Platform-USA

5402 Richardsons Endeavor Dr

Bowie, MD 20720

May 8, 2008

Dear All:

Because it is incumbent upon all of you to understand the truth in the matter opposing Diaspora Camerounaise pour l'Alternance en 2011( Platform-USA) and a so-called Plateform de la Societe Camerounaise pour la Democratie, based in Yaounde, we are sending you this email to clarify the situation and encourage you to stay the course in our fight to topple the Biya regime before or in 2011.

In fact, contrary to the email circulated by Platform-Yaounde alleging that the April, 19 emergency meeting of Platform-USA, was in fact a meeting of Conscience du Cameroun, the executive committee of Platform-USA can assure you that the April 19 meeting was a platform-usa meeting and it took place at 7411 Riggs Road, Ste 20  Hyattsville Maryland 20783 and not in Bowie as this attached email is alluding to. More importantly, all members of Platform-USA were invited at that meeting via email and via a posting at the website http://constitutioncamerounaise.skyrock.com. At that meeting all the members present, unanimously voted to choose an alias for Platform-USA, which is Diaspora Camerounaise pour l'Alternance en 2011, in order to reflect the fact that Platform-USA is an autonomous Diaspora Movement which main goal is to organize, motivate Cameroonians in the USA to support the efforts of various civil society entities in Cameroun striving to bring about political change-over in Cameroun in 2011. This support could be in various forms such as rallies, like the ones platform-usa organized on March 6 and March 14 to prevent Biya from changing the constitution, lobbying with the American government and other international institutions that could help foster genuine democracy in Cameroon. Moreover, Platform-USA is committed to raise fund through individual memberships and more so through charitable organizations that are part of Platform-USA such as Conscience du Cameroun and other US-based not for profit organizations and associations that are willing to join the efforts of Platform-USA to bring about the political change-over in 2011 in Cameroon by any means necessary.

That said, it is important that we avoid distractive attitudes and focus on our main goal, which is to bring about a genuine democratic change-over in Cameroon in 2011 and propose new progressive alternatives to the people. For now, we have to let aside our personal ambitions and narcissism and look at the general interest of the Cameroonian People as a whole.

Finally, an evaluation meeting of Platform-USA is Convened at 5402 Richardsons Endeavor Drive, Bowie, MD 20720 on Saturday, March 17, 2008 at 4 pm.

The agenda will include:

• The presentation of platform-usa membership cards
  
• The official donation of 20 Dell Printers by Conscience du Cameroun Inc to Platform-USA in order to support a youth program in Cameroon;
  
• Lobbying strategy
  
• Election of new executive members and presentation of platform-usa complete executive bureau.
  
• Letter of platform-usa to other Cameroon Diaspora movement for political change-over in Cameroon to call for a unity of Diaspora actions to topple Biya regime.
  
• The organization of our upcoming town hall meeting of all Cameroon diaspora throughout the USA. Billy Mukoi is in charge of the organizing committee and will conduct town hall meeting logistical and strategic planning with his team, which includes Madam Emilie Monkam, Platform-USA assistant secretary for organization and sensitization.
  

  In the upcoming days , we will sign a joint communiqué with diapora organizations such as plateform-france, code, and other entities stating our common objectives for the betterment of Cameroon democracy.
  

Divided we fall. Together we succeed

 

It is important to remind you here that at the April 19, 2008 meeting new members were elected at the executive committee of platform-usa as such:

Jean- Mark Nkeng, Vice-Coordinator in charge of relations with other associations

Wilfried Njoko, Secretary for youth affairs

Billy Mukoi, Secretary for organization and sensitization

Emilie Mounkam, Assistant Secretary for organization and sensitization

Eric Roger Tagne, Secretatry in charge of Information Technology

Larry Eyong, Media advisor to the Coordinator.

Also, that day Eric Njungue called me, after the meeting, to ask if the meeting was still going on and I told him that it was already over.

Platform-USA phone number, day or night, are (301) 910-4090/3019104091; Fax: 3014642573 Email: Platformusa@gmail.com .

Website: www.platformusa.blogspot.com (French version) or platformusa.wordpress.com (English version)

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. I look forward to hearing suggestions and feedbacks from you.

Sincerely,

For Platform-USA Date: 2008-05-08

 

Talla Corantin

Coordonateur, Platform-USA