Minister Nalova affirms difficult October 12 elections, praised Fako option for peace

The Minister of Secondary Education and Head of the CPDM Central Committee's Permanent Divisional Delegation (PDD) for Fako, Prof. Pauline Nalova Lyonga, on Saturday, November 12, 2025, during the launching of CPDM Fako Regional election campaign launch in Limbe I Council Bota acknowledged that the party encountered difficulties during October 12 presidential election but praised Fako option for embracing peace.

"Anywhere where people are holding elections, it is always so difficult. So difficult because some people look at it as a time to pay back to others that they think have hurt them. Fako is not an exception,"Prof Pauline Nalova insisted.

Nalova's meeting with her Fako CPDM militants was the first since the October 12 President election which the Party recorded very poor results as compared to the previous elections.

She used the occasion to call on the militants to leave all that behind and focus on what lies ahead of them which is the Regional Council election.

In Fako Division, the CPDM is running unopposed. Everything being equal, the Party is expected to record a 100 percent win.

The electoral college for the Regional election is made up exclusively of Municipal councillors of the different Councils in the Division.

Given that all seven councils in Fako are controlled by the CPDM Party, the Party, normally, should claim 100%.

Minister Nalova implored her fellow Party comrades who shall be voting to bury their differences and put their party's interest first on Sunday, November 30th.

The South West Regional Council which made up of 90 Councillors. 20 of the 90 are Chiefs who shall be voted exclusively by fellow chiefs across the Region.

With a total of aspirant Councillors, Fako has the lion share of a total of 21 aspirants who are vying to be elected into the SW Regional Council. Amongst the 21 are seven women.

Fako list is headed by Hon. Paul Njie Meoto, one time Chief of Cabinet at the PM's Office under Musonge. To add to him is Ngundu Francis Mokomba, Effoe Rebecca Limunga, Mafany Njie among others.

One of the aspirants, Ms. Limunga Rebecca Effoe, who is vying for a second mandate, said during the Limbe campaign rally that in their first mandate, they "planted the seeds of development."

BY SIMON KALLA