2018 Presidential Election: Sixteen Candidates hours to deadline
The deadline for the submission of candidacy files for the 7th October 2018 Presidential election is this Thursday, 19th July 2018 at midnight.
Hours before the commission for the reception of candidate file for the election close its doors sixteen (16) Presidential hopefuls have been registered.
Amongst the sixteen candidates, three are independent candidates while 13 were invested by political parties.
The list of whose files are at ELECAM as at 2:00pm Thursday is :
1) Paul Biya – Cameroon Peoples’ Democratic Movement, CPDM
2) Boboro Kekomo -Independent Candidate
3) Bertin Kissob –Cameroon Party for Social Justice
4) Professor Maurice Kamto -Cameroon Renaissance Movement, CRM
5) Isaac Feuzeu -Movement for the Emergence and Reawakening of Citizens, MERCI
6) Barister Akere Muna – Front Populaire pour le Development, FPD
7) Garga Haman Adji-Alliance for Democracy and Development, ADD
8) Adamou Ndam Njoya – Cameroon Democratic Movement, CDU.
9) Kum Ane Ihims -Bilingual Yaounde Political Party
10) Chantal Roger Tuilé – Debout le Cameroun
11) Osih Josua-Social Democratic Front, SDF.
12) Egono Valentine – Union Camerounaise pour la Democratie et L’innovation
13) Choupo Kamgaing Herve -Independent Candidate
14) Etonde Etonde Jean Patrice -Independent Candidate
15) Barin Koulla Edouard -Independent Candidate
16) Ndemmanu Antoine Depadou -Rassemblement Democratique pour le Peuple Sans Frontiere
Mediamen have taken up position at the ELECAM head office in Bastos, Yaounde to capture the images of candidates who may deposit their candidacy before the close of the deadline.
They are also expecting a declaration from the Director General of Elections after midnight on the total number of candidacy files received.
Elvis Teke