NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE TO A VALIANT HEART No. 00061/11-09/RDPF-KUMZSE/ADN-2025.
WITH A TRIBUTE TO THE HISTORY OF CAMEROON’S FIRST GOVERNMENT, LET US RECONNECT TO ENSURE WE LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES.
For a New Government of Renewal in Cameroon around President Bello Bouba MAÏGARI, the Choice of the Cameroonian People, the Ideal Candidate.
Since May 10, 1957, the date the very first Cameroonian government was formed under Prime Minister André-Marie Mbida, our country has undergone many political transformations. This inaugural government, small but committed, consisted of these ten key members who laid the foundation for autonomy and independence:
1. H.E. André-Marie MBIDA – Prime Minister
2. Mr. Ahmadou B. AHIDJO – Vice-Prime Minister
3. Mr. Mathias DJOUMESSI – Minister of State, Reserved Affairs and Studies
4. Mr. Antoine LOGMO – Minister of the Interior
5. Mr. MAHOUNGOU – Minister of Public Works and Transport
6. Mr. MOUNGA NDJOU – Minister of Finance and Budget
7. Mr. AMBANG NCHARI – Minister of National Education
8. Mr. MBOMO – Minister of Agriculture and Livestock
9. Mr. FOUDA NDZANA – Minister of Health
10. Mr. MBELE – Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
This was a tight-knit team, with each member having a clear role, working to build a free and sovereign Cameroon.
However, as of January 2019, the government has grown to 63 ministers, including 8 women—a more than sixfold increase in just 62 years! During Paul Biya’s 43 years of presidency, over 300 ministers have been appointed, reflecting a bureaucratic inflation marked by partisan and clan-based distributions of the “national cake,” often at the expense of competence.
This trend dilutes efficiency, slows decision-making, and weakens governance. The excessive sharing of positions hinders the implementation of necessary reforms to meet the true needs of the Cameroonian people.
In light of these findings, it is urgent to breathe new life into the New Renewal, embodied by President Bello Bouba Maïgari. This calls for a streamlined, competent, and operational government, limited to a maximum of twenty-five ministers, to enable exemplary and agile governance.
This New Renewal must:
1. Restore executive efficiency and speed up decision-making,
2. Promote competence over clientelism,
3. Ensure responsible and transparent management of public resources,
4. Strengthen citizens’ trust in their leaders and national cohesion.
History teaches us that a smaller, disciplined government, like that of 1957, can produce lasting results. It’s time to take this lesson to build a fairer, united, and prosperous Cameroon under the leadership of Bello Bouba Maïgari.
May God bless Cameroon & Africa!
Fraternally Yours,
Dr. NDEMMANU Antoine De Padoue, Ph.D. in Social Economics
National President of RDPF-KUMZSE.
Former Presidential Candidate, October 12, 1997.
Contact: (+237) 690 922 056 / 670 655 614.
