
27/08/2025
PCRN Inaugurates Bamenda Headquarters, Installs Regional Team Led by Barrister Tamfu Richard
By YUSINYU OMER YINYU
The Cameroon Party for National Reconciliation (PCRN) has inaugurated its North West regional headquarters in Bamenda and installed members of the newly created North West Regional Coordination, in a ceremony that came just weeks before the October 12, 2025 presidential election.
Representing the national president and presidential candidate Cabral Libii, Mr. Armand Okol—member of the PCRN National Political Bureau—apologized for Libii’s absence due to last-minute constraints but reaffirmed his leader’s strong ties with the region. He recalled Libii’s previous visits to the North West, including one where he narrowly escaped gunfire, underscoring his commitment to ending the Anglophone crisis.
Okol highlighted Community Federalism as the PCRN’s proposed solution to Cameroon’s governance challenges. Unlike decentralization, he explained, the model allocates 30% of resources directly to municipalities and autonomous regions, empowering local leaders to act swiftly on priorities. “If tomorrow decision-making power over Bamenda’s projects is granted to its own people, there will be a gradual easing of demands and a return to lasting peace,” he said.
The envoy insisted that the PCRN is contesting the upcoming elections to win and not just to participate. He praised the dynamism of PCRN’s deputies and municipal councilors, describing them as proof that the party can deliver effective governance. The campaign slogan, Succeed Together, was presented as a call for national renewal and unity.
The ceremony also marked the installation of Barrister Tamfu Richard as Regional President of the PCRN in the North West. Okol praised Tamfu’s “boundless dynamism,” citing his rapid rise within the party and his bold efforts to expand PCRN’s presence in the Anglophone regions.
In his acceptance, Tamfu pledged to implant the PCRN in all seven divisions and 34 subdivisions of the region, and to engage citizens through civic education, agriculture talks, sports, and cultural festivals.
Declaring the Bamenda headquarters “officially operational,” Okol concluded with optimism: “We can, we must, and we will succeed—together.”