Appointment of Senators: Paul Biya ignores Fru Ndi’s SDF Proposed List

Paul Biya

President Paul Biya on Wednesday May 8, 2013 appointed 30 substantive senators and their alternates to complete 100-member senate of Cameroon.

Contrary to public opinion that the ageing president was going to appoint his son; Frank Emmanuel Biya into the Upper House of Parliament in Cameroon, the president has rather preferred old guards.

Ni John Fru Ndi, chairman of the leading opposition party, the SDF after the proclamation of the official results of the election of senators said he won’t accept any appointment by Mr Biya. But Fru Ndi told journalists that has sent a list of proposed SDF militants to the Head of State for appointment.

The Head of state has reportedly ignored the SDF Chieftain’s proposed list as no SDF militant has been appointed amongst the 30 senators.

More than 70 percent of the 30 appointed senators are from the ruling CPDM party of President Paul Biya.

He has also appointed senators from the National Union for Democracy and Progress, the NUDP of Minister Bello Bouba Maigari and from the Cameroon National Salvation Front, CNSF of Communication Minister, Issa Tchiroma Bakary. The duo are however of the presidential majority.

The appointments came barely nine days following the proclamation of the April 14 first ever senatorial election in Cameroon; an election in which president Biya’s ruling CPDM party grasped 56 of the 70 elected senators.

The 30 Appointed Senators and their Alternates

ADAMAWA REGION 
Substantive Senators 
1- M BABA HAMADOU 
2- M MOUSSA SABO 
3- M MOHAMAN GABDO 
Alternate Senators 
1- M HALIROU MAMOUDOU 
2- M ABOUBAKAR KOMBO 
3- M SAMAKI JOSEPH 

CENTRE REGION 
Substantive Senators 
1- M NKODO LAURENT 
2-M ONDOUA PIUS 
3-M PONGMONI JEAN MARIE 
Alternate Senators 
1- M BIHINA ELOUNDOU FLORIBERT 
2- M ABANDA METOGO VALERE 
3- M NDI SAMBA JOSEPH 


EAST REGION 

Substantive Senators 
1- MATTA JOSEPH ROLAND 
2- ZE NGUELE RENE 
3- MME ABOUI MARLYSE 
Alternate Senators 
1- M VOUMIA RIGOBERT 
2- M ALEOKOL JEAN MARIE 
3- M NGBA ZACHARIE 


FAR NORTH REGION 
Substantive Senators 
1- M MAHAMAT BAHAR MANOUF 
2- M BASKOUDA JEAN BAPTISTE 
3- M DAKOLE DAISSALA 
Alternate Senators 
1- M HESSANA MAHAMAT 
2- M NGABAYA TCHEF TCHEF 
3- M BOUBA DANKI 


LITTORAL REGION 
Substantive Senators 
1- M MADIBA SONGUE 
2- M ETAME MASSOMA DAVID SIEGFRIED 
3- M NGAYAP Pierre Flambeau 
Alternate Senators 
1- M NGALLE BIBEHE Jean Ernest 
2- M NGUIME EKOLLO 
3- MME BELL Marie Mélanie 


NORTH REGION 
Substantive Senators 
1- M ABOUBAKARY ABDOULAYE 
2- MME HAYATOU AICHA Pierrette 
3- M HAMADOU ABBO 
Alternate Senators 
1- M BOUBA SAMARI Bernard 
2- M MOHAMADOU BAYERO FADIL 
3- M AMADOU HAMAN 


NORTH WEST REGION 
Substantive Senators 
1- Fon DOH GANYONGA III 
2- M NKWAIN Francis 
2- Fon TECHE NJEI II 

Alternate Senators 
1- MME Régina MUNDI Elisabeth 
2- Fon CHAFAH Isaac 
3- M JAJI MANU GIDADO 


WEST REGION 
Substantive Senators 
1- M IBRAHIM MBOMBO NJOYA 
2- M DJOMO KAMGA Victor 
3- M NIAT NJIFENJI Marcel 
Alternate Senators 
1- M YOUMO KOUPIT ADAMOU 
2- M POKAM Max 
3- M NGOUCHINGE Sylvestre 


SOUTH REGION 
Substantive Senators 
1- M NGALLI NGOA Pierre Henri 
2- M MENYE ONDO Francois Xavier 
3- MME BISSECK PAULETTE 
Alternate Senators 
1- MME NDO ANGELINE 
2- M EDOU EMMANUEL 
3- M OYONO ROBERT 


SOUTH WEST REGION 
Substantive Senators 
1- M MAFANY MUSONGE Peter 
2- Fon MUKETE ESSIMI NGO Victor 
3- Chief ANJA SimonONJWO 
Alternate Senators 
1- M DIMA Gabriel 
2- M ITOE MUTANGA BENJAMIN 
3- MME MAMBE AGNÈS