Cameroon President, Paul Biya has announced his intention to run for re-election.
Biya explained that he wants to contest again because the people urged him to do so. He says in a tweet that he is willing to respond positively to the peoples overwhelming calls, and will stand as a candidate of the people in the upcoming presidential election.
The October 7 election comes amid separatist insurgency in the western English-speaking regions and dwindling economy.
Biya scrapped the Central African country’s term limits from the constitution in 2008.
He came to power in 1982 when his predecessor retired and a seventh term in office could see the 85-year-old rule into his 90s.
Only Equatorial Guinea’s President, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has ruled uninterrupted for a longer period.
Former Zimbabwe President, Robert Mugabe 1980 – 2017 and Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh 1994 – 2017 were ousted in 2017.
Source: Daily Post
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