Radical Anglophone want Chief Ayamba buried in Yaounde

There is an amazing twist to preparations ahead of a “state” burial of the former Southern Cameroon National Council (SCNC) leader, Chief Ette Otun Ayamba, who died on the morning of Thursday, June 19, 2014 at the Full Gospel hospital in Mamfe.

Contrary to a statement issued by SCNC officials to the effect that their fallen hero would be laid to rest in his native Eyumojock village on Monday, July 28, 2014, a group of young Anglophone radicals want Chief Ayamba buried in what they call “the capital of La Republique du Cameroun”.

In a communique issued by the group who call themselves Progressive Southern Cameroons Youths (PSCY), a copy of which got to our newsroom on Monday, June 30, 2014, stated in bold characters : “…we are negotiating with other factions of the SCNC to have Chief Ette Otun Ayamba’s corpse buried in the capital of La Republique du Cameroun.

The Biya regime has for long been incentive to our plight. Members of that regime would not go to sleep if the corpse of the departed SCNC Chairman is not buried in their territory.

However, the communiqué states that the date of the burial and the rituals to be performed, as mentioned in the SCNC state, would not change. The rituals are his burial in the colours of the Southern Cameroons flag which are blue and white stripes with 13 stars in the middle, representing the 13 “countries” (Divisions) of Southern Cameroons.

PSCY has also maintained July 26 and 27 as “National Days” of mourning on the entire Southern Cameroons territory as well as the fact that the Southern Cameroons flag will fly high at half mast in all Southern Cameroons “ Local Government Areas” (Subdivisions) and “countries” during the period of the national mourning.

The bearer of the communiqué who gave his name as Chi Festus Ndi-Forbi told Daybreak that being a young group that is still to be fully known in SCNC circles, PSCY does not know if they will succeed in their plant. “But we will do all in our power to make the other SCNC factions see the importance of our point,” he said confidently.

He added that their group that is so far made up of 360 youths found in all three corners of the Cameroonian triangle as well as in the Diaspora is one and a half years old and headquartered in Bamenda. “None of our members is above 25 years old.