35 Years In Power: The Promises Of Paul Biya In 1982

When he came to power in 1982, the Head of State promised never to fail in his missions.

For the daily Le Jour of November 7, 2017, two words perfectly summarize the promises made by Paul Biya when he came to power. These words are commitment and loyalty.

We remember that in his speech of November 6, 1982, the day he took the oath, the Head of State who promised never to fail in his missions, said in his very first speech "I intend to locate the action for years to come under the double sign of commitment and loyalty. (...) The constitutional commitment is the reaffirmation of the oath I have just ta 35 Years In Power: The Promises Of Paul Biya In 1982 ken.

35 Years In Power: The Promises Of Paul Biya In 1982

I hear then with the help of all Cameroonians and all Cameroonians, and in my capacity as President of the Republic, Head of Government, to fulfill this sacred duty imposed on me by the Constitution, namely, to ensure its respect, as independence, sovereignty, security and unity of the State, ensure the conduct of the affairs of the Republic, my illustrious predecessor has never failed in this duty, I do not will fail point.

Paul Biya had also promised to be faithful not only to the Cameroonian people as a whole, but to one person, his predecessor President Ahmadou Ahidjo. "There is certainly no better way to show him our sympathy and loyalty than to follow his example, to follow his footsteps," he said. 

On his political options, Paul Biya had indicated that they remain within, independence and national unity, peace, economic, social and cultural development through our choices of planned liberalism, self-centered development, social justice and control.

"They are in Africa, non-interference in the internal affairs of States, respect for their sovereignty and territorial integrity, African unity and solidarity, resolute and irreversible struggle against the last bastions of colonialism and misdeeds. of apartheid in southern Africa, the development of the continent, "he said on November 6, 1982.

At the international level, he said his political options are" peace between nations, non-alignment - I mean genuine non-alignment and cooperation - I mean renewed cooperation - in the perspective of a new, fairer and more stable world economic order ".  35 years in power: the promises of Paul Biya in 1982