Far North Region : Twenty-One New Candidates

The Far North Region is one that registers one of the highest number of new faces that will be participating in the March 12, 2023 senatorial election. A total of four political parties are taking part in the election and they include the National Alliance for Democracy and Progress (NADP), Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM), National Union for Democracy and Progress (NUDP) and the Democratic Movement for the Defence of the Republic (MDR). A total of 28 candidates will be participating in the election, and of the number, 21 are new faces. Of the four political parties, MDR is participating for its first time and all seven candidates, headed by the interim President of the party, Djorwe Paulin, a Barrister at law. He was elected in the last quarter of last year to temporarily pilot the affairs of the party, following the death of the National President and founder of the party, Dakolé Daissala, until a new President is elected.  For the NADP, six new persons have made their entry into the list hea...