The nonpartisan body
which aims at unifying Cameroonians towards a new republic with Akere Muna as
their presidential candidate, is gaining grounds in two English speaking
regions.
With little over three
thousand members already registered as at December 2017 and with groups in
Cameroon as well as the diaspora, representatives of the NOW movement, a
nonpartisan structure which is vying for the establishment of a new republic
with Bationnier Akere Muna as head of state has currently stamp its feet in the
South West region with North West being their next target.
Top executives of the
structure who believe in governance by meritocracy and the active participation
of youths in national matters were last weekend at the seaside resort town of
Limbe to put to task the first regional command team in the South West region.
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Members of the NOW
movement
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Commissioning the
Coordinator of the Limbe branch, the acting regional coordinator for the
littoral, North West and South West regions, Samkoh Tepong Victor emphasized
the urgent need to get to work and to create groups in all divisions, sub
divisions, municipalities as well as quarters spreading the ideologies of the
new republic.
The regional coordinator
applauded the Limbe branch for been very active earning them the position as
the first branch to be formally recognized in the region. He tasked the local
coordinator to get to work so as to ensure that in less than two weeks, all
will be put in place for a for the South West to have it regional president.
He equally called on all
Cameroonians to register massively on the voter registration and to participate
in the upcoming presidential elections and help bring the change. To him, voters’
apathy has to be uprooted from the minds of Cameroonians, whom he said have
given up on the system.
To the Douala chapter
president, Peter Metambi, Akere Muna presents the future of the new Cameroon
with youths at the forefront and governance built on the premise of
meritocracy.
While announcing his
readiness to accompany the newly created chapter in their task of spreading the
philosophies of the NOW movement, he said the first major step is to get
Cameroonians to register and participate during the presidential, parliamentary
as well as local elections thus curbing voters apathy.
Steve Amara, head of
communications at the NOW movement who accompanied to delegation from Douala
said “this first meeting was very insightful, we see a great group of young
people who are really determine to push the movement forward in the region and
bring people together towards barrister Akere’s project.”
“Also mobilizing on the
ground around the idea that a new republic is possible and a new republic will
come not tomorrow but now” he said.
The NOW movement, it
should be said was launched on October 8, 2017 when Barrister Akere Muna announced
his candidature for the upcoming presidential elections. The movement aims at
bringing Cameroonians of all works of life to ally with the idea that it is
time for change, and time to federate energy towards a new republic.
With foot soldiers on the
ground to educate and reeducate the population on the importance of citizen
engagement, political proposition and the new republic, representatives of the
NOW movement, say it is time to build a new Cameroon.
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