A Catholic bishop in Cameroon is being condemned by the speaker of the National Assembly for saying the Devil would be a better candidate for president than the incumbent, 91-year-old Paul Biya.
In his homily January 1, Barthélemy Yaouda Hourgo of Yagoua in Cameroon’s Far North region, lashed out at the inertia and incompetence of Biya’s government, and insisted that it would be foolhardy for the president to seek an 8th term in office.
Biya, who turns 92 in a few weeks, has been in power for 42 years.
“Enough is enough! Why do we always expect the head of state to be a candidate?” Hourgo said during his New Year’s Day homily.
“We’re not going to suffer any more than this. We’ve already suffered enough. The worst is not going to come. Even the Devil should first take power in Cameroon and then we’ll see,” he added.
Source: Cruxnow
