Decades’ old Bello/Tchiroma distrust hampering opposition unity

By Franklin Sone Bayen The campaign of NUDP leader, Bello Bouba Maigari on 14 September rejected the declaration on 13 September that his northern rival, Issa Tchiroma, has been chosen as the opposition consensual candidate, mainly by Ekane Anicet and Djeukam Tchameni. That came as little surprise to anyone who has been following Cameroon’s contemporary political history. The two men distrust each other and had fallen out acrimoniously in 1992. Below is a fact sheet timeline of the Bello/Tchiroma saga. Let’s take it from 1982: – When Paul Biya succeeded Ahmadou Ahidjo as second president of Cameroon in November 1982,…