Election of Regional Councillors : Operation Already On The Rails
- Par Emmanuel
- 09 sept. 2020 15:16
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After the convening electoral colleges for the December 6, 2020 poll, the ball is now on the court of the different stakeholders.
The different stakeholders in Cameroon’s electoral process are already bracing up for the first ever election of Regional Councillors following President Paul Biya’s decision in Decree No. 2020/547 of 07 September 2020 to convene the electoral colleges for the election of Regional Councillors slated for Sunday, December 6, 2020.
Political parties that wish to run for election in all or some of the 58 constituencies which also correspond to Cameroon’s 58 Divisions are back to the drawing board to nominate the best candidates, specifically for the election of the category of the delegates of Divisions. They are working with the knowledge that according to Section 181 (1) of the Electoral Code, « Candidatures shall, within 15 days from the convening of the electorate, be made out in nomination papers in three copies, bearing the legalised signature of the candidates and submitted at the council branch of Elections Cameroon against a receipt. » For the other category of the electoral college which is traditional rulers who have to elect their peers as representatives of traditional rulers in the Regional Councils, aspiring candidates also have to submit their lists at ELECAM within the 15 days. Both aspirants for delegates of divisions and representatives of traditional rulers have to start compiling their documents as contained in Sections 181 (2) and 182 of the Electoral Code.
The administration whose agent in the electoral process is the Ministry of Territorial Administration is already at work and promising to within its powers ensure security, accreditation of observers and work with other stakeholders. A few hours after the decree to convene the electoral colleges for the election of Regional Councillors was broadcast, the Minister of Territorial Administration, Paul Atanga Nji gave a press conference in Yaounde during which he promised the administration’s support in the electoral process.
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