Cameroon: Akere Muna, The Incarnation of Humility And Probity.

A presidential candidate seated behind a motorcycle, embarking for warring regions, departments and alleys of enclave or high-risk villages, without a squad of security guards, it is necessary to have a blood- cold, an immeasurable sense of sacrifice and humility as Akere Muna to do it.

Son of Solomon Tandeng Muna, Prime Minister of Western Cameroon and Vice President of the Federal Republic of Cameroon, Akere Muna could have taken the graceful manners of the small world of opulence with the tight neck tie such a jubilant puppy sitting in an air-conditioned office as minister.

After his brilliant studies at the American University Washington and his swearing as a lawyer at the bar of Great Britain in 1978, the senior administration extended his arms. But he preferred to start as a trainee lawyer in Cameroon, while his father was the second most influential personality in the country after President Ahmadou Ahidjo. 

Cameroon: Akere Muna, The Incarnation of Humility And Probity. 

He could have been part of Paul Biya's government if he was sensitive to the sirens of palace glitter, but he instead founded the Transparency International branch to fight against corruption in Cameroon in 2000, which earned him the wrath of the regime against his law firm.

In Cameroon, Akere Muna was elected president of the Bar Association unanimously. In Africa, he was president of the Pan African Lawyers Union. In the African Union, he was elected President of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council. Internationally, he has worked as an expert consultant to the International Monetary Fund, the African Development Bank, etc. And as soon as he announced his candidacy for the presidential election, he left to resign from Transparency International to step down as President of the Council of the International Anti-Corruption Conference, while his term ran until 2020. Next He also resigned as chairman of Ecobank's Board of Directors, which had just been named the best African bank in 2017.

In the same way that he financed his studies by doing boy or butler jobs, his children did all the jobs, drove buses, worked in private sectors to pay for their studies without counting on the Cameroon State Scholarships.  

How many sons of prime ministers and vice presidents have refused the posts of ministers, advisers, directors general or PCA in government and state-owned companies in Africa? How many opponents in Africa are not former members of governments? How many presidential candidates in Africa have resigned or resigned from government positions their wives? How many politicians have already sacrificed for the priesthood of civil society?

Politicians in Africa are asking the people to sacrifice themselves for their country, but are unable to sacrifice their privileges and run risks for their lives. As Cato the Elder said: "to command others, you must control yourself".

Source -- camer.be