Assembly Speaker Warns Against Post-Electoral Violence Ahead of 2025 Elections

Cavaye Yegue Djibril, Member of Parliament for Mayo-Sava Constituency and Speaker of Cameroon’s National Assembly has issued a stern warning to those plotting to destabilize the nation following the 2025 local and presidential elections.

Speaking on Tuesday, June 11, at the National Assembly during the opening of the June session of the 2024 legislative year, the ruling CPDM politician claimed that some opposition figures are planning post-electoral violence if the election results are not in their favor.

“I would like to tell them that Cameroonians cannot be deceived anymore,” said Cavaye Yegue Djibril, addressing those he believes might incite unrest. Referring to such politicians as “devils,” he added, “Cameroonians have the necessary maturity which will help them distinguish between good and evil.”

“I call on compatriots to remain calm as they face these people of bad faith,” continued Cavaye Yegue Djibril, who has been the Assembly Speaker since 1992 and a Member of Parliament since 1970.

His remarks were met with enthusiastic applause from mostly CPDM MPs.

Although no official electoral calendar has been released, presidential, council, parliamentary, Senate, and regional elections in Cameroon are expected to take place next year as current mandates expire.

It is worth noting that the last presidential election in 2018 was marred by post-electoral protests led by the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (CRM) political party, which alleged electoral fraud. Many members of the opposition party, including its leader Maurice Kamto, were arrested and jailed. While Kamto and other top party leaders were later pardoned following external pressure, many ordinary militants received jail terms.

During his speech, Cavaye Yegue Djibril also addressed issues such as voter registration and Universal Health Coverage. He took the opportunity to congratulate former Prime Minister Philemon Yang, recently elected president of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, and Hilarion Eton, elected president of the l’Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF).

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