The Secretary General of the Central Committee of the CPDM gave directives on the Party’s participation in this year’s edition of the National Day, during a meeting at the Party’s seat on 9 May 2022.
The meeting was attended amongst others by the Deputy Secretary General, Grégoire Owona, the President of the National Bureau of WCPDM, Yaou Aissatou, the President of the National Bureau of YCPDM, Auguste Essomba Asse, Minister Bidoung Mkpatt, Secretary for Specialised Organisations and Presidents of the seven sections of Mfoundi.
During the over one hour meeting, the SG and his collaborators discussed ways for the CPDM to partake in the 50th edition of the National day, after a two-year lapse blamed on the Covid-19 pandemic. The context in particular has warranted organisers of the traditional march pass to curtail time usually allocated for this to 1h30mins. Of this time, the CPDM will have 15minutes and which according to its hierarchy must be respected and used judiciously. This explains why the Deputy SG commissioned Section presidents to relay the information to their militants who will be selected to represent their various sections. Minister Bidoung Mkpatt for his part recommended that those who would be marching should in a disciplined manner show “the form, strength and vitality, as well as the support of the Party to state institutions”.
To Gilbert Tsimi Evouna, head of the Mfoundi divisional delegation of the Central Committee of the CPDM, discipline ought to begin from the choice of those to partake in the march pass. Worthy of note is the fact that this year, a total of 294 militants will brandish the colours of the Party at the May 20 Boulevard. Each section is expected to send 14 militants from the three wings of the Party and who suit the criteria of discipline, punctuality, stamina amongst other qualities. Considering that the National Day march pass is a major political activity, the CPDM is poised to make its mark despite the restrictions.
Also present at the meeting were some of the SG’s close collaborators like Paul Celestin Ndembiyembe, Secretary for Political Training, Jean-Fabien Monkam Nitcheu and Benoît Ndong Soumhet and the deputy secretary for Culture, Education and Environment, Badel Ndanga Ndinga.
Claudette CHIN
