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Two weeks after the holding of the Major National Dialogue. How does government appreciate the first measures taken by the Head of State after the great event?

I believe that, in the opinion of all fellow citizens in good faith, and even many foreign observers, the Major National Dialogue, organized on the propitious initiative of the President of the Republic, H.E Paul Biya, was a great moment of national life, and a great success. A success, first and foremost by the number and quality of participants at this meeting who came from all regions of the country and from the Diaspora. Most of them were important personalities, representative of all social strata and from our communities and who for several days took a very active part in the discussions on all the important themes that were selected. 

The conclusions of this Major National Dialogue are also the second reason to be satisfied of following the holding of this national meeting. No major subject was evaded or obscured and relevant recommendations were made and brought to the keen attention of the convener, notably, the President of the Republic who, without delay, made known his keen appreciation of the work accomplished and his willingness to examine the recommendations with diligence and speed, and to provide, as far as possible, adequate responses to the concerns raised during the discussions, which, according to general opinion, were rich, intense and dense.  

That is why, we can, or should rightly welcome this initiative of the Head of State, to commend its holding, its smooth running and the recommendations of the meeting. 

For many people, the Major National Dialogue has been a great success, and you really need to be of bad faith to think otherwise, and they are always the same people who think otherwise. 

How does government appreciate the reactions of beneficiaries of President Paul Biya’s clemency, among whom were leaders of some political parties and their militants?

Listen, obviously, the leniency measures taken by the President of the Republic have generally been hailed by the whole Nation, especially those hundreds of our young compatriots from the North- West and South-West Regions, many of whom were recruited willy-nilly among the separatist rebels. Their collective joy and their gratitude to the Head of State seemed to be sincere and there is every reason to be grateful for it. 

Conversely, the reactions of the other beneficiaries, notably, some of the officials of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement, appeared to us to be somewhat ambiguous, as we took note through their statements, mostly that of Mr. Maurice KAMTO in the recent interview he granted to Radio France Internationale. 

However, be rest assured that we were not surprised by the words of Mr. KAMTO in this interview. These statements are obviously part of his logic and that of his supporters, perhaps not all, since the announcement of the presidential election results, such as extremism, brinkmanship, radicalization, based on the claim of an alleged electoral hold-up, a victory which, however, we know as they do, was never won by Mr KAMTO and that he could not have won, I have said it a thousand times, unless that of a miracle which obviously never took place.  So we were however not surprised as I earlier indicated. However, this stubborn attitude, the proud bully posture, the shameless bragging, are all regrettable attitudes, leading to the point of becoming annoying. 

It is true that no one was expecting any words of gratitude from the CRM resulting from the clemency of the President of the Republic. Meanwhile, the slightest decorum would have warrant, if not to hail, at least to laud to a certain extent, the sovereign and magnanimous gesture of the Head of State, which is his real desire to appease and his determination to give room for the return of a lasting peace and stability in Cameroon. 

From this perspective, we believe that Mr. KAMTO and some warmongers among his supporters have failed to take full measure and to grasp the profound meaning of the presidential clemency which is welcomed by the entire national and international community. 

What is important, from our point of view, is the clamor of satisfaction that has been perceived both at home and abroad, before, during, and after the Major National Dialogue. 

Mr Maurice Kamto has expressed the idea that the Major National Dialogue was not organised as it ought to have been. He believes that everything has to be taken all over….

Listen, I earlier indicated that all our fellow citizens in good faith and our foreign partners have very much appreciated the holding of this Major National Dialogue and have congratulated President Paul Biya. Likewise, we should indicate that even personalities who have not always been tender with the current regime, having intransigent stances on the major issues of the time, and particularly on the crisis that is shaking the North-West and South-West Regions, took active part in the Major National Dialogue. 

From what could be seen and heard here and there from these people, it is clear that they came out satisfied and nobody to the best of our knowledge has so far dissociated himself from the conclusions of this Dialogue which have been published. In the face of this overwhelming majority of favorable voices, the absence of an extremist minority which, for convert purposes, did not want to take part in this Major National Dialogue, although invited, could not put asunder the great success of this historic gathering of worthy sons and daughters of the Cameroonian Nation. In other words, we do not foresee a more inclusive dialogue than the h...