Mushroom candidates flood ELECAM with files CDU in turmoil

By Atia Tilarious Azohnwi The files of 28 postulants to the office of president of the republic have been received at Elections Cameroon, ELECAM ahead of the October 7, 2018 presidential elections. Aside the candidatures of incumbent President Paul Biya of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM), Joshua Osih of the Social Democratic Front (SDF), Akere Muna of the People’s Development Front and Maurice Kamto of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement, most of the 28 candidates come from political parties that mushroomed overnight, particularly towards this election. Only the CPDM and SDF are known to have representative structures across the breadth…