Extraordinary Session Of Parliament : Signs Of High Political Build-up

The unfolding of events across the country within the last few months has made many to wonder what the days ahead could reserve for the political landscape in Cameroon. After the Major National Dialogue convened by President Paul Biya from 30 September to 4 October 2019, several recommendations were made which left room for uncountable number of speculations. As a follow-up to the dialogue, government has been in constant touch with the population at the grassroots. Through diverse representatives, the objective has been to ensure that the aspirations of the people, especially in the restive North West and South West Regions get careful consideration.  
It is within this background of the Major National Dialogue that news of the convening of an extraordinary session of Parliament for 13 December, 2019 has left room for even more conjecture. According to Article 16 (3) of the Constitution; “The National Assembly shall meet in extraordinary session for not more than 15 (fifteen) days on a specific agenda and at the request of the President of the Republic or of one-third of its members. The extraordinary session shall wind up as soon as the agenda for which it was convened is exhausted.” Since the same disposition holds for the Senate, there is room to opine that the plenary of tomorrow’s extraordinary session of both Houses will certainly be a revelation for Cameroonians. 
Given that the Ordinary session that ended yesterday 11 December, 2019 had important texts like the budget and other bills to examine, it was evident that if the Head of State brought in other important bills, the serenity and profound scrutiny required to provide the country with sound foundations for progress might not have been possible. Without pretending to know beforehand the content of the discussions in the upcoming...