Cameroon's opposition party calls for common candidates
09/02/2010
The head of Cameroon's opposition party has urged other parties in the country to select common candidates as soon as possible.
As the country edges closer towards the 2011 general election, each organisation that will be canvassing will need a strong figurehead if it has any chance of challenging the current government.
This is according to Bernard Muna, president of the Alliance of the Progressive Forces, who made his statement during the nation's annual conference party, reported Afrique en ligne.
According to the news provider, he stated that it is questionable whether the country's electoral commission - entitled ELECAM - is capable of organising the mass ballot next year.
This is because, he pointed out, over one-third of its employees are former executives of the ruling Democratic Rally of the Cameroonian People.
Mr Muna also called for the establishment of an anti-corruption panel in the country, the publication informed.
In December, the first official border between Cameroon and Nigeria was established, marking the end of years of conflict regarding the ownership of the Bakassi peninsula, reported Agence France Presse.
Written by Clare Devlin 
