MPs ‘stealthily’ vote bill to postpone parliamentary elections

By Atia Tilarious Azohnwi Members of Cameroon’s National Assembly adopted a bill on Monday, July 2, 2018 extending their mandate by one year when it ends on October 29 this year. This means Parliamentary elections constitutional planned for this year would only hold sometime before the extended mandate of MPs expires on October 29, 2019. “The mandate of the deputies is extended for a period of twelve months, from October 29, 2018,” read the bill presented to parliament by President Paul Biya on June 14, 2018. The extension is in line with Section 15(4) of the constitution. An imminent extension…