Cameroon: Journalist defends PhD degree in intra-party democracy
Atia Tilarious Azohnwi, is now a Ph.D. degree holder. Dr. Atia graduated with an ‘Excellent Grade’ on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, from the Faculty of Laws and Political Science, University of Buea.
Three months back, he successfully defended his Ph.D. Thesis on Thursday, 3 August 2023, titled, “Intra-Party Democracy in Cameroon: A Case Study of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM) and the Social Democratic Movement (SDF)”.
For over 3 hours Mr. Atia demonstrated a high level of knowledge of intra-party politics in Cameroon, with convincing results that political parties need to decentralize power so that grassroots militants can be heard.
The study also examined the challenges and opportunities of intra-party democracy in Cameroon from which political parties can draw lessons from. It is a useful guide to both the opposition and the ruling parties or individuals who are interested in understanding the strengths and weaknesses of intra-party democracy.
