Interview : “USDP’s Drive Carries A Whole Lot Of Dimensions”

How is the USDP fairing on the field now?
The United Socialist Democratic Party (USDP) is doing extremely well and we are maintaining our strategic communications with the purpose of reaching out to at least 1,000 Cameroonians every day.

The new manifesto of the party has just been published.  Why the new manifesto now?
When we talk about New Manifesto, it is not that the vision of USDP has changed or it is new. The newness here refers to the fact that USDP has a completely different perspective as compared to others and USDP’s drive carries a whole lot of dimensions that embrace the ambitions and aspirations of Cameroonians in the 21st century.

The manifesto covers the period 2020-2030. Why this period and what is the focus of the party?
2020-2030 for USDP is a life span that should focus on the readjustments of a number of fundamental factors which must drive the economy and create millions of jobs for the Cameroonian population, especially the youths. 2020-2030 also provides USDP with a time frame for building new diplomatic relations and redefine old ones. Moreover, talking about the many challenges faced by the nation today, USDP believes that between these periods, enough should have been put in place to get the nation out of the danger zones. One of those danger zones includes the secessionists agenda and the rebellion in neighbouring countries.

Talking specifically about upcoming elections, what is the plan of action of USDP?
Elections are natural happenings in the life of a political party. USDP’s preparedness towards elections remains our goal and it is within such actions that we have been suggesting to government to make sure that the democratic rules are set up through reforms of the ele...