Yaoundé, November 22, 2025 — A new communiqué from the Office of the President-Elect has reignited the national debate over legitimacy, sovereignty, and the future of Cameroon’s electoral system. Issued by the official spokesperson of the President-Elect, the message leaves no ambiguity: the people spoke on October 12, and no further election can claim legitimacy until their will is respected.
This is not just political communication it is a direct confrontation with the machinery of the state.
1. The Central Claim: The People Chose, and That Choice Must Stand
According to the communiqué, Cameroonians “have unequivocally carried President-Elect Issa Tchiroma Bakary to the head of the nation.”
The message insists that the verdict of the ballot box must be recognized before any new electoral process can proceed.
This is the backbone of the entire statement:
No justice, no elections.
No reform, no legitimacy.
The communiqué frames the October 12 election not as one vote among many but as a historic mandate that cannot be overwritten.
2. The Current Electoral Bodies Are Considered Compromised
The spokesperson states that ELECAM and the Constitutional Council no longer meet the standards required for a credible democratic system.
In fact, the President-Elect vows to immediately reform:
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The electoral code
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All supervisory institutions
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The structure and independence of election oversight
Until then, “no electoral process can be legitimate.”
Cameroonians have been demanding reform for years from the streets of Buea to the neighborhoods of Yaoundé, from youth movements to the diaspora.
This communiqué aligns itself directly with that long-standing demand.
3. The Regional Councils Are Declared Politically and Morally Obsolete
The statement argues that current regional councils:
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do not reflect the people’s will,
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do not satisfy the population’s aspirations for autonomy,
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and cannot claim to represent local communities.
The upcoming regional elections are therefore dismissed as meaningless, symbolic, and disconnected from the democratic deficit the country faces.
This is a major ideological stance:
Local governance cannot be legitimate without national legitimacy.
4. The FSNC Will Boycott All Elections Until the People’s Will Is Honored
The communiqué announces a political earthquake:
The FSNC (Front pour le Salut National du Cameroun) will not participate in any upcoming elections until the October 12 verdict is respected.
This transforms the situation from a simple electoral dispute into a principled national stand.
It is a refusal to normalize what many Cameroonians see as:
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entrenched authoritarianism,
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electoral manipulation,
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and the silencing of sovereign will.
This boycott sends a clear message:
“We will not legitimize a broken system.”
5. A Call to the Nation’s Conscience For Our Children, For Our Dignity
The communiqué ends with a deeply human message:
“For our children, for our dignity, for a future here and not elsewhere.”
This is not political rhetoric it is an invocation of national soul.
It speaks to:
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the mothers burying sons,
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the youth fleeing the country,
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the families scattered across borders,
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the citizens exhausted by decades of stagnation and fear,
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and a generation desperate to reclaim their country.
It is a reminder that political legitimacy is not abstract.
It lives in homes, in classrooms, in hospitals, in the hopes of children.
6. A New Chapter in Cameroon’s Crisis of Legitimacy
This communiqué sets the stage for a profound national debate:
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Who defines the will of the people?
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Can elections continue while a disputed mandate hangs over the nation?
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What reforms are needed to restore trust?
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What role will local governance play in a crisis of national legitimacy?
What is clear is that the President-Elect’s camp is not backing down and not accepting any political process that sidesteps the October 12 outcome.
And for millions of Cameroonians who feel disillusioned, unheard, or betrayed, this communiqué represents not just a political stance but a moral position.
Conclusion: Cameroon’s Future Is Being Redefined
Whether people agree with Issa Tchiroma’s victory claim or not, one fact is undeniable:
The legitimacy question has cracked open the political order.
ELECAM, the Constitutional Council, regional councils all are being publicly questioned like never before.
The communiqué calls for a Cameroon where institutions serve the people, not the reverse.
A Cameroon where sovereignty is real, not symbolic.
A Cameroon where children can dream again, not flee again.
And above all
A Cameroon where the people’s voice is final.
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