Cameroon: Tchiroma’s call to take to the streets, a dangerous threat to national stability
The call made by Issa Tchiroma Bakary for a mobilization against the Republic’s institutions marks a serious and irresponsible drift, at a time when Cameroon is striving to preserve civil peace and strengthen its democratic institutions. Behind the fiery rhetoric lies a clear attempt to instrumentalize social and electoral frustrations to sow disorder in a country that has always prioritized the path of dialogue and stability.
The recent history of the continent teaches us that the street has never been a substitute for institutional legitimacy. By calling on citizens and the armed forces to “rise up against the regime,” Issa Tchiroma has crossed a red line.
This call for an uprising does not reflect political courage, but a dangerous escalation that threatens national unity and the security of Cameroonian citizens.
For behind the discourse of resistance lies an obvious risk: that of plunging the country back into the violence, division, and chaos that other nations still regret.
Cameroon does not need a revolt, but a serene refoundation, a collective commitment to the values of responsibility, work, and peace.
The State, as the guarantor of stability, cannot remain indifferent to those who seek to break the republican bond between the institutions and the people.
In a democracy, dissent is expressed within the framework of the law, not in the streets or through calls for disobedience.
Cameroonians, who are deeply attached to peace, know that true transformation will come neither from slogans nor from improvised convulsions, but from a patient and clear-sighted work of reform, conducted in an orderly manner and with respect for constitutional procedures. The country needs builders, not agitators.
To reject manipulation and violence is to defend Cameroon. It is to choose the path of political maturity and collective responsibility.
Drawing on its experience, the Nation will be able to distinguish between the voices that divide and those that build. Now more than ever, the time is for vigilance, cohesion, and national refoundation in stability.
Jean-Robert TCHANDY
