Francois Hollande's speech in Dakar does not refer to Cameroon - Issa Tchiroma Bakary

For the Minister of communication, the country has a democratic evolution that puts it away from any form of recrimination.

The Minister of communication, Issa Tchiroma Bakary does not consider his country as one of those referred to by the president François Hollande in his speech of November 24, 2014, on the occasion of the 15th Summit of the Francophonie.

In his communication Monday, he returned to the subject through the question of a journalist who sought to know if the words of the French president were not a criticism of the Biya regime. He replied: "your question is relevant. I say that the speech of the French president is a tribute to Cameroon democracy and I'll tell you why.

The Minister cited media pluralism, Elecam which according to him is an "independent institution that governs elections" the redesign of the lists of electors or biometrics system to magnify the progression of Cameroonian democracy. "These are items that Cameroon has," he said to complete his comparison with other nations.

"François Holland's speech does not refer to Cameroon. We are at ease. Unless there are people who want to gain power, encourage our populations to acts of illegality," said Issa Tchiroma.

For him, the mechanisms of accession to power found in the constitution does not provide an insurrection as a mode or method of accession to power and argue that "president Biya has always delivered his mandate in competition" and competed as in 2011 with a score of other candidates under the supervision, advance institutions and international organizations.

This speech however did not convince all the journalists present at the Monday meeting in the premises of the Ministry of communication. François Hollande's speech had an entirely different meaning. The following excerpts appear to mean that it is not enough to hold elections or to have a constitution.

" …This achievement, this transition must also serve as a lesson. Where the constitutional rules are abused, where freedom is violated, where the alternation is prevented, I say here that the citizens of these countries will always find the francophone support to uphold justice, law and democracy. A few weeks ago, the Burkinabé people gave a beautiful demonstration… W hat the people of Burkina Faso did, must make those who would like to remain at the head of their country by violating the constitutional order think, because it is the people who decide. It is an election which permits one to know who is legitimate and who is not."