Nigeria's president ‘Obasanjo, Biya ceded territories in 2003’ By Njadvara Musa, Maiduguri By July 10 this year, ...
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By Njadvara Musa, Maiduguri
By July 10 this year, Nigeria may lose 24 local councils, by
way of ceding, to a new country to be known as United Nations Organisation
(UNO) State of Cameroon at its borders with la Republique du Cameroun.
The Guardian learnt that the withdrawal of his country’s
soldiers by President Paul Biya from the southern part of the planned UNO State
of Cameroon has set the stage for the creation of the new state being
spearheaded by the UN.
By July 10 this year, Nigeria may lose 24 local councils, by
way of ceding, to a new country to be known as United Nations Organisation
(UNO) State of Cameroon at its borders with la Republique du Cameroun.
The Guardian learnt that the withdrawal of his country’s
soldiers by President Paul Biya from the southern part of the planned UNO State
of Cameroon has set the stage for the creation of the new state being
spearheaded by the UN.
The withdrawal of troops by Biya was formally demanded by
the former President of the United Nations General Assembly, Ali A. Treki on
May 20, 2020. This was disclosed in a May 26, 2020 letter of the UNO State of
Cameroon to Prof. Martins Chia Ateh, the United Nations-appointed workshops
coordinator in Cameroon and Nigeria.
Ateh said in the letter: “Greetings and thank you very much
for the attached list of those who were detained in the Nkambe prison of
Cameroon in August 2008.
“It is only now that the soldiers of la Republique du
Cameroun are being withdrawn from the southern part of UNO State of Cameroon.”
He said it was a good thing Treki kept the records straight.
On UN’s creation of a new country in Africa, Ateh said: “I
should be getting back to you once the United Nations finishes with an official
announcement on the existence of UNO State of Cameroon to the international
community.”
While conceiving the new state, the former UN
Secretary-General, Kofi Annan invited former President Olusegun Obasanjo of
Nigeria and Biya of Cameroon to sign documents respecting their countries’
international boundaries.
It was learnt that Obasanjo and Biya signed the documents in
March 2003 to cede their twin territories (Northern and Southern Cameroons) to
the proposed UNO new country in West and Central Africa.
The UN, according to recent reports, pledged to actualize a
new State of Cameroon on July 10, 2020.
Residents of Southern Cameroon were excited over the merger
of their land with Northern Cameroon in Nigeria, comprising 24 local government
areas in Borno (five), Adamawa (12) and Taraba (seven) states.
The Guardian learnt that the Southern Cameroon residents
have since last year during their agitations to separate tagged the UNO State
of Cameroon as “Ambazonia.”
In Nigeria, the new country’s landmass extends from Bakassi
Peninsula in Cross River State to Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State in
the Lake Chad region.
While responding to ceding five local government areas from
Borno State, an aide to Governor Babagana Zulum said: “We’ll study the recent
unfolding developments on ceding Bama, Gwoza, Dikwa, Kala/Balge and Ngala
councils to the UNO State of Cameroon.
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“The state government will also be liaising with federal
agencies on how to cede the affected local government areas as Obasanjo and
Biya had signed documents with the UN to respect their international
boundaries.”
According to the UN workshop coordinator and chairman,
steering committee, Ateh, the councils to be ceded to UNO State of Cameroon,
include Bama, Gwoza, Ngala, Kala/Balge, Dikwa. Others include Madagali,
Michika, Mubi North, Mubi South, Mayo/Belwa, Toungo, Ganye, Serti, Hong, Jada,
Maiha and Jada councils.
It was learnt that before the announcement of the new state,
the UN had kept Northern and Southern Cameroons under watch since Obasanjo and
Biya signed the documents under the UN treaty.
Meanwhile, the Secretary-General of UN, Antonio Guterres has
commenced the process of sensitization towards the July 10 date of creating the
new state for the Anglophone separatists in Cameroon.
According to reports, Guterres has continuously reached out
to the UNrepresentative in charge of the territories, Ateh to constantly
organize sensitisation workshops on the brief history of the UNO State of
Cameroon.
The UN is determined and constantly fingered as an
interested party in the arrangement to actualize the new state.
The Nigerian government has been urged to carry out an
investigation to establish the facts surrounding the ceding of 24 local
government areas to create a new country.
According to Google Map, Nigeria, particularly in the
Northeast region with a decade-long Boko Haram insurgency is sandwiched between
its territory and Cameroon Republics, with Bakassi Peninsula and Lake Chad
located south and northeast of the UNO State of Cameroon.
The new state will have a total landmass of 28, 214 square
km with an estimated population of 20 million people. Last year’s 72-hour
ultimatum given by the United States (U.S.) to Cameroon to withdraw its troops
from la Republique du Cameroons was heeded by President Paul Biya last month.
Before the pullout, neither the U.S nor Cameroon had
responded to the expiration date until Treki asked Biya to withdraw his troops.
The Speaker of the Cameroonian National Assembly, Cavage
Yeguie Djibrilhad also asked the Cameroonian government to fully implement the
new law on decentralization that seeks to grant greater power to local councils
and regions.
Consequently, Biya signed the law on the promotion of
official language in Cameroon, settlement law of the Republic of Cameroon
for2020 financial year, last December.
The bill addresses the creation of assemblies of chiefs,
regional assemblies and councils with each of the two territories having
elected presidents, vice president, secretaries and public affairs management
controllers.
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