Bilingualism Commission Calls For Restraint

The members of the National Commission for the Promotion of Bilingualism and Multiculturalism had discussions with National Assembly  Speaker on September 25, 2017.

The Chairperson of the National Commission for the Promotion of Bilingualism and Multiculturalism, Peter Mafany Musonge has advised people of the English –speaking regions of Cameroon  to be patient and show restraint   as the highest authorities of the land have heard their grievances  and government is working to redress the  complaints.
He was speaking at the cabinet of the Speaker of the National Assembly,  Hon. Cavaye Yeguie Djibril on September 25, 2017 during the  maiden  courtesy call by the commission members to the House  Speaker. Specifying that he was reacting on a personal basis, Mr Musonge advised that people in the North West and South West Regions,  « should not destroy what we have taken  so many years to build . They should restraint themselves and wait for answers to their grievances many of which have already come. » He spoke after the violent demonstrations that gripped the two  English-speaking regions on September 22, 2017 and other acts of violence like destruction of schools and other private and public property.
Concerning the Commission which he chairs, he said,  they came to tell the House  Speaker that the Commission has been operational  for the last two months. The courtesy call, he said, was an opportunity to solicit the collaboration of the  House Speaker and the ...