Issa Tchiroma Bakary just called on a Nation wide ghost town from Nov 3rd to Nov 5th !!!!
“Cameroonians,
My dear compatriots,
Since the proclamation of falsified results, wrested from the truth of the ballot box by the Constitutional Council, our country has been experiencing unprecedented tension.
Once again, the will of the people has been confiscated, popular sovereignty trampled. But this time, the people have risen up. Standing tall, dignified, courageous, they have said no to the seizure of power.
In every region, from North to South, from East to West, Cameroonians have expressed themselves peacefully, with the only weapon granted to them by the Constitution: their voice.
And yet, this voice was met with the roar of gunfire. Live ammunition answered the cries of freedom. Our parents, our children, have been cut down in the prime of their lives, and peaceful marches have been transformed into indiscriminate repression, with racial profiling.
Today, the provisional toll is heavy:
Arbitrary arrests of political leaders, civil society actors, content creators, and thousands of protesters,
Hundreds dead and wounded,
Entire families plunged into mourning, recalling the traumatic events of 1984.
While the people mourn their martyrs, those responsible for this tragedy shamelessly celebrate, displaying their cynicism and contempt for the people on social media.
In a video that went viral, the president of the Constitutional Council himself, drunk on champagne, boasted of having “secured” the victory of the incumbent president.
What a disgrace for our Republic!
But those who believe that fear will make us yield are sorely mistaken: a people who have lost their fear are an invincible people.
Cameroonians,
Despite this climate of terror orchestrated to force us to retreat, we will not yield.
I therefore call upon you, from Monday, November 3rd to Wednesday, November 5th, to observe a general strike. Let the entire country come to a standstill, so that the whole world knows that we are resisting and that we will not give in.
Let us keep our businesses closed, suspend our activities, stay home, in silence, to show our solidarity and remind this regime that the strength of an economy lies in its people—and these people no longer recognize it as their leader.
People of Cameroon,
This is no time for fear or division. Let us stand tall, united, proud, and in solidarity against those who, with Machiavellian cynicism, invoke peace while sowing terror and reigning over misery and bloodshed.
Let us remain calm, but determined. Let us remain dignified, but unwavering.
I repeat: our victory will not be stolen.
I have made a firm commitment never to betray you, and I will not fail. This is the purpose of the rest of my life. Together, we will win this victory.
God bless Cameroon.
Glory and honor to our martyrs.
Long live the Republic.
Issa Tchiroma Bakary “