Several Militants Quit CPDM Party in Maroua Weeks to Election

By Bachirou Elhadji BDO

Less than two months until the presidential election, the ruling party is facing internal fracture in the Diamaré Dickson, Far North region.

In Maroua I Subdivision, several militants have decided to turn their backs on President Paul Biya’s Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM), creating a climate of tension and uncertainty.

Among these departures, the resounding resignation of the president of the youth wing of CPDM Diamaré Center 1 branch and a significant group of young militants, marks a turning point.

This symbolic move reflects a fracture that is shaking the party’s local base, previously considered solid and mobilized.

The young people who resigned, although they have officially left the CPDM ranks, have not yet joined another political party.

Their decision is, above all, an expression of a deep sense of frustration and disillusionment, accumulated over the years.

According to several sources, they blame the party for persistently marginalizing young people and for a lack of real prospects for active participation in local political and socio-economic life.

“We gave our energy, our time, and our commitment, but in return, we received nothing but frustration,” confided one of the young activists who resigned.

This mass departure comes at a critical time, as the party prepares to mobilize its base for the presidential election.

In a region where the CPDM has long enjoyed near-hegemonic support, these successive resignations could weaken grassroots enthusiasm and affect electoral momentum.

Analysts and political observers agree that this movement, if it were to spread to other sections, could be seen as a warning to local elites and party officials about the need to rethink the management of its militants, particularly young people.

For now, these former militants remain without a declared political affiliation. Their future, between silent protest and possible joining other political forces, remains uncertain.

But their action, coming just weeks before the election, serves as a reminder that even in its strongholds, the CPDM is not immune to internal fractures.

In Maroua I, the political climate is thus becoming increasingly tense. Attention is now turning to the future: are these mass departures merely a passing outburst of anger, or do they herald a deeper restructuring of the local political landscape?