civil society calls for the organization of “general states of the nation”

civil society calls for the organization of general states of

Civil society in favor of the establishment of a transitional government before the next presidential election in 2025. The idea is the “Tournons la page” movement which brings together around ten organizations and associations, religious leaders and opinions. Prior to this, the movement proposes the emergency organization of the Estates General of the Nation.

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It is an ambitious reform plan, in the form of a plea to those in power, that the Cameroonian branch of the “Turn the Page” movement presented: the States General of the Nation which, in the minds of the initiators , must register urgently, according to the national coordinator of the movement Jean-Marc Bikoko.

By states general of the nation, we mean a national dialogue which begins in the communes so that all Cameroonians can give their point of view on what the Cameroon of tomorrow should be. As soon as we leave the commune, we go to the district, from the district we go to the department, department we go to the region and from the region, we go to the national level. »

To lead this gigantic project, the platform proposes the establishment of a transitional government, led by the current president and whose mandate could not go beyond October 2025. Date on which the next election is theoretically expected presidential

The transitional government made up of technocrats will allow, with the national road map, to organize free and transparent elections which seem to us to be the royal road for our democracy and to avoid our country from unpredictable pitfalls. And we believe that only the Head of State Paul Biya can do this. And he should do it urgently because when the neighbor’s house burns, you have to know that yours can burn too. »

The idea is not new in itself and is reminiscent of another very popular one in the 1990s: the demand for a sovereign national conference. In its time, the authorities declared it “ not applicable “.

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