Race to presidency: MINAT boss warns against public disorder

Barely 48 hours to the proclamation of the presidential results by the Constitutional Council, 

the Minister of Territorial Administration, Paul Atanga Nji has called for calm and denounces internal and external destabilisation maneuvers. 

He made this clarion call on Tuesday, October 21, in a press communique. The MINAT boss called for composure, civic discipline and confidence in institutions, pending the official results of the presidential election of October 12, billed for Thursday, October 23.

The MINAT boss stressed that this post-election period "requires civic-mindedness and an unwavering commitment to peace and national unity." 

However, the tone of the statement hardened in the face of what the government described as a "rise in acts of provocation and disorder," attributed to "manipulated troublemakers" both from within the country and from abroad. 

In line with the arrests in Garoua, the press release announced the arrest of several individuals in Garoua, in the north of the country, for "incitement to revolt and insurrection." Twenty of them will be brought before military courts. 

The press release added that other suspected of criminal acts, have been transferred to Yaoundé, where investigations are continuing. 

He urges the population to dissociate themselves from any form of disorder and collaborate with the competent authorities so that Cameroon remains a strong and indivisible State governed by the rule of law.

MINAT boss did not provide details on the political affiliations or motives of those arrested, but the context of post-election protests suggests that they could be linked to movements contesting the provisional victory of outgoing President Paul Biya, against the FSNC candidate, Issa Tchiroma Bakary.

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Minister of Territorial Administration, Paul Atanga Nji