2025 Presidential candidate and renowned anti-corruption campaigner Akere Tabeng Muna has delivered a searing message to his fellow contenders ahead of Cameroon’s October 12, 2025 election, warning that a divided opposition is paving the way for another mandate for incumbent President Paul Biya.
In a powerful two-page address released on September 15, 2025, from Yaoundé, the venerated statesman Akere Muna painted a grim picture of Cameroon under 42 years of Biya’s rule, crumbling infrastructure, dysfunctional hospitals, failing schools, and widespread unemployment. He described the upcoming election not as a routine vote but as a “verdict” on the country’s future.
“For four decades, one man has held the destiny of 30 million people in his weakening grip,” Barrister Akere Muna declared. “This regime was built not on the hopes of its people, but on the pillars of corruption, bad governance, and despair.”
Message from Akere Muna.The veteran lawyer and former Bar Council president accused opposition parties of committing “political suicide” by running as separate candidates rather than uniting behind a single challenger. He said the country was at risk of missing a historic opportunity to end Biya’s rule simply because of ego and personal ambition.
Barrister Akere Muna’s message was particularly directed at two prominent opposition figures from the country’s North, whom he praised for breaking away from the ruling party but rebuked for failing to form a coalition.
“You are, with every passing day you remain apart, becoming the architects of your own defeat and worse, the defeat of an entire nation,” he said.
He also took aim at the toxic atmosphere on social media, where rival camps have engaged in personal attacks and defamation, calling it a “circus” that benefits only the regime.
Message from Akere Muna.The anti-corruption advocate urged all opposition candidates to meet immediately to form a united front.
“Let us meet. Today. Not tomorrow. Today. Let us create that dynamic. Let us force Cameroonians to see the undeniable power of a consolidated front,” Barrister Akere Muna insisted.
Addressing Cameroonian voters directly, Akere Muna urged them to demand unity from their leaders and not allow division to hand Biya another victory.
“A vote for division is a vote for Paul Biya,” he said. “On October 12th, let us not just vote. Let us bury an era. Let us awaken a nation.”
Akere Muna, who built his reputation as a fierce advocate for transparency and good governance through initiatives such as the Cameroon chapter of Transparency International, has made opposition unity the centerpiece of his campaign.
His latest statement raises pressure on other candidates to choose between coalition-building and doing it alone in a high-stakes race that could determine Cameroon’s political future.
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