Who be di candidates wey dey run for Cameroon election as Elecam disqualify Maurice Kamto
According to di list wey di kontri electoral body release on Saturday, 26 July, dem only approve 13 out of di 83 candidates wey declare dia intention to run.
E neva dey clear why dem remove Kamto from di list, but di decision bin come afta e announce say im dey comot di Cameroon Renaissance Movement (CRM) party to join anoda party wey endorse am as candidate.
Bicos di CRM party no fit endorse candidate sake of say dem no get any elected representatives for parliament or local councils, e decide to join MANIDEM party, wey get local representation.
Who dey di list?
92-year-old Cameroon President Paul Biya dey part of di candidates wey make di list.
Im former allies, Issa Tchiroma Bakary and Bello Bouba Maigari wey come from di vote-rich northern parts of di kontri also make di list.
Popular anti-corruption lawyer Akere Muna, Social Democratic Front (SDF) party leader Joshua Osih, lawmaker Cabral Libii also dey among di candidates wey go contest for di kontri top job.
Meanwhile, di firebrand mayor Patricia Tomaino Ndam Njoya na di only female candidate on di list.
Ahead of di polls, critics don argue say plan bin dey to exclude Maurice Kamto wey come second for di 2018 presidential polls make e no challenge Oga Biya for dis year election.
Oga Biya wey pipo reason say na di favourite to win for di October election bin reject calls to step down, as e say im still get a lot to offer Cameroonians, even though e don dey for power for nearly 43 years.
Aspirants wey dey para sake of say dem dey disqualified from di presidential race get two days to file petition for di constitutional council within two days.
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