Senatorial election: women make up 40% as CPDM officially grabs all 70 seats. Full list of all 70 senators

By Stephen TADAHA

The CPDM party has grabbed all 70 seats in the Upper house of parliament according to official results of the March 12 election of senators.

The results were proclaimed on Thursday March 23rd 2023 by the Constitutional Council of Cameroon at the Yaounde Conference Center in a ceremony that was presided over by Clément Atangana, President of the Constitutional Council.

According to statistics presented by the Council, 10 763 regional and municipal councillors answered present in 198 polling stations nationwide, with 210 absences and 161 empty ballots.

Of the 70 senators, 28 are women making a 40% female representation in the Upper chamber.

The lists of Senators per region are as follows.

North West :

1. Lafon epse Eno Emma Veryele
2. Ngafeeson Emmanuel Bantar
3. Neba Ndosiri Bridget Ndoye
4. Kobenge Sekedi Bomeh
5. Enwe Francis Abi
6. Fointama Hilda Aluma
7. Mbufong Carl Moses Fontong

South West

1. Tabetando Ndieb-Nso
2. Otte Andrew Mofa
3. Mbella Moki Charles
4. Ntube Agnès Ndode épse Ndjock
5. Mosongo Ernestine Akon Njong
6. Lekunze Andreas Nembo
7. Lionel Papinatu Fonderson

West

1. Ngouchinghe Sylvestre
2. Fomethe Anaclet
3. Moutio Micheline epse Dsamou
4. Pokam Max
5. Tchuetchue Mbokouoko Rodrigue
6. Ngangoube Aminatou
7. Puene Françoise.

South

1. Zang Oyono Calvin
2. Mbita Mvaebeme Lippert Daniel Raymond
3. Obam Assam Samuel
4. Eloumba Medjo Thérèse
5. Ngbwa Bala Yvette
6. Afane Jeanne Caroline
7. Mba Mba Grégoire

Adamawa

1. Oumarou Issa
2. Souadatou Diallo épse Kalkaba
3. Rougayatou Asta Djoulde
4. Abba Harouna
5. Baroua Nyakeu
6. Mamoudou Mazadou
7. Zoubaïnatou Salihou épse Bassirou

East

1. Amama Amama Benjamin
2. Begala Mikel Naomie épse Akono
3. Asso Élie Adja
4. Ndanga Ndinga Badel
5. Kotoko Michel
6. Mireille Adare Gassawly
7. Kouma Eugène

Far North

1. Mahamat Abdoulkarim
2. Abdoulaye Wouyak Marava
3. Zakiatou Djamo épse Salé
4. Alioum Alhadji Hamadou
5. Foutchou Julienne épse Djakaou Bouba
6. Waidere Dorothée Angeline épse Binguela
7. Nikamane Nathanaël

Centre

1. Nkodo Laurent
2. Bell Luc René
3. Mama Jean-Marie
4. Okala Bilaï Nicole Arlette
5. Koungou Edima Éliane Didier
6. Tabi Pierre Emmanuel
7. Boyomo Assala

Littoral

1. Din Bell Marie Armande
2. Bilé Jean David
3. Yvette Josette Jacqueline Ng’Obama Yinda
4. Ketchanga Célestin
5. Manga Zang
6. Dieudonné Dikabo
7. Ngando Ngonde Marguerite épse Soppo Soppo

North

1. Garba Souaïbou
2. Yvonne Asta
3. Didjatou Oumarou
4. Sourouhoul Emmanuel
5. Salamatou épse Moussa Martine
6. Sali Mohaman
7. Oumarou Vaidang

30 other senators will be appointed by the President of the Republic, Paul Biya, in the days ahead to complete the number to 100.

Their first ordinary session as of right is expected to begin on April 11 2023.