CPDM Takes Biya’s Presidential Campaign to Every Corner of Mezam

Minister Felix Mbayu, President of CPDM Mezam Divisional Campaign Committee

 

The Cameroon People's Democratic Movement(CPDM)’s presidential campaign has gone local in Mezam Division. On Sunday, Sept. 28, the Mezam Divisional Campaign Committee, under Minister Felix Mbayu, launched campaigns simultaneously across all seven subdivisions, less than 24 hours after the regional rally at Congress Hall in Bamenda.

The rapid rollout underscored the CPDM’s determination to extend its campaign beyond symbolic gatherings into the grassroots. Vice presidents of the divisional committee were dispatched to Tubah, Bali, Bafut, Santa, Bamenda I, II, and III to support local campaign launches.

 

 Tubah

Bali

 

 Santa

 Bamenda I

Bamenda II

 Bamenda III

Security remains a challenge in Mezam, but the local launches saw strong turnouts. Militants, sympathizers, and supporters defied tensions to pledge their votes for Paul Biya.

“The people of Mezam have decided. On October 12, their choice will be continuity under President Biya,” Vice President Dr Chi Cornelius Asafor said at the launch in Bali, 20km from the North West regional capital, Bamenda.

Vice President Dr Chi Cornelius Asafor

Campaign speakers highlighted projects in Mezam and beyond: the Bamenda gas plant, Bamenda referral hospital, the Bamenda–Babadjou road, and the University of Bamenda. They also cited the appointments of Mezam sons and daughters to key national posts as evidence of presidential trust and recognition.

Minister Mbayu reinforced this message with his now widely quoted metaphor: “If you are not on the table where food is being shared, you will not have your portion. That is why our people must choose the party that has consistently delivered for Bamenda.”

The President of the Divisional Campaign Committee for Mezam Minister Felix Mbayu and Beneficiaries(Farmers)

 

At Bamenda’s Up Station, Mbayu distributed farm inputs to militants, reinforcing the link between the campaign and everyday livelihoods. He stressed that President Biya was not a man of empty promises. “He is not a demagogue,” Mbayu said. “He only pledges what he can deliver, and his record shows he delivers.”

With divisional and communal launches complete, the campaign will now shift to neighborhood-level mobilization. Militants are expected to go door-to-door, household to household, to secure votes.

For the CPDM, the message is that Mezam is united, mobilized, and determined to deliver overwhelming support for Paul Biya come October 12.

By Bamenjo Petronilla