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How Nguelemedouga,sowed the seeds of confusion, suspicions and doubts in the minds of voters.
He first began holding meetings with natives of Nyanon some four mouths before the elections. He also attended all clan meetings and whenever given the opportunity to speak, he first began by saluting the heroism of the UPC and also the contributions of the Bassas in the liberation of French-speaking Cameroon. Then he concluded by saying that, Malate, who was leading one of three factions of the UPC, could be the one who betrayed Um Nyobe Ruben to the French and to Ahmadou Ahidjo. Then he added: “it is even rumoured that, the same Malate was the one who also betrayed Ossende Affana”. Mindful that, Malate was popular, he said: “what he was saying, were mere rumours”. But he almost always concluded his speech by claiming that: “nothing on earth can hide from the sun”. He was cleverly insinuating that, even though he no proves of his accusations on Malate, whom he claims or accused, his accusations, may nonetheless have some elements of truth, which will one day be revealed. And he always concluded his meetings by saying: “it best to vote for a son who might be a thief, than one who killed or helped those who killed your heroes and the heroes of Cameroon”. But the truth is that, Um Nyobe was not betrayed by Malate, but by late Pastor Mongo. But the tactics used by Nguelemedouga operated perfectly, because he never called names, but sowed the seeds of confusion, suspicions and doubts in the minds of voters.
A week to the October polling day, Nguelemedouga who is the sub district officer of Nyanon sub district, acting contrary to what his colleagues do elsewhere in the country, decided to publish a sub district order, which was in conformity with electoral laws. In his sub district order or communiqué, he insisted that, only results from polling stations where representatives of all registered political parties that had contestants in the elections, with their representatives present, during the counting of votes cast, will be valid. His decision of Nguelemedouga was an enigma to members of the ruling party, who wanted the sub district officer to openly rig elections as others in his position do in other parts of the country. Nguelemedouga was a clever and a meticulous administrator, but he was not different from other civil servants when it came to support the system in electoral periods. But he was also a brilliant electoral fraudster. While his colleagues openly erected fake polling stations with pre-stuffed elections boxes that made voting a formality, but also sparked violence from cheated electorates, Nguelemedouga stole election brilliantly to a point that, contesting electoral results that, he supervised was almost impossible.
A week to the October polling day, Nguelemedouga who is the sub district officer of Nyanon sub district, acting contrary to what his colleagues do elsewhere in the country, decided to publish a sub district order, which was in conformity with electoral laws. In his sub district order or communiqué, he insisted that, only results from polling stations where representatives of all registered political parties that had contestants in the elections, with their representatives present, during the counting of votes cast, will be valid. His decision of Nguelemedouga was an enigma to members of the ruling party, who wanted the sub district officer to openly rig elections as others in his position do in other parts of the country. Nguelemedouga was a clever and a meticulous administrator, but he was not different from other civil servants when it came to support the system in electoral periods. But he was also a brilliant electoral fraudster. While his colleagues openly erected fake polling stations with pre-stuffed elections boxes that made voting a formality, but also sparked violence from cheated electorates, Nguelemedouga stole election brilliantly to a point that, contesting electoral results that, he supervised was almost impossible.
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