The Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) Mezam Divisional Campaign Committee, chaired by Minister Felix Mbayu, has wasted no time in translating regional momentum into local action. On Sunday, Sept. 28, the committee launched campaigns in all seven subdivisions of Mezam Division, just a day after the high-profile regional campaign launch in Bamenda.
The swift move demonstrates a carefully coordinated strategy to leave no ground uncovered in the push for President Paul Biya’s re-election on Oct. 12. After meeting on Saturday night, the divisional committee deployed its vice presidents to Tubah, Bali, Bafut, Santa, Bamenda I, Bamenda II and Bamenda III to oversee the rollout of local campaign launches.
Turnout Defies Security Concerns
Huge turnout in Santa, Mezam II Section
Tubah, Mezam V Section
Bali, Mezam III Section
Bamenda III, Mezam IC Section
Bamenda I, Mezam IA Section
Mezam IV, Bafut
Despite persistent security challenges in the North West, the campaign launches recorded large and enthusiastic crowds. Militants and sympathizers turned out to pledge their loyalty and to echo the central message: Paul Biya is the candidate of continuity, stability, and transformation.
Minister Mbayu framed the campaign as one rooted in proven results, not rhetoric. “If you are not on the table where food is being shared, you will not have your portion,” he said. “Our people must make the right choice by voting for the party that has consistently given Bamenda what it deserves, despite obstacles.”
He cited the Bamenda–Babadjou road as an example of the CPDM’s ability to deliver against the odds. “Even when construction equipment was destroyed, the government pushed through and completed the project,” Mbayu said.
The campaign also stressed the symbolic and practical importance of Mezam natives serving at the highest levels of government. Among them are Ministers Paul Atanga Nji and Felix Mbayu, Secretary of State Doh Jerome, Governor Awa Fonka Augustine, Customs Director General Fongod Edwin Nuvaga, and Senator Regina Mundi. Their presence in national decision-making circles is presented as proof of the division’s privileged position under Biya.
For the CPDM, the strategy is clear: move from big rallies to community-level mobilization. At Up Station on Sunday, Minister Mbayu reinforced the campaign’s grassroots connection by distributing farm inputs to militants. “President Biya is not a demagogue,” he said. “He only promises what he can deliver, and his record proves it.”
The campaign’s next phase will focus on neighborhood-level canvassing, ensuring that each militant and sympathizer is engaged, equipped, and mobilized to deliver the vote.
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