By Njodzeka Kernyuy
Former presidential candidate, Hiram Samuel Iyodi, has been elected national president of the Movement for Patriotism and the People’s Prosperity (MP3) party.
The election took place during the party’s national congress, held over the weekend in Bana, Upper Nkam Division of the West Region.
Hiram contested the October 12, 2025, presidential election under the banner of the Cameroon Democrats Front (FDC).
This was because his party, while already authorized, did not have any elected representatives at the time to nominate a candidate as prescribed by the electoral code.
Shortly after the election, Hiram and the FDC—including its president, Denise Emilien Atangana—fell out.
Targeting Upcoming Twin Elections
With the municipal and legislative elections approaching in 2026, Hiram Samuel Iyodi hopes to enter parliament as an MP.
In addition, his MP3 party has already positioned members to contest legislative seats in the Centre, South West, Littoral, West, and Adamawa regions. The party also aims to secure control of several councils.
Following his election as national president of the MP3, he expressed his determination to serve effectively until 2030.
“I fully understand the responsibility now entrusted to me, and I will pursue with rigor and determination the mission of structuring and leading the deployment of our party for the 2026–2030 term,” he said.
“Together, we will fight for a Cameroon with strong democratic institutions, an economically prosperous and sovereign nation, founded on social justice,” he added.
According to Hiram Samuel Iyodi, the doors of the MP3 are open to all Cameroonians who recognize the urgency of a profound systemic and transgenerational change.
Hiram Aiming For 2032 Presidential Election
According to an inside source familiar with the party’s situation, Hiram Samuel Iyodi hopes to contest the 2032 presidential election under the MP3 banner—provided the party wins a seat in the upcoming municipal and legislative elections.
This would spare him the difficulty of running under another party, as was the case with the FDC.
The 39-year-old industrialist identifies more with African spirituality than with traditional Western Christianity or Islam.