President Paul Biya has appointed the daughter of Former President Amadou Ahidjo, Aminatou Ahidjo, Board Chair of the Yaounde Conference Centre. The appointment is contained in a release signed yesterday and broadcast over CRTV.

Many an observer has seen the appointment as a form of compensation for Aminatou’s support of Biya and his party during the last Presidential election.

Prior to the 2011 presidential election, Aminatou join the CPDM and strongly campaigned for Biya, against the wish of her family, sources said.

It is alleged that her mother was so upset with her decision to campaign for Biya that at one point she almost disown her.

Appointments at CRTV

In another Presidential Decree No. 2016/272 of Wednesday June 29, Charles Pythagore Ndongo, formerly Editorialist with the public service broadcaster was named General Manager of the Cameroon Radio Television, CRTV. He replaces Amadou Vamoulke who has been boss of the state corporation since 2005.

Also, Biya appointed the first ever Anglophone, Wongibe Emmanuel, as Deputy General Manager of CRTV. Wongibe Emmanuel takes over from Prof. Francis Wete, who is said to have been given the post with the understanding that he is an Anglophone, though he hails from the West Region of the country.