Great news came to us in the last hours of yesterday when Akere Muna publicly withdrew from the presidential race - endorsing Maurice Kamto.
While Osih and Cabral have barely hours to make a decision, they are actually left with no choice but to back Kamto. Running on the theory that most of Cabral’s supporters are young people who are mostly not even registered to vote,Kamto is becoming the clear second favorite to win after Biya. If Kamto does not make it this year, I do not think his age will permit him to have a second try seven years from today.
Osih and Cabral still have a chance to run seven years from now but the next 10 hours will tell. If they refuse to join the coalition this time around and decide to go in solo, they better win. If they go in and do not win, they better hope Kamto wins because if they chose not to bend to the will of the people and Biya ends up winning, the people will remember their selfishness FOREVER.
The worst best case scenario is for Cabral and Osih to form an alliance.
Even if we do not get a new president, the power plays here will leave us with stories and lessons to tell for the rest of our lives.
TeamPoise