As a former civil administrator, Nabil Mbombo Njoya had to remain politically neutral – until he was appointed as Sultan of Foumban. On 25 February, the traditional leader of the Bamoun people put an end to this rule by helping to install the offices of the sub-sections of the Rassemblement Démocratique du Peuple Camerounais (RDPC) in his palace’s precincts. By doing so, the young sultan publicly displayed his support for the ruling party.
Delayed by five months due to the death of the previous Sultan of the Bamouns, Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya, the ceremony took place in one of the reception rooms of the royal palace in Foumban. The CPDM members were then received by Njoya before being presented to the royal court. The event ended with a photo session during which the Sultan posed with activists dressed in party colours.
The message to the Bamoun people is unambiguous. Despite a fringe of the
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