Joshua Osih Nambangi is the new president of Social democratic front (homeless). The former first vice-president takes one step forward and reaches the top of the party, at the end of a long electoral night punctuated by protests and even fights. Two wings engaged in radical opposition: the supporters of Joshua Osih against those of Jester Shewa. The latter and his people do not accept the Electoral Code and the electoral register. In the end, after several interruptions, the electoral process will give Joshua Osih the winner by 985 votes out of 1500, or 62% of the votes.
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The man who is a favorite because he is somewhat favored by fire It’s John Fru, will have to succeed his godfather, for a period of five years. To lead a party wrung out by internal struggles born from the renewals of the basic organs. The war of succession had already started during the lifetime of the Chairman who, in February 2021, announced his withdrawal from the leadership of the party, due to precarious health. Two camps emerged, with Joshua Osih and Jean Michel Nintcheu. The two do not agree on the line to adopt to revive a party which has plummeted, ranking 4th in the last presidential election (behind the Rdpc of Paul Biya, the MRC of Maurice Kamto and the Universe of Cabral Libi’i ).
If Nintcheu and the others opt for a return to radicalism, Osih and company camp on softening the lines. Supported in this by the old leader. They will have the upper hand. The revolt will push Baron Douala and a number of former executives including the former secretary general Jean Tsomelou to take the party and its founder to court. An insurmountable line which pushed the party leadership to apply 8.2 to them, synonymous with self-exclusion. The way was cleared for the enthronement of Fru Ndi’s colt. Joshua left to once again be the SDF candidate for the 2025 presidential election.
