The funeral of John Fru Ndi will take place on Saturday July 29 in his native region, in the North West. The founder and leader of the Social Democratic Front (SDF), the historical opposition party, died on June 12 in Yaoundé. On Friday, his body was brought back to Bamenda, where hundreds of people were waiting for him.
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The body of John Fru Ndi arrived in the city of Bamenda on Friday July 28 under high surveillance. Army soldiers were deployed across the city and many armored vehicles were visible. English-speaking separatists had called for a “dead city” day.
Hundreds of people defied the ban to pay their last respects to the historical leader of the opposition who marked an entire generationexplains Alexis Clamewe, member of the SDF: “ First, he is a charismatic leader. He is a brave man, a wise man and a man who deeply loves Cameroon. He is a man of peace. It’s words like that that come back to me when I think of chairman John Fru Ndi. He is a guide for all the youth, a leader who marked an entire generation and who entered the annals of Cameroon. »
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In the crowd, members of the opposition saluted a ” brave man like Bapooh Lipot Robert, Secretary General of the Union of the Peoples of Cameroon (UPC): He gave the best of himself so that the unity and indivisibility of Cameroon would be safeguarded forever. On November 16, 2016, in these places, we were with him and he went out, demonstrating his courage, addressing the populations of this region, to remind them of their major role played by the English-speaking brothers in the search for reunification and the independence of Cameroon. »
John Fru Ndi, who died at the age of 81, will be buried on Saturday in his native village of Baba II, near Bamenda.