Fanning coup d’états: What The Press Is Saying about Old and Young People In Cameroon

The press in Cameroon is citing old people who still govern Cameroon and giving their ages. One of such press stated that Cameroon is ruled by “dead people.” This is an insult. To me this is a lack of information.

Leaders who change the world for the better

Remember it is often said the foolish man is the one who does not read newspapers and that more stupid is the one who takes everything from the newspapers to be correct just because it is written in the newspaper. When people talk of old people ruling Cameroon what do they mean? Do they know that from 21–65 years anybody is a mature person, and after 65 years you are an old person? How old is old? When you hear those guys writing on papers it is because they are suffering from unemployment. What would have happened if they were all employed and the old men still in their places in government? The media men fail to know that what we call “leadership index” comprise the following:

1)      Influence

2)      Integrity

3)      Initiative

4)      Intelligence and interest

Now who are those who have changed the world for the better? Is it Jean Duvalier of Haiti (less than 50years), Samuel Doh of Liberia (less than 50years), Joseph Kabila of Democratic Republic of Congo (less than 50years) etc? Now in the opinion of leadership qualities that we have given above one need to take into account the following personalities who were certainly more than 60 years and who are in the interest of the so called press are “old men”.

In the interest of the world and the world leadership we take account of Franklin Roosevelt of USA (>65 years), Winston Churchill of UK (>65years), Mao Zi Dong of China (>65years), Joseph Stalin of Russia builder of the Soviet Union (>65years), John Paul II of Vatican brought the greatest changes in the Catholic Church when he was above 70 (>65years), Mahatma Gandhi of India (>65 years), P. Nehro of India (>65 years), Korak A. of Federal Republic of West Germany (>65 years), Humphrey Boigney of Ivory Coast (>65 years), Nelson Mandela of South Africa (>65 years), Joseph Mugabe of Zimbabwe (>65years), Julius Nyerere of Tanzania (>65years) etc.

Now those guys of the press in Cameroon have failed to show us and the world that “young people” can change the world for the better and the world blames them for fanning coup d’états in many countries but forgetting to know that it is not the age per se but the quality of leadership or administration that counts.

What happens if the youths in Cameroon are appointed by old people? Will they reject or accept? The greatest scammers are the so called youths who have not got enough experience to rule a country. What the youths in Cameroon ought to press for would have been incorporation into government at every level so that they can gather enough experience on how to rule a country.

Instead once they are recruited into the Police, Gendamerie and so on, they go along the road collecting money (bribe) in broad day light from drivers, passengers etc. Is it because they are young or the passengers and drivers are old?

Just imagine how the youths are dragging the national symbols of Cameroon on the ground. They fly the flag but refuse to pay taxes. They use the national symbols to steal money through camouflage. Is it the old people who have sent them to steal and join Boko Haram? They should talk about employment and leave old people alone because employment and participation in government are both human rights.