From 23 August to 13 September 2020 the local section of the Social Democratic Front (SDF), a Cameroonian political party led by Chairman John Fru Ndi, organised for the third time a football holiday championship called "Ngoulemakong SDF Holiday Championship". The town of Ngoulemakong is a commune in Cameroon of about 20,000 inhabitants located in the department of Mvila, in the South Region. SDFCAMEROON.ORG had the privilege of asking 3 questions to President Félix Gildas Mbida Belinga.

SDFCAMEROON.ORG : Good Morning Mr. Felix Gildas MBIDA BELINGA, thank you for granting this interview to sdfcameroon.org. You are the President of the SDF Electoral District of Ngoulemakong. You are organizing from August 23 to September 13, 2020 the 3rd edition of the SDF Holiday Championship of Ngoulemakong. Could you briefly present this sporting activity? Are things going as planned after the first 10 days?

Félix Gildas Mbida Belinga (FGMB) : Hello Mr Oumarou, thank you for your interest in our championship. You forgot to mention that I am also a member of the National Executive Committee of the SDF. The SDf is doing very well in Ngoulemakong despite the intimidation of the regime in place.

I can tell you that the championship is going well at the moment. I can tell you that before organizing this championship, we made sure that we are in compliance with the legal regulations. Why ? Because we were able to obtain an authorization from the delegate of physical and sports activities of our district, we obtained a receipt of declaration of activities signed by the administrative authority which is the sous-préfet. So we are fully complying with the legal rules.

What are our motivations? Our motivations are to attract all the young people from the region to join the SDF, to set up committees in the 58 villages that constitute our district. In order to do this, we have to be present on the ground, we have to organize events that can attract young people; I must tell you here that doing politics in the opposition is very complicated...Young people are intimidated, if you visit the field you don't see young people, but when you organize an event that can attract them, you see them coming. Right now more than 500 young people from all the villages are gathered together to see, watch the different matches are on the fields. So here are some of our motivations.

The deteriorating socio-political and institutional situation currently prevailing in Cameroon is, and remains, a major concern for the Social Democratic Front (SDF). Finding a comprehensive and acceptable solution to the series of crises shaking the country remains the party's top priority.

There is visible agitation within the government in favour of holding regional elections as one of the possible solutions to the devolution of power in the context of the decentralization process, which is a clear failure. For 24 years, the government has been unable to deploy this system, simply because it refuses to activate the minimum requirements. Decentralization fails to meet our current challenges, which are constantly evolving on a daily basis. Any action taken by the regime to forcefully implement this now obsolete system is an act of bad faith and can only aggravate an already complicated situation.

Since its creation, the position of the SDF on federalism has been unequivocal.

STATEMENT ON THE MUYUKA MURDER OF BIH FLORENCE

The beheading of fellow Cameroonian BIH Florence in the town of Muyuka has been making the rounds of social media recently. The images are terrifying. This unspeakable execution is to be condemned unconditionally with the strongest possible energy. Nothing, absolutely nothing justifies such cruelty.

This new execution shows that this NOSO war - which could have been avoided - has just taken a new turn as the executioners have operated with their faces uncovered. Serious and impartial investigations must be set in motion to find all the perpetrators and true sponsors of this heinous crime.

DECLARATION - CLOSING OF SCHENGEN BORDERS - June, 29th 2020 - by Honorable Joshua Osih 
 
The member countries of the Schengen area have just decided that nationals of certain countries are prohibited from entering their territory. They also mentioned that every 15 days, this list could be updated. It is their absolute right to isolate themselves or to discriminate against nationals of countries which may be allowed to travel to their countries on the grounds that they believe they risk bringing a new wave of COVID19 contamination.

Looking at this list, Cameroon, is one of these countries. This clearly means that no compatriot, even with a visa, can, until further notice, enter one of the countries of the Schengen area.

By virtue of the sacrosanct principle of reciprocity, no national of the Schengen countries should also be allowed to enter Cameroon during this prohibition period, regardless of their diplomatic or health status.