October 12 election: PM rallies Fako, Meme CPDM elite to ensure victory for Biya.

This was the focus of a meeting he chaired in Buea, on Saturday, July 26. The delegations from Fako and Meme included local elected officials like municipal councillors, mayors, regional councillors, parliamentarians, senators and some high-ranking public officials from the two Divisions. The delegations were received separately.

Dion Ngute, during the audiences emphasised the critical stakes of the election for the South West Region. He reiterated the need for the Region to rally behind the incumbent Head of State to get another mandate.

According to insiders, the PM staged the meeting, given the reading that both Fako and Meme Divisions provide chances for the opposition to pick votes, especially given their cosmopolitan nature. 

Opposition parties such as the Social Democratic Front, SDF, staged major outings especially during the National Day on May 20 this year in towns such as Kumba, Tiko and Limbe which, observers say, immediately sent the CPDM to its drawing board.

Speaking to the press after the discussions with the Prime Minister, the Head of the CPDM Permanent Divisional Delegation to Fako, Minister Nalova Lyonga, said it was a discussion with their brother.

She said Fako is ready to deliver a victory with an even wider margin for the CPDM candidate come October 12, 2025. 

“We are upbeat about the upcoming election. It is a big fight, but we are going to use our strategies, mind-set. What we know and believe is that Fako is going into the election to win. We want to ensure that we win better than we have ever done in the past,” Prof Nalova Lyonga stated.

On his part, the City Mayor of Kumba, Gregory Mewanu, said supporters of the CPDM were able to diagnose their problems with the PM. 

He said Kumba has been preparing for the presidential election since 2020 to ensure it delivers 95% victory to the CPDM.

This article was first published in The Guardian Post Edition No:3517 of Monday July 28, 2025