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REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN Peace – Work – Fatherland Paix – Travail – Patrie -------- -------- NATIONAL ASSEMNBLY ------------ OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER ------------ 9th Legislative Period -------------- LEGISLTIVE YEAR 2015 ---------------- 1st Ordinary Session --------------- (March 2015) OPENING SPEECH BY THE ELDEST MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Yaounde, 12 March 2015 1 - The Eldest Member of the Senate; - Mr Prime Minister, Head of Government; - Members of Government; - The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; - The Attorney General of the Supreme Court; - Your Excellencies, Members of the Diplomatic Corps; - Honourable Members of and Dear Parliament Colleagues; 2 - Distinguished Members of the Civil Society; - Ladies and Gentlemen, the in accordance Once more, legal relevant with provisions, I have the singular honour to mount the rostrum of our august House in my capacity Eldest Member.
the as the Hence, on behalf of I Provisional Bureau which have the honour to chair and my humble self, I wish you a 3 very warm welcome to the for this National Assembly plenary sitting devoted to the opening of the first ordinary session of our Chamber for the 2015 legislative year.

I But before we proceed, would like to inform you that we have amongst us special invitees from several countries of the sub-region.
They are attending a workshop on sustainable promoting agriculture: investment in 4 legal and policy options.

I wish to particularly acknowledge the presence of MPs of the CEMAC Parliament and its Vincent President, Mavoungou.

I pray them to rise for recognition.

You are you a I wish welcome.

pleasant stay in Yaounde.

Hon.


- Your Excellencies, - Honourable Colleagues, - Distinguished Guests, - Ladies and Gentlemen, 5 acts terrorist Without mincing words, our session is opening within the context of sorrow caused by the being perpetrated in the northern region of our country by heartless individuals who fear neither God nor man.

I am referring here to the radical group known as the BOKO HARAM sect which has caused sorrow and bereavement to several Cameroonian families.
To all those who have fallen: women, men, children, the 6 forces, may elderly and elements of the their defence souls rest in peace.

In this regard, may you kindly rise for a minute of silence in honour of our dear departed ones.
[ Silence ] - Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish to seize this opportunity to once more commend His Excellency BIYA, President of the Republic, and Head Commander-in-chief of the PAUL State of 7 in the hail spite of Armed Forces for his absolute resolve to overcome BOKO HARAM once and for all.

I equally same determination of the defence recording forces who are the victories difficulties on the battle field.

I total give encouragement.


I know, Dear Colleagues, that all of us in this House are resolutely behind the Head of State, the Commander-in-chief of Armed Forces, and behind our them my 8 valiant soldiers to pledge defence forces.

Such is the stance of all Cameroonians irrespective of political or religious leanings who have their continued support and solidarity towards and our compatriots in distress in the areas concerned.
The most I am recent gesture which delighted to point out here is the disbursement of over five the billion CFA instructions of the Head of State, His Excellency PAUL francs on 9 the of urgent for BIYA school construction infrastructure in the Far North Region in a bid to enhance the accommodation capacity of schools charged with the absorbing the displaced pupils and students.
This is a far- reaching gesture after two the great others namely: patriotic march at the 20th May Boulevard in Yaounde and the offer of gifts worth over 80 million CFA francs to the the war victims and 10 defence forces in Maroua on 6 March 2015 by the elite of the Adamawa, North and Far North Regions.

My wish is to see such gestures of solidarity emulated.
It would be a remiss of me if I did not acknowledge here the resolute mobilization of the and international, African sub-regional other a Pending communities.

Nations United possible resolution, the African Union, 11 coupled with the Community of Central African and the West African the States Countries of the Lake Chad friendly several Basin, countries as well as various non- and government organizations governmental through multifarious have, actions, pledged their support to Cameroon in the war.
On behalf the Nation’s extend Representatives, profound gratitude to all and sundry.

of I 12 in the same vein, the Still combination of the African forces presently noticed on the field, coupled with the recent summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Central African States in Yaounde, is a solace in our hopes to see the radical BOKO HARAM sect eradicated once and for all.
Already, information from the battle front smacks of a kind of panic within this troop of terrorists, 13 heralding the thereby imminent fall of this sect and real is a leader who its incarnation of the devil.

To all friendly countries, led by Chad, followed by Niger and Benin, whose troops are part of the coalition, we extend special gratitude as the war against BOKO HARAM is more than ever a common cause.
The old man that I am exhorts them to go forward because victory is theirs, victory is ours 14 and it is especially the victory of African solidarity.

- Honourable Members of the National Assembly and Dear Colleagues, The agenda of our proceedings provides for the election, in the the days ahead, of Permanent Bureau of our Chamber.

It is an exercise to 15 rules which we are accustomed.

It is suitable by governed and mechanisms, discipline.

I appeal to you to undertake this exercise with serenity.
Let us not give room to certain sirens of misfortune doomsday and professionals who flirt with speculations.

useless Cameroon is standing tall and moving forward.

other I now declare open the proceedings of the first 16 session ordinary National Assembly Legislative year 2015. of for the the the National - Long Live Assembly, - Long live Cameroon with its His illustrious BIYA, Excellency President of the Republic, and Head Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces!

Leader, Paul State of Thank you!

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