Create a
political party to contest in 2018 and bring the change you preach, return to
advocacy with the United Nations or escape to the diaspora like others before
you and pick up activism?
It’s over two week
now since the venerated and former consultant with the United Nations, Barrister
Agbor Felix Nkongho, popularly referred to as ''Agbor Balla'' was released from jail alongside over fifty-four other
Anglophones who were detained at the Kondengui Principal and central prisons
but his current and never-seen silence has cast doubts in the minds of Anglophone Cameroonians about what he intends to do next.
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| Agbor Felix Nkongho, the people's choice? |
Those who know Barrister Abgor Balla before
now are asking what the man rated among Africa’s most influential 100 youths
intend to do next?
With his new
found popularity, fame and favour, will he let Cameroonians down as Fru
Ndi did in the 90s when all he had to do was to give a speech?
Will Agbor Balla
answer the peoples’ call, participate in the upcoming presidential elections
and bring the much needed change he has been campaigning for, or will he use his
newly acquired international recognition to secure a top job with the
government or international organizations such as his former employers the UN,
IMF or World Bank?
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| A presidential home coming |
Others hold that the government might have just given him a substantial reason to
leave Cameroon, grab any nationality of his choice and pick up social media
activism like many before him, causing
untold pain to those back here in Cameroon who felt the pinch of their actions.
Having mastered,
studied and experienced what many Africans and Cameroonians in particular go
through in the hands of an autocratic regime, what will Agbor Balla-who like Pa Fru Ndi
in the 90s who had millions of Cameroonians willing to die for him-do?
Run away? Seems like a safe and easy idea. Or will he like many great leaders
in history take a bold step and attempt to change things even though it might
cause him the ultimate sacrifice?
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| A fine politician, they say |
In his youthful
age, very active and full of vigour, the president of Fako Lawyers’ Association
and the Central African Vice president of the African Bar is at the right age
in his life where he can impact his generation and do what many before him
failed to correct.
Ok let’s give
him some credits for he indeed deserves it, for without his efforts which landed him in jail, the common
law desk at the supreme court, the creation of the common law department in
some state universities, the creation of the bilingualism and multiculturalism
commission and others significant changes in the government might not have seen the day of light.
But just how far is he willing to go for his people?
All eyes are now
turned towards this young man from Great Soppo, Buea, who says and has indeed proven beyond reasonable doubt that he has a vision
and a dream for his people, but fears are rife that after having a foretaste
of what life can be like when one stands against an African autocrat, Agbor
Balla might just be reconsidering his plans. Whatever be the case, affair a
suvire…
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