The history of our people can never be hidden from the rest of the world . The Southern Cameroons, Ambazonia was one of the first democratic autonomous Trust Territory, under the trusteeship of Great Britain, from 1922 – 1946, from the League of Nations.
Our group of MPS walked out of the Enugu House of Assembly in 1953 to create the Southern Cameroons house of Assembly in Buea from 1954- 1959, where two successive democratic governments reigned with two Prime ministers, without any conflict.
This alone qualifies The Southern Cameroons, under UNGA ( United Nations General Assembly) Resolution 1514 , article 76 B, to be restored as an Independent state.
Where as, French Cameroon also qualified under the same UNGA resolution 1514, article
76 B and they had their Independence from France on the 1st January 1960. Where did joining French Cameroon come from, when we had same factors as French Cameroon and governing ourselves with a good economy, education and culture?
Asking our rights today to be restored as an Independent state, is acceptable under the 1951 Convention for The human and people rights to belong and for self determination.
The decolonisation process of the Southern Cameroons is still questionable and the United Nations has every answer to these questions.
We are being killed today. Hundreds of thousands of our children out of school for the fifth year in a roll. More than 400 of villages burnt and destroyed by French Cameroon military. Thousands arrested and detained in LRC jail’s without judgement. More than 18000 innocent civilians killed by French Cameroon military.
We the people of Ambazonians, continue to tell the International Community to arrest this situation now and complete the decolonisation process, abandoned by Great Britain and the United Nations in 1961, therefore giving our Separate country from French Cameroon.
We are two distinct people with different cultures that cannot continue to live together in the scammed, called one and indivisible Cameroon. The 60 year experience in this illegal union, has proven to be negative. The lost Independence of the Southern Cameroons, Ambazonia must be restored now. This is the freedom we need and nothing less.
By: Betsy Azwe Chi, epse Ken
