Life Continues After Election!

Elections in any democracy is usually a moment to renew the management apparatus of the country and give a new lease of life to its functioning. A time for the electorate to evaluate those who govern, hear from them and others who desire to rule on how they desire to solve their day-to-day problems and definitely decide where to swing their precious votes. 
Like the just-held Presidential polls in Cameroon, every election of this nature is a moment for a new beginning. In fact, a beginning with fresh ambitions and never an end to life. Why then behave as if the October 12, 2025 Presidential polls was a “Do or Die” affair where life must end should A or B not be on the mantle! Cameroonians went to the polls and made their choice for the leader, the competent institutions played their respective roles and the outcome of the election are now well known. Majority won and the results should be respected by all.
All what is awaited now is for the President-elect to take the oath of office, as the laws of the land provide, and then tell the people how he intends to walk his pre-electoral campaign talk. In fact, all peace-loving Cameroonians are looking forward to better living conditions. Those who do not have jobs obviously desire to be gainfully employed so as to contribute their quota to their individual, family, community and national growth. Farmers need farm-to-market roads and better marketing opportunities for their produce. Infrastructure of all sorts are needed to boost life and livelihood. In effect, the population needs improved living. These are legitimate concerns from people who want tomorrow to be better than yesterday and today. And this is the aim of an election which gives people the leeway to choose the leader who can meet their aspirations. Cameroonians already did that and are anxiously waiting for the fruits.
Troubling them with calls of “ghost towns” is either derailing a purpose-driven people or trying to retard them at a time others are moving on. Why on earth would a loser in an election choose to paralyse a people and the national economy with a life and livelihood destroyer like ghost towns! To say the least, keen observers of the political evolution in Cameroon can attest to the fact that from the introduction of multiparty politics in the country in the 1990s, nothing good ever emerged from different ghost towns here and there. 
For those who may still be ignorant, ghost towns mean total socio-economic blackout. A period where nothing goes in and comes out. Everything is on a standstill. Devastating indeed! Imagine a taxi driver, small and even medium business person, a mechanic, hairdresser and the like who must go out, work to be able to put food on the table. How do they survive when they cannot go about their daily activities fr...