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continue; "the caretaker cabinet has lost the ability to reconcile our people and, in doing so, has imperiled the identity and mission of the interim government to complete the decolonization of
Southern Cameroons through advancing our collective national interests." The same declaration stated that Sako would continue as interim president for the time being and that they would look for a new leader in three months. This move was not recognized by the Sako-led cabinet, which refused to step down and accused the captured predecessor of acting the impulses of captors. In June 2019, the Ambazonia Restoration Council impeached Ayuk Tabe for "treasonous misconduct". This development was condemned by
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allegations, but sought to evade a public trial for lack of sworn evidence, thus potentially widening the long-running leadership crisis but failed to remove him from office. Meeting in
Washington DC, 10-13 March 2022, the second Ambazonian Stakeholders Strategic Conference upgraded the Restoration Council into an Interim House of Representatives elected from the 13 counties that make up Ambazonia. Members of the dissolved Restoration Council subsequently declared Marianta Njomia as President.
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In his end-of-year speech on 31 December 2018, Sako stated that the separatists would change from a defensive to an offensive strategy. He announced that a Mobile Wing Police would be created, with the intention of capturing and holding territory, as well as defeating pro-government militias. He also
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On 2 May 2019, a document signed by Ayuk Tabe declared that the Sako-led interim cabinet had been dissolved and that his own pre-arrest cabinet had been restored. The document expressed recognition for the decent job the Sako-led cabinet had done, but claimed that infighting had rendered it unfit to
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In terms of background, he studied linguistics, and theology and is an ordained minister, Christian counselor and a licensed financial professional. He has spent several years in the United States, where he worked with the
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