Yaoundé, Cameroon – Tori don drop like hot yam as Issa Tchiroma Bakary, di former minister wey don switch to opposition, don finally claim say he be di elected president of Cameroon. Na 12 October election wey bring this whole drama come our front, e don scatter everywhere, and e don make Paul Biya, di 92-year-old sitting president, see pepper.
Bakary don gather plenty supporters wey sabi say dis election no go easy at all. As dem dey wait for di official results from di constitutional council, Bakary don raise him hand for di air like say na him be di only person wey fit save Cameroon. As things dey hot, dem dey call am for di people wey wan change di narrative of our politics.
Wetin we go call am? Serious matter! E be like say everybody don dey feel di heat from di people wey sabi say dem no wan make dis current administration continue
In Garoua, wey na him stronghold, people don dey rally around him. Dem don begin protest against di current administration as dem dey show say dem no gree accept wetin dem no want. E be like say na so e go take turn our politics upside down.
But no be only Garoua dey rock, even Douala don dey feel di tremor. As Saturday night cool off for Douala, na so gunshots and tear gas come join di protest. Four persons don die for dem encounter wey happen between di police and di supporters of Bakary. Na wetin dis governor dey call ‘irresponsible’ while he dey try to control di situation.
Issa believe say e go fit change di game as e don already lay claim to victory, but reality dey wan show am say e no go easy. Paul Biya wey don dey run tins for 43 years don dey plan gree Bakary win without wahala, but di people dey wakar. So who go win finally? Na wetin everybody dey talk as dem dey toss sambusa and dey watch di drama unfold.
As dis saga dey continue, one thing dey clear: Cameroon no fit remain di same again. Di political scene don change, and how e go take play out be dat. We dey watch, and e go make sense how di popcorn fit dey pop as di story dey unfold!
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