• 17:30 - 18:00 least in terms of the governance arrangements of the country but what I don't still see a lot is is the participation of the people in these processes and one of the very clear example is the fact that the the regional assemblies which is really supposed to be the voice of the people are only deliberative he explains and that is only an explanation the best option would be one that is also has legislative power the the the original
• 18:00 - 18:30 executives I doubt if they have sufficient policymaking powers because again it appears that all of the policy-making whether education agriculture health and so on will still come from you only and if you understand how look our context and local realities are important in in policy development then you would expect that not only operationally should we
• 18:30 - 19:00 have the regional institutions running schools or running hospitals but in terms of public health policy at least within the context of the a jurisdiction they should have some powers also theirs I hope that in in in operationalization and when these things all take off they they're going to be some very important technical services at the regional levels whether you're going to call the medication agency Education Department's
• 19:00 - 19:30 a similar structure like like you have the ministry that allows this deliberative organs as well as the executive organs to have the sufficient technical side right for them to work well okay I was about asking you yes yes yes within the competencies attributed to the original bodies you have economic action you have environmental management
• 19:30 - 20:00 you have regional assemblies you have Health and Social Welfare you have sports and leisure so all those competencies held that down by the central government or will it be done by the regional government article it is very good question article 11 to line four said that the natural resources found in a given area the area has a right to pack of all of the proceeds from the exploitation of that
• 20:00 - 20:30 natural resources so this can be the opportunity to answer that pertinent question that the people of the service have been asking that lawyers is being exploited from the service but they were seen the impact of the exploitation is that article in level four we have the opportunity to look at it okay which means what in donc return in complete terms henceforth the exploitation of oil or petroleum from the southwest the service will have or part of the proceeds coming from that exploitation okay all right no yes there
• 20:30 - 21:00 is this aspect he was talking about deliberative and a legislative past but the council's of today sit down and come up with programs and projects for their council areas is that not similar to what the regional councils will be doing that's exactly the regional councils we do the same work but at the regional
• 21:00 - 21:30 level because a council said let's say by the combat council he has the power to make roads within the villages of Malik Ambar but the Regional Assembly of Northwest will now take the task of making roads interconnected Road within all the several divisions of the Northwest okay but also cannot do that all right okay your reaction to what is saying are young to be educated talks if I might
• 21:30 - 22:00 put it that way it wasn't a debate well quite the edifying I think I've learnt a lot but I have a few worries I I don't waste them yes I don't seem to understand where the the powers of the decentralized collectives the regions and the councils where the powers and where that those of the deals and edges
• 22:00 - 22:30 and the governor's were bit overloaded did all bodies what would be the role of administrative authorities in the new arrangement in the northwest and southwest in the northwest and southwest the powers of the immensity of authorities have been reduced to the barest minimum and repeat that with barest minimum in the sense that the the SGO or the governor can only take the floor at the regional assembly and state first of all he has a policy statement
• 22:30 - 23:00 to state of what the corner don't over the year beside the region he does not have powers to amend or anew the or the reserve result of the original assembly no or like in the case of the original councils he has the power to amend or a new and even dissolve the Regional Council's here okay which may in the other you have to specify the
• 23:00 - 23:30 second warrior Oh buddy s woof witnesses station where the executives of councils are unable to manage to utilize the dissenters I will put at the disposal because they were not competent enough are we going to see the cons was restructured so that competent people can be put within them to make sure that this phone because it know most phones are coming in this time around if you did this model without
• 23:30 - 24:00 serve before the problem the problem of the competences are or competences of local government authorities that's what he's managing not only that but as that Christian last week and I told him that you people should not acquit all the council's to what you see in yaoundé and Walla mayors are making a considerable effort to solve the problems of the people in
• 24:00 - 24:30 their respective areas who very little resources put at their disposal I gave you the example last week of momenta to Andromeda three well with the very little resources they were able to tie some kilometers or all right so it is true that that mayor's are politicians they don't have the technical know-how but the law provides that immediately be elected into office they have to undergo training are refresher courses and then
• 24:30 - 25:00 they have the capability or the possibility of recruiting technocrats around them who guide them in the execution of their task ok got Christian just followed what you're worried do you have any worry I only worry is how all of this work out work out okay cause when you look at it on paper practical it sounds very good yes it's very good that doesn't allow me
• 25:00 - 25:30 finish it for you how practical is the code yes the code is very practical in the sense that when the local councils were put in place and let's all stick please and the mayor's went to office and the what the government delegates were there in office they did you walk however small what they did but they did something is the same thing that the original Assembly's elections will take place they will be put in place and they would take the code the code would be the guiding Bible you couldn't beat their working document okay so
• 25:30 - 26:00 everything is inside the code it is true that for the first few years there'll be a few mistakes here and there but eventually every eventually everything fall in place yes the only other thing which I would have loved to add here is about the representation in the original Assembly of the of the regions what if one single political party wins
• 26:00 - 26:30 assembly that's let's say political party a is represented at the local level and at the regional level
• 26:30 - 27:00 would that work better or it will work better if you have various political parties winning here and there and then we have a regional cancer that is made up of different political colorations it will be the political expression of the people okay I cannot sit here and dictate to the people that they should put this or that party or muta systems Norka we cannot see let me just add something at the analytical level it's the idea I think I
• 27:00 - 27:30 was sharing last week that the way our laws are written political parties have been given enormous power which means that now that we have this regional and municipal level elective offices the political parties are going to be the main determinants of who gets into those bodies and how the work and and and and this is very very unfortunate in the sense that if what you have explained
• 27:30 - 28:00 happens we know what political lines are we know what political party discipline is in this country we know whether it's your position or the ruling party you're going to have a single narrate if you're going to have a single voice you have you're going to have policy that serve primarily political interest and that's why it may be useful in this context especially because it has to do with very local level development that there
• 28:00 - 28:30 is the possibility of having people in those councils who do not come upon independent something yes independent candidates for example just to yes to clarify you you go in for the elections on the platform of a political party but once in the council somewhere that's not
• 28:30 - 29:00 before we know that elected officials in this country vote as they're instructed we these are some people who are going to be electing Civitas we know that they vote as instructed
• 29:00 - 29:30 okay you've met the point something there's this one other innovation that I noticed in the that henceforth government delegates of a city can come from any part of the region does to say would not be like before where the government delegate of yonder most come from Yoda from foon D can come from come they can come from the Kumu am i right that is true but an indigent of the
• 29:30 - 30:00 region yes an indigent of the region he must have been voted into the council okay yes and you must be a Council of city mayor or city mayor okay no I don't know in the quote I'm sorry I may be taking the place of joy box equator but I think like Gino was trying to say here just comment I'll ask the question no I don't know it anyway the question is coming what I'm trying to say don't it does it exist on a code a section where it is
• 30:00 - 30:30 stated that each council area would be would have to employ development experts because you you have been talk of training that the mayors have to go go through I don't think that training will be enough the council's the code states that the council have the possibility of employing okay exit this inside the code all right exemplary expert all right yes thank you so much I like us to move on to our next subject and before we do
• 30:30 - 31:00 that we have the support binder Killian on the president's end of year message the high point or the peak points or the key issues that were raised by the president the Republic last Tuesday [Music] president paul biya in his New Year speech addresses three men aces the social progress the economic growth and a preoccupying security problem in the
• 31:00 - 31:30 node West Assad was regions he begins with the social progress this major compliment to our democratic system Marsh is making great strides in its various components namely Education Health employment etc although obviously there is still room for improvement president Paul Biya also talks about the
• 31:30 - 32:00 economy on the lining that the economic programme has been concluded with the IMF inflation controlled budgetary and external deputies checked with public debts within limits but Cameroon must forge ahead the third point president paul biya highlighted was the preoccupying security problem in the northwest and Southwest regions various measures have
• 32:00 - 32:30 been taken in recent months to reason with these youth Musa fools have been brainwashed they have been called upon to lay down their arms and social reintegration prospects have been offered them unto this problem president Paul Biya said the major national
• 32:30 - 33:00 dialogue and the consequent recommendations with bilingualism decentralization and special status among others are measures to remake our country one strong stable peaceful and prosperous okay we are back and want
• 33:00 - 33:30 to move on that the other three gentlemen would talk more now we're moving into 2020 under Preston did see quite a number of things but will not focus so much on what the president said or did not say will focus on your reading of events and projections into into the year so what do you watch what do we watch out for in 2020 in terms of events well I'm surprised that you
• 33:30 - 34:00 introduced the President's speech and then quickly say that we shouldn't do well or need I would love to say a few things about the speech but 2020 what we should know I think and that's something that was missing from the president's speeches I don't know I said yes yeah this is the beginning of a new decade the growth and employment strategy which had guided government development policies in the last ten years and that this year and so there's a new there's supposed to be a new development
• 34:00 - 34:30 strategy I think it's called a national development strategy for the next ten years it's it's interesting to see what that doc you might have haven't seen it but it's going to be very interesting to see that document it's it was quite surprising that at the end of such a very important milestone in the 2035 region that was lacking from the President's speech because the growth and employment strategy was the main mechanism for implementing that vision with and then make first ten years of the vision there was no room the
• 34:30 - 35:00 president didn't do any what you would call in French belong or give any account of how those ten years have been and what is projected for the next ten years that would have been an interesting issue for this caution and trying to predict looking into the future what Cameroon would look like either maybe at 2030 okay the point what you say it's quite interesting and quite important but permit us just look at
• 35:00 - 35:30 2020 since we're beginning thus years yes of course the election we're going to see how one of the things I think that's going to be key it's going to see how the what all of what has happened during the last quarter of the year maybe dating back to the major national dialogue and and and decentralization the code on local and regional authorities and and all of this
• 35:30 - 36:00 how it plays out on the crisis in the northwest and the Southwest I think for many people they're more keen about seeing where we go to in terms of security in this country the election is going to take place the original the general elections are going to take place within that context it's going to be interesting to see how we manage to hold an election in the northwest and the Southwest in the context in which is especially given that these are local elections where a male for example must
• 36:00 - 36:30 campaign within a very limited geographic space and be able to elect it and represent voices from those Geographic spaces and we know that it's going to be quite challenging for that kind of democratic process to take place not there I'll be coming back to you the event to watch out for or events to watch out for in 2020 to conduct anymore
• 36:30 - 37:00 but we shouldn't forget that in 2020 we're all will have to be hosting the the of course which is a very big event and from what I hear that again will be work from June to January will be that all preparations have to be done in 2010 to 2020 are we are we seen the can 2021 happening in Cameroon if you look around only the host
• 37:00 - 37:30 most of the matches to Syria the one in the foreign student lemmie yes the public stadium is not ready and then you cut the roots and they are completely broken the company are doing the job see it sees it Rohan over the city well in roads the roads are completely broken down in the whole city only you can't go across the city
• 37:30 - 38:00 very easily and now we learned of a five-star hotel I was good because doctor for this project they demolish the former Minister of Public Works to build a five-star hotel at that list until now I did the project has not taken off that five thought I was supposed to save the the kind it has not taken off and most of the other towns the road projects are still not ready we're talking about events in 2011 I'm saying that MD van has to happen in
• 38:00 - 38:30 January 2021 into 2021 okay we have understood you please you are not answering my question what is all I have said 2020 the event to watch out for you have talked about the election what next I have talked about the activities leading up to the January 2021 of kaname specific you have
• 38:30 - 39:00 Turoa preparations for 2021 right yes okay any other thing yeah what what next implementation of all these new laws that they are put in place we have to see them hopefully the the talk around that and we are turning to normalcy if we are returning to normal so were to see schools resumed in most of the towns and villages if it is not done then there's still a lot to be done in the
• 39:00 - 39:30 Indian the Anglophone regions and is good and all wouldn't find the president at this time around said it that the Anglophone problem has is costing him sleepless nights all very happy to hear that and that the priority in this 2020 will finally last year solution to I want to see him do that but I fear because you see you have already given me there's no need to be fearing well in gastrea again he is
• 39:30 - 40:00 saying that they are going to pursue with violence that will lead to the state carries out legitimate violence if you want me to put it that way you're not giving me the issues the way putting a question is no you asked me Chris don't allow me to ask at the cruisers about you one side will you want me to answer no no I won't do like that you
• 40:00 - 40:30 disturb my thinking what I'm trying to say is that we want to see real concrete steps taken it is too much has been done we see some new mercies returning but it should be reinforced especially in the area of education schools are not going they are not happening in the greater part of the Northwestern's always want to see schools resume it worries me depends my mind that today I'm not going to school if namazi return has a clip don't want to see that you call teachers to go back to where they have a bangle
• 40:30 - 41:00 go back to where they are supposed to be teaching students should go back to where they are supposed to be going to to school and then the president can extend his this perogative of by giving them solve this people while in jail I hope this accordance and those events that were marked 2020 well it looks like everything then I should ask you another question La Mina and say that we are looking out
• 41:00 - 41:30 for the implementation of the decision coach we want to see it work because we think that if things are done the way we find them on paper obviously relative peace will return and talk about relative peace to the two restive regions that is what we want to see happen in the northwest and Southwest regions and again I think we are talking about elections
• 41:30 - 42:00 I'm still trying to figure out hi is going to be possible for elections to take place in do we're come from you come from one I want to see a campus like Eugene was saying that is to mean you'll be a miracle of the century that people campaign normally to be put there as counselors they might not campaign normally but OB elections Joe you're Antiochus because the situation is not what used to obtain you asked what we want to see and we are saying that I say the events 22:21 to say miracle but what
• 42:00 - 42:30 I say that won't be the key ways I want to see how elections would take place in the northwest once the key events you numerate the events not how it works to take place okay and then there is there is chann that is taking place in a few months yeah I think we are looking up to that and it's a big event it's a it's a continental event and I think the whole
• 42:30 - 43:00 thing about organizing is putting jumbo like like the Chan who Afghan is not only about the stadium I've gone wrong you're only as John was saying I think the road that leads to my village is better than what I see if you go beyond mobility songs it is it is nasty and I don't know how you are commenting you're not giving me events that remark that is Chan in that we put it in a three walls but we are not prepared for that so how
• 43:00 - 43:30 are we going to do that time will come for you to observe on what you have enumerated as the key event you don't enumerate and comment and they say I will give you the opportunity to comment mr. Tucker what are the key events that will mark 2020 in February we have the twin elections that will elect the panel materials and the council authorities
• 43:30 - 44:00 after that one week after that you elect the executive of the council's once the executive or the council's two weeks later they will elect the negative of the City Council's once this prestige has been gone through now waiting for the next election of the original councils or the regional assemblies which pay I'm very sure that you note it too long because this matter has dragged on for too long so I'm I'm
• 44:00 - 44:30 very something that that our Regional Council to me in place as soon as possible okay so once these two elements are put in place I think that you now confirm what head of state has said that the country will be a new cameroon okay and if you look at it you realize that we now having a situation of almost three states country you have the rest of the country the area John's being governed by super muscle control and then the notice and what's ours that have little or no supervisory control
• 44:30 - 45:00 now who will mock you who is supposed to be food we watch out for this at personalities in 2020 who are those to watch out for I want to see if the head of state no yeah no get asked me a question at Yahoo not me I have one no no excuse let me put the questioner yeah who are the key people to watch out for
• 45:00 - 45:30 in 2020 I know what I want to say jokes the key person I want to see in 2020 is President beer I want to see him sign a decision releasing all those who have been arrested in connection today angry phone crisis because he has talked about a new Cameroon we are talk about new Cameroon and me that day was going to be reconsideration and sign it do you know what do you know what you have set your
• 45:30 - 46:00 question see what he would do for me no okay in other words the key the person to watch out for in 2020 is president for me that is what I have said and I want to see decisions I would take so because who had persons to watch out for the individuals to watch out for in 2020 okay listen no games president OVR fest the prime minister ii
• 46:00 - 46:30 the Minister of Interior does mr. tang kanji the minister of decentralization the minister of sports and physical relation the ministers of basic and second-rate diffusion I think these are the key people to watch people to watch our for our people want to expect to see change in this country okay you've named them can you okay who are
• 46:30 - 47:00 the key people to watch out for I think the major stories of the stories revolve around people the major story are of this year wood was still revolve around the the Anglophone activists who are in jail so whether something happens or doesn't happen they're still going to be
• 47:00 - 47:30 the main people in the news tomorrow okay mr. Tucker the Prime Minister will be the key in the sense that the head of state dedicated competencies to him power saw him to help solve this and grifone problem everything solution will come only from staff office he has successfully organized the major national dialogue and we are seeing the fruits coming out so it would be a
• 47:30 - 48:00 follow-up from the star office to make sure that this decentralization that we're talking about it's effectively put in place that everything was decentralization is put in place everything we'll call it fall in place okay it's quite interesting the way you see our local politics and look at events and interestingly none of you has cited an opposition politician and these are people who animate the political landscape so much that's it's you it's
• 48:00 - 48:30 your P no no no no no excuse me excuse me I was just making an observation but I wanted to follow this up by its yes yes yes yes I wanted to follow this up with this other observation it's interesting also that none of you has mentioned an international event or an international personality that we could watch out for in 2020 I didn't limit you to look out or foreign see no external scene but you did you made a choice we have much
• 48:30 - 49:00 problem so many problems in Cameroon that we should live in what about what is happening out of car it's not a question of me asking you in internet it's you looking at the world as a
• 49:00 - 49:30 journalist look at camera as a journalist you made a choice I'll come to you shortly but let me ask this question another observation the environment which seem to worry a lot of people out of Cameroon does not seem to be a key issue in Cameroon or to you people no no I mean to me particularly
• 49:30 - 50:00 it's a big deal because that's the work I do 80% of the time now Cameroon has been very reactive in terms of you know Cameroon has this tendency where we have the impression that we do things so that we align with the global trend rather than take decisions to actually resolve actual problems now we have the level of
• 50:00 - 50:30 pollution that we sing in Cameroon is unprecedented and it's going to go on for a while I was driving here today and for the first time I noticed that I couldn't see beyond one kilometer because of the level of the dust in much fear where the dry season and this is the what you call you are you are you are you are you justifying the fact that of course the time no she respect this
• 50:30 - 51:00 no thousand part of the country the only reason you have that dust is because there's a lot of on that route there are no two explanations and that's an environmental issue it is an environmental problem you are probably giving an explanation for why we have dust that doesn't take away the fact that its environmental problem that's not it's not only that we have seen for some reason his that come is unable to live up to its to its former self the
• 51:00 - 51:30 piles of garbage that you find in the cities of you I only do our banana wherever you go is unprecedented okay you asked the question about environmental issues yes yes yes and then I come back to you when take a would have responded because you've you've answered part of the question maybe you answer the rest way ticket speaks take it over to you reactions online yes to begin with dr. Napoleon who say says what is special is a
• 51:30 - 52:00 specialist issues and you be very special when he serves Anglophone problem else would be the simply and different sport attire Mary guillotines is listen to all I think work we specialize elections in February twenty 20 and the Shan I will take place and twenty trains across all important issues in the country and Eugene fama sees the special status Eugene for not from where we should
• 52:00 - 52:30 respond to the realities on the ground it were implemented with special and champ Calvin says the 2020 Shan will also be special and Damien from you for me says we waiting to see the President of the Republic as guests on pressors my son Joseph sees the shock of in the
• 52:30 - 53:00 Catholic Church what is special and know someone and no money Samwell sees the role of the media in promoting peace harmony and change is what he hopes to see in 2020 while I convey my reach the speech 116 of law number 20 2004 of 24th December 2019
• 53:00 - 53:30 comer get promoted to a head of state and goes to conclude that within this framework the ball is now left on in the hands to elect it in the regions and local authorities in the true english-speaking regions implement the law and boost development and integration well Jack below are in French is MonaVie this sukira the quality and immigrants election means part will be to achieve a local museum
• 53:30 - 54:00 collection and mulu I can make it win see the news in 2020 will be what a camera will be able to host the car and will complete with steel ooh let's see who sees the explanation so far given is interesting and how it will work in the northwest and Southwest regions in the current security situation is what still preoccupied thank you so much and I must
• 54:00 - 54:30 also indicate that a lot of francophones watch our press are many of them don't speak but they understand it very well and congratulations to you who are reacting on the program so our last observation will take the round your wish for 2020 and maybe predictions into 2021 if you had something to wish and you what you would want to see happen if you had my wish for 2020 is that peace
• 54:30 - 55:00 would return to the northwest and Southwest regions and that school should effectively take off in these two regions and again I think I understand that we have a president who is a father we should see about reconciling that you come around that he talked about I still won't talk about granting general amnesty and releasing everybody who is in jail because of the crisis stiphu no
• 55:00 - 55:30 John I'm not very different problem I want peace to to return especially school should resume in Northwest and southwest region the fact that children away from school it's so disturbing I want to use this forum to plead with the amber boys to permit children to go to school whatever the reason might be to want to keep them away from school it is not in the might they must have realized by now that was a bad decision the truth
• 55:30 - 56:00 they should allow children to go to school if they are pursuing the struggle that is their business but school should resume in Norway's answer rescission and then the president should he has been very kind to most of those who committed atrocities let him extend that you take it to the end he should free people like Sisi who eloped Abby and the others were in jail at least everybody must have understood the problem of Anglophone Cameroon today and everybody everybody's looking out to to to solutions and then
• 56:00 - 56:30 lastly the the separatists should stop victimizing their own this chocolate becomes such a thing that instead of fighting for the person they considered before as the enemy the real enemy now of the separatists is the unlawful themselves you cannot go to a village I cannot go to my village may where they say they are fighting for us instead making critics vision whereby Anglophone don't have a fallback position anymore if we are victimized in yaoundé we cannot run back to Anglophone
• 56:30 - 57:00 Cameroon and like Chinua Achebe says that when you see a man who is being chased run passes his village it means that just allowed one who causes - who no longer have villages ok regime one of the things that I observed from the present speak and which informs my vision of the future is the change of language it was very significant in that we have seen there was no use of the word terrorism in the
• 57:00 - 57:30 President's speech and and that I think is a very important departure from the past and how the authorities have come to understand and see those who are fighting who have taken up arms in the Northwest and Southwest it's it's a it's a very significant departure from the past I think so I really hope that we see an improvement in in the language in in the coming year if we take this as a
• 57:30 - 58:00 tone in the very in the past speeches one of the other key things was that there was a deliberate attempt to always associate the crisis in the northwest with Boko Haram that too is going away and that's very useful in making us you get the sense that we now know what this is all about we now know that claims are legitimate what I see that could hinder this progressive movement is the fact that the authorities seem to still refuse the separatists their agency the
• 58:00 - 58:30 whole idea that they are manipulated that they don't know what they're doing I'm afraid it's a false assumption they should take this guy seriously reach out to them and the last major national dialogue did not do enough to reach out whether it's to the separatists within the country or out of the country I think we should in the country dialogue doesn't end dialogue is not an event dialogue was a process the prime
• 58:30 - 59:00 minister said that and in that process I would really want to see in 2020 if we're very very serious about ending this issue once and for all and overture to these people they're people locked up you know going grab across the street and talk to them all right okay mr. waters takun I hope isn't aspirations in 2020 in decentralization I believe that decentralization is the solution to our problems if the centralization have been put in place in 1996 and where we are today
• 59:00 - 59:30 I believe decentralization is only so the shot to fall our problems calling on everybody to come on board I'm calling on everybody to give you the chance and we shall we sit here three years from today please I'm sure you know laughs again thank you okay you know I was looking at you very sternly to see whether you're serious yourself thank you so much that was a nice way of
• 59:30 - 60:00 ending the program this first Sunday of the month of January and the new year 2020 we look forward to being with you again same time next week but know that we are going to have a break because of the elections and the law says when we have elections political program so debate programs on the marginal television and should be suspended so we have elections coming up on the 9th of February but will be on next week and we'll see what the events of the weeks
• 60:00 - 60:30 of the week will be and so that way we'll be able to craft something to help you understand what's happening in the country on the one we'll meet next week have this nice time on CR TV sometime weekend is following shortly stay with us if you can good day and again happy new year [Music]