Faduri Joseph Calls for African Reawakening, Condemns Cameroon’s Election as “Continental Shame”

By Our Reporter

Nigerian political leader and activist, Faduri Oluwadare Joseph, popularly known as Fadojoe, has issued a powerful call for African unity and democratic renewal, describing the recent presidential election in Cameroon as a “continental shame” and a “mockery of democracy.”

Speaking under the theme “Africa, the Time Has Come to Rise,” Fadojoe declared that the time has come for Africans especially the youth to stand up against oppressive leadership and systemic corruption across the continent.

“I speak today not just as a Nigerian, but as a proud African – a son of this great continent whose spirit aches for truth and justice,” he began.

Fadojoe criticized the re-election of 93-year-old President Paul Biya, who has ruled Cameroon for over four decades, calling it “the greed of power turned into law.

“How can a man who can barely address his nation still be forced upon his people as their president? This is not freedom, it is modern-day slavery,” he said.

The activist, who leads the Rescue Movement for New Nigeria also known as the Rescue the Vulnerable Initiative, warned that the crisis in Cameroon mirrors a wider continental problem entrenched rulers, manipulated elections, and the influence of foreign powers who benefit from Africa’s instability.

“Across Africa – from Nigeria to Congo, from Sudan to Zimbabwe – we see the same sickness: leaders who refuse to leave, governments that manipulate elections, and foreign powers that quietly fuel the corruption to keep Africa weak.”

Fadojoe’s message was both a rebuke of failed leadership and a rallying cry for African youth.

“We are tired of watching old men recycle failure and call it experience,” he declared. “Africa must rise – and rise now. Our generation must become the generation that ends the curse of leadership without conscience.”

He urged African nations to build systems that uphold the rule of law, protect citizens’ dignity, and ensure votes truly count.

“No more rulers for life. No more elections without choice. No more silence in the face of injustice,” he said, adding that if Africa fails in Cameroon, “she fails everywhere.”

Fadojoe concluded with a message of hope and solidarity, affirming faith in the continent’s youth and the promise of a new dawn.

“Let the world know that a new Africa is awakening – an Africa led by vision, by justice, and by the strength of her youth. May God bless Cameroon. May God bless Nigeria. And may God bless the rising, united continent of Africa.”