IS PRIME MINISTER YANG FINISHED? (Part 2 of 2)

 IS PRIME MINISTER YANG FINISHED? (Part 2 OF 2)

Based on these results, the prime minister may go. Even so, there are other factors that work against him. Yes, he has been hard working. But he also has grey areas. He is perceived as being “too much of a gentleman”. There have been inconveniences such as water and power cuts which could have led him to slam his hand on the table and say, “enough is enough”. He did not. When floods in the Far North Region affected parts of the region, he was not much heard sympathizing. Right now, there is a conflict raging between Arts and Culture Minister Ama Tutu Muna and Ndedi Eyango who was elected head of the Music Authors` Rights` Corporation. The problem is that although the election took place with the approval of the minister, she turned round and annulled them because as she put it, she had received reports that Eyango had double nationality.

Yang is not good at public relations. He must accept that after two decades in Canada, he is back in Cameroon. He should stop drawing comparisons such as “We don`t do that in Canada”. He should understand that when hungry Cameroonians come to him, they need food, even if they do not say so. They do not need a discourse on philosophy. Yang should open up his doors to Cameroonians as much as possible, receive them, chat with them and listen to them. He should understand that when he is invited to a function and it begins late, he must not be angry and storm out but be patient and help the people to get to the point where he is. He should know that when traditional rulers take time out to pay him a visit, he should treat them with courtesy.

 The prime minister has a temper problem and when he is angry he can lose control of himself and insult people. He needs to address the issue, perhaps through his pastor. Also, he tends to prefer flatter to criticism. No, he should be open to criticism because criticisms make the person criticized to grow.

However, Biya may still keep him as Prime Minister. After all, if election results were criteria for shuffling ministers, Ama Tutu Muna and Atanga Nji Paul would have been sacked in the shuffle that followed the last presidential election in 201. Instead, the president maintained them.

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