Paul Biya-Far North Symbiosis: Population Counts Achievements, Projects The Future

If population turnout and promises were the only parameters in elections, then incumbent President Paul Biya would already be sure of at least pocketing sizeable votes from the three northern regions of the country come Sunday October 7, 2018. The Adamawa, North and Far North Regions that count about three million of the 6.9 million eligible voters for the upcoming presidential election have described President Paul Biya as “a right man for the job” promising to fully and unconditionally draw full length to give him another mandate on October 7, 2018. The visit of the Head of State to Maroua on September 28, 2018, his first personal outing in the build up to the election, was an opportunity to strengthen relations he entertains with the people of the three northern regions who have stood solidly behind him for over three decades now. Visibly, the turnout of the population at the Lamido Yaya Dairou Municipal Stadium, venue of the Biyapeople come together depicted the symbiosis existing between the country’s chief executive and the vast population and voting prowess of the northern regions. Even before the Presidential motorcade made its triumphal entry into the stadium at slightly over 2 pm, the vast playground was already full to capacity with people from all corners of three northern regions.

Naming Blessings of Friendship

The speech of the Government Delegate to the Maroua Urban Council coupled with the sea of people who made it to the ceremonial ground attested to the warm romance existing between Paul Biya and the people of the regions. While expressing the gratitude of the ‘eldest daughter of the Republic’ which he said was testimony to the importance President Paul Biya attaches to the northern regions, the Government Delegate observed that, “The Far North already chose you even if you didn’t come to Maroua. However, we absolutely needed your warmth.” He added that the massive presence of the population was telling of the confidence and fidelity that exist between the regions and their leader whom he said always stands by them at all times. Like the Government Delegate, the Speaker of Cameroon’s National Assembly, Cavaye Yeguie Djibril, who spoke on behalf of the elite of the three northern regions said, “There is only one man – Paul Biya, who surmounts our challenges. The indefatigable builder who has and will continually help us to live and let others live.’ The Boko Haram’s insurgency and the efforts deployed by President Paul Biya to now bring the bestial sect to near zero, the creation of the Fourth Combined Military and Gendarmerie Region in Maroua likewise the creation of the Multinational Joint Task Force with headquarters in Maroua thanks to President Paul Biya’s clair...