2025 Elections: Kamto urges diaspora to return home, help curb fraud

By Synthia Lateu

Maurice Kamto has urged members of the Cameroonian diaspora who are capable of returning home to do so ahead of the 2025 presidential election. The President of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (CRM) made the call on May 31st during a meeting in Paris, France, aimed at mobilizing the diaspora for the upcoming election.
He specifically appealed to those who can return within the next four months to do so to help monitor and protect the electoral process from fraud.
“I need you in Cameroon for the elections. All of you who can come, come so we can better control the process,” Kamto said. He acknowledged that not everyone will be able to return, but emphasized that even if a few hundred do, it would make a significant difference. “Come so we can organize the elections. Come so that we can defend the results,” he insisted.
Kamto stressed that the 2025 elections will shape the future of Cameroon for the next half-decade. He pledged that, within the first three months of assuming office, he would authorize dual nationality, adding: “Together, we will build our dear and beautiful country.”
He warned that Cameroonians would have only themselves to blame if they failed to bring about meaningful change in 2025.
The CRM leader also expressed deep concern about the injustice in the country, citing the failures of the judicial system. He reiterated that his mission is to unite Cameroonians. He promised that, under his leadership, conditions would be favorable for members of the diaspora to return and invest in the country.
Kamto made it clear that his pursuit of power would never involve violence but would strictly follow democratic principles.

His address comes at a time when questions are being raised about his potential candidacy. However, Kamto was unequivocal:
“There is no legal obstacle to my candidacy for the upcoming presidential election of October 2025.”
He added that his goal is to help the current regime step aside so the country can finally embark on a path of development. Kamto also emphasized that he is counting on Cameroonians to finance his campaign.
Addressing concerns about potential retribution after a change in power, he assured the public:
“If you grant me the distinguished honor of being President of the Republic, I assure you that nothing will happen to Mr. Biya and his family. I have no time for hatred. There is too much to rebuild.”
To Kamto, President Paul Biya is a “patriarch.”
“He will have my protection if I am elected President of the Republic,” Kamto said