« Together, let us join forces for the Reconstruction of a conquering UPC, endowed with obvious electoral power“. The rallying cry is launched by Robert Bapooh Lipotin ” Letter to the Upécists» that the secretary general of theUnion of the people of Cameroon (UPC) recognized by the Territorial Administration has just been made public. For the former MP, “ the year 2024 which begins is decisive for the development of the major repositioning strategies of the Upc… » for these deadlines which include the municipal, legislative and presidential elections, all of which will be held in 2025.
Meetings which carry a lot of stakes as they should be an opportunity to renew the national political class. Paul BiyaPresident of the Republic, should total 92 years, and even if the activists of the Democratic gathering of the Cameroonian people (RDPC) invite him to represent himself, the one who, in view of the founding texts of the party, remains the “ natural candidate » of the ruling party for any presidential election, should no longer compete. He who, cushioned by the weight of age, and worn out by a supreme office that he has held since 1982, watches almost as a spectator the positioning struggles within his party. There is no doubt that Paul Biya’s abandonment would leave room for a slightly younger candidate, and certainly one who would have to be accompanied by men and women less advanced in age. In any case, for 2025, all political parties will work to carve out a place on the national cake. Between former residents in position and those who have fallen or have lost positions, there are new candidates who are on the lookout.
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The UPC, for its part, is experiencing more than ever rifts within itself and even in the extended family of theUpecism. In recent years, crab pastes have become more common. The hull has been completely emptied of institutions. Due to leadership wars, the UPC lists were disqualified from the legislative and municipal elections of 2020. Due to a lack of municipal councilors, the Crab Party was only able to be in the Senate thanks to the “magnanimity” of the President of the Republic who appointed one, within the framework of the agreements between the Rdpc and the Upc formerly led by Augustin Frédéric Kodock and of which Bapooh Lipot ensures political succession. “ Our consciences must challenge us. Are we going to repeat the cataclysm of 2020 again and destroy the current achievements of our Party? », asks Bapooh Lipot to the Upécists.
While waiting for the response from his comrades, the leader invites his interlocutors to “ a burst of pride…to be in harmony with the spirit of the Founding Fathers of the UPC “. SO ” I invite all UPC activists and sympathizers to come out of the current prisms of extremism to open up to the virtues of Dialogue and Reconciliation», he says. Under the theme “For the triumph of the ideals of the Founding Fathers of the UPC and the great return of the UPC to the Cameroonian political scene in 2025: Let us reconcile “. Convinced that he is, that “ 2025 is today. It is now that we must put our differences aside and launch a mobilization of our activists and sympathizers on the ground, instead of remaining in the evanescent debates in the media and television sets.».
Will Bapooh Lipot be heard? This is not the first time that calls for dialogue and reconciliation have been made. Last time it was the former MP Njami Nwandi who was the initiator. But the patriarch had not been listened to.
