The BCNP is an inspiration from the book The Last Alternative: What hope for the Cameroons by Alex Ndive Lisinge

The Last Alternative: What hope for the Cameroons depicts the difference between equality in law and equality in fact, most especially in the Cameroons where discrimination is the norm of the day.

‘Considering the fact that the political authority of the Cameroons unconstitutionally abnegated the agreement that gave birth to the Federal Republic of Cameroon,” Considering the fact that the Biya/Adhijo regime rule the people of the Cameroons by way of historical anachronism to foster divide and rule ,This book portrays the Ahidjo/Biya regime – acting against the general will of the people and it’s international obligations in reference to the case of the Minority Schools of Albania. The case of the Minority Schools of Albania: In 1920 the Assembly of League of Nations recommended that if Albania became a member of the League she should take steps to enforce the principles of the minority treaties, and in October 1921 Albania signed a Declaration that ‘Albania Nationals who belong racial, religious or linguistic minorities will enjoy the same treatment and security in law and in fact as other Albanian Nationals. In 1933, the Albania constitution was amended and by Article 206-7, it provided that instruction and education of Albania subjects are reserved to state and will be given in state schools. Primary education is compulsory to all Albanian Nationals and will be given free of charge. Private schools of all categories will be closed. The Greek minority in Albania petitioned the Council of League alleging that these amendments contravened the Declaration of 1921. The Albania government contended that the measure applied to both the majority and minority thus, It could not be regarded as discriminatory.

The Council asked the world court whether Albania was justified in it’s contention that the new legislation was in conformity with the Declaration of 1921 and if so, whether the Council could make a recommendation going beyond that declaration. The court by majority of 8 to 3 gave its opinion that Albanian contention was not well founded.

It’s perhaps not easy to define the distinction between the notion of equality in fact and equality in law, nevertheless, it may be said that the former notion, merely excludes the idea formal equality. There must be equality in fact as well as ostensible legal equality in the sense of discrimination of any kind whereas equality in fact may involve the necessity of different treatment in order to attain a result which established equilibrium between situations. The Minority School case is not far fetched from the union between Southern Cameroons and La Republique du Cameroun. A thorough survey of the Federal constitution of 1961 portrays that on the 20th of May 1972 the government of La Republique du Cameroun contravened the federal Constitution (The Two Alternative was an unconstitutional act).It is my humble opinion that La Republique Du Cameroun has a case to answer and rather than going to the World Court as it was in the case of the Minority Schools Case in Albania, the government of La Republique du Camaroun/ former Cameroons should resolve this matter as a matter of urgency without any further delay. There has to be a separate treatment that was established in the Federal Constitution in order to establish equilibrium between Southern Cameroons & La Republique Du Cameroun.