Andek, 6th November 2025 — Militants of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM) of Momo West Section, Ngie, Section, today joined the entire Nation to celebrate the 44th Anniversary of the accession of His Excellency President Paul BIYA to power as President of the Republic and National President of the CPDM.

The colorful and highly attended ceremony, held at the Andek Council Principal Hall, was chaired by the Section President for Momo West, Comrade Hon. Ujambeng Stephen ANDONG, in the presence of the Divisional Officer for Ngie Sub-Division, Mr. Oteh Philip Bache and the Lord Mayor of Andek Council, Comrade Ubangoh HELLY.

Traditional Rulers, WCPDM, YCPDM leaders, Sub-Section and Branch Presidents, Forces of Law and Order, and a cross-section of the population were in attendance.

A CELEBRATION OF SACRIFICE AND RETURN TO NORMALCY

In his keynote address, Section President Hon. Ujambeng Stephen ANDONG hailed 44 years of peace, stability, national unity and progress under President Paul BIYA. He saluted the resilience of the people of Ngie who remained steadfast during the years of crisis and commended the Lord Mayor for taking enormous personal risks to cause the Andek Council to function again in Andek when the entire area was in thick forest.

Lord Mayor Ubangoh HELLY, on his part, said the celebration in Andek itself is proof that normalcy is fast returning to Ngie. He reaffirmed that decentralization as championed by President Paul BIYA is real, and called on all quarters and villages to work closely with the Council, which is their local government, to exploit its full potential for development.

The Lord Mayor disclosed that under his mandate, every community in the Andek Municipality has benefited from human-centered projects from the Council, except Akuwu, due to their initial reluctance to come on board. He announced that financing for the Akuwu Potable Water Project has already been programmed and that many more projects shall see the light of day in the weeks ahead, as the Council is determined to make Ngie in general and Andek in particular an Eldorado in Momo Division.

ON PREMATURE CAMPAIGNS FOR MAYOR BY ABSENTEE DIASPORA MILITANTS

The ceremony also provided an opportunity for the Section leadership to address a growing concern that threatens party discipline.

It has been observed with regret that some militants, notably some who reside permanently in the diaspora and have been absentee from party activities for close to five years — absent during campaigns for Presidential elections, absent from all National days and Youth Days, absent from community works to bring the municipality back to normalcy, the Council and the Party were struggling to survive in the forest — have suddenly flown back into the country on the eve of Municipal elections.

Instead of joining the Section program to mobilize for a resounding victory of the CPDM list, these absentee comrades are going from village to village campaigning for themselves for the post of Mayor, discrediting the current municipal executive and sowing division.

Most speakers and the Lord Mayor in unison condemned this attitude as anti-party, opportunistic and contrary to the very spirit of militancy taught by President Paul BIYA — a spirit of sacrifice in difficult times, not harvest in election season.

“The CPDM in Momo West is not against ambition. But ambition must respect discipline. This is not the time for self-campaign. This is the time for Party-campaign,” the Lord Mayor stated.

The Section leadership called on all militants, including those from the diaspora, to first work for the victory of the CPDM list. Investiture for executive positions, including that of Mayor, is the exclusive prerogative of the Party hierarchy, based on criteria of effective militancy on the ground, loyalty during hard times, capacity to unite, and ability to deliver victory.

The Mayor warned that premature self-proclamation for Mayor only serves to divide militants and gives arguments to the opposition at a time when unity is most needed.

MOTION OF SUPPORT

At the end of the ceremony, militants adopted by acclamation a Motion of Support, reaffirming their unflinching loyalty to H.E. President Paul BIYA and pledging to deliver 100% victory for the CPDM in Ngie in all upcoming elections.

The celebration ended in a convivial atmosphere of heavy feasting.