The appeal is contained in a message from the president of the Front for the National Salvation of Cameroon made public this April 07, 2026.
Opponent Issa Tchiroma Bakary does not intend to distance himself from the Cameroonian diaspora, which gave him the majority of votes during the presidential election of October 12, 2026. On the contrary, the politician seems concerned about the dispersion of forces he observes and denounces, aiming to refocus interventions toward a common goal: restoring the legitimacy of the system acquired, according to him, at the end of the last presidential election.
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In his message, the former presidential candidate calls upon civil society, committed citizens, activists, and whistleblowers who make up the Cameroonian diaspora at a sensitive moment in the life of the nation. Where “anti-democratic maneuvers” weaken the Republic. The politician indeed cites “the various modifications of the Constitution tailored to please an individual, moreover illegitimate, without taking into account the well-being of our thirty million fellow citizens. The nighttime creation of an appointed vice-president position,” not to mention the confiscation of power that he has always denounced since the evening of October 12, 2026, power he intends to reclaim.
To do this, the former minister wants to rely on the Cameroonian diaspora, which has played a major role in the struggle for independence and the struggle for democracy in Cameroon. The politician asks the members of this diaspora to ensure they maintain this momentum by avoiding dissension, controversy, useless battles, and sometimes personal attacks on social networks. And to focus on the essentials, which remain concerted and well-coordinated mobilization in the superior interest of Cameroon. The goal being “the restoration of the truth of the ballot boxes and the advent of true and rapid change” in Cameroon.
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According to the opponent, the country is under the grip of the “monarchical drift” of an illegitimate regime. In Cameroon, the urgency would also be to fight against “the increase in poverty, the deepening of debt.” To solve these problems, the politician calls on the diaspora for mobilization and synergistic work.
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