Fako III YCPDM: 'Strong' Candidate Emerges To Replace Motomby Mbome

/By Macdonald Ayang Okumb/

Mbua Isaac Embola: Poised For A Showdown

     The reorganisation process of basic organs of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement, the CPDM party, is already gathering steam in the Fako III section of the party in Buea.

     And young people seem to be taking the lead as two candidates have already made public their intentions of running for the YCPDM presidency in the section to replace Emmanuel Motomby Mbome who reportedly is quitting for bigger ambitions.

     First to overtly declare his intention was a young business man, Franklin Njie, who hails from the Lysoka area in Buea; while recently, it was the turn of yet another dynamic young man, Isaac Mbua Embola, from the BONAVADA community, from where erstwhile Prime Minister, Mafany Musonge, hails.

     Mbua Embola stated his intention recently at a heavily-attended ceremony to close a holiday football tournament in the BONAVADA area.  Embola, who works at the Prime Minister’s Office as an Assistant Research Officer (Chargé D’Etudes Assistant) told the mostly youthful crowd about his ambitions.

     “My strength in life has always been to render service to humanity. And I have been doing this in diverse ways; in my community and the country as a whole. At the party level, I’ve been groomed under the hands of so many political leaders. I have been at the sub-section level for 10 years now and I think that it’s time for me to climb up the ladder...” he stated.

     “I have a mastery of the terrain and I think that the team I am coming up with will be one to reckon with” Embola boasted. A reliable source hinted us that he is overwhelmingly backed by some highly placed Fako Elite for the position as he enjoys cordial ties with them as a rising politico. However, the guidelines sanctioning the reorganisation process don't allow the 'big shots' in Yaounde to directly influence the electoral process.

     Addressing the population, Embola also explained that some political Elite in Fako III have greatly influenced him. His words: “I have been involved in offering scholarships, school aid, and other interventions. I have had the opportunity to be with some of the big guns around and I have learnt their patriotic spirit towards community development. It’s something I admire so much and will also like to leave my footprints on the sands of time.”

     On security challenges facing the country, Embola, who recently undertook a course in anti-terrorism strategies in China, said the youth have a crucial role to play. Hear him: “Every youth has to stand firmly behind our Head of State to give him our support. You know that when you have support from young people, you can succeed in any endeavour as a leader. We have to be vigilant and denounce every suspect by collaborating with the forces of law and order.”

     Isaac Mbua has held positions in the CPDM  at the grassroots level since 2000 and has been ‘chargé de mission’ of the party on several occasions for Fako III, namely; during the 2011 presidential elections, 2013 senatorial elections and the twin elections of September 2013, just to mention these.

     Being a Civil Administrator from ENAM, the 33 year-old has also undertaken short courses in India, China and Italy in the domains of employment promotion and economic development, international humanitarian law and anti-terrorism strategies.