THE
SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
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- Presidents of the
Campaign Committees;
- All militants of
the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement.
- INTRODUCTORY CONSIDERATIONS
According to the electoral
law, the official campaign for the parliamentary and municipal elections of 9
February 2020 will run from 25 January 2020 to 8 February 2020.
We will take advantage of
this period to complete the process of convincing our compatriots to vote massively in favour of the CPDM
lists on 9 February, in a team spirit,
with love and passion, in a skilful and efficient manner, following the high instructions of the National
President, His Excellency Paul BIYA, and in the spirit of the circulars of the
National President of 15 November 2019 relating to the nomination of CPDM
candidates for the legislative and municipal elections, supplemented by the
implementation note of the Secretary General of the Central Committee of 15
November 2019.
- Team Spirit.
Campaigning in a team spirit
means:
- working in tight formation, hand in hand, with attitudes and behaviours void
of hatred, resentment or grudge ;
- integrate all good will into campaign teams;
- refuse all forms of exclusion, on the understanding that no positive
contribution is too much or too little in an election campaign.
Campaigning with love and passion
means:
- on the one hand, not to undertake anything that could harm the CPDM candidates;
- on the other hand, demonstrate commitment, discipline, loyalty and
fidelity to the party throughout the campaign and especially at the time of voting. If this recommendation is valid for all the
militants, it basically concerns the basis of the Party’s voters, which is made
up of the Executives of the Party’s branch: sections, sub-sections, grassroots
committees and cells of the CPDM, WCPDM, YCPDM. It is up to them to set an
example of love and passion during the campaign.
Campaigningin a skilful manner entails:
- defining, before starting the campaign, a local campaign plan with a
timeline;
- systematically go and meet all our compatriots, wherever they are, to
mark the presence of the Party, to pass on its message and to make its
candidates known;
- combine meetings and door-to-door actions, taking into account local
specificities, time constraints and available material and financial resources;
Campaigning in search of efficiency entails.
- doing nothing for nothing, doing nothing at random, not wasting energy
unnecessarily and to act each time with a precise objective in mind;
- proceeding to a rational and relevant grid of municipalities by sector;
- setting up, in each sector, strong teams led by people with a good
knowledge of the area;
- designating, as President of the Sector Campaign Committee, a comrade
with genuine local influence;
- attributing and clarifying responsibilities in each team in order to
prevent idleness;
- identifying targets and categorize them for efficient action;
- adapting the general orientations of the Party’s campaign to the local
context through appropriate messages, actions and initiatives;
- ensuring the judicious, rational and transparent use of available
material and financial resources;
- giving priority to actions of great proximity;
- being proactive and attentive to the movements of competitors
- ORGANIZATION OF THE CAMPAIGN
In accordance with the
provisions of this Circular, the CPDM election campaign shall cover three instances:
- before voting day which refers to the electoral campaign proper;
- on voting day;
- after the voting day which refers to the post-election period, until the
official announcement of the results.
- THE ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN PROPER
The electoral campaign
proper shall take place in the field and in the media.
A.1/ ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN IN
THE FIELD
In the field, CPDM teams shall
go out to meet our compatriots to win their vote so as to expand the Party’s
membership in municipal councils and the National Assembly.
They shall also go there to
talk to them about the vision of the CPDM and the National President, President
of the Republic, His Excellency Paul BIYA, in a troubled context where adverse winds
and sirens of destabilization are whistling, to the point of creating doubt in
the minds of the citizens.
The various animations of
the CPDM electoral campaign during the twin elections of 9 February 2020 shall
be as follows:
- Impetus, national coordination and general supervision:
- The National Campaign Committee;
- Regional follow-up :
- The Regional Campaign
Committee ;
- Divisional Supervision:
- The Divisional Campaign Committee;
- Operationalization in the field;
- The Municipal Campaign Committee;
- The Sector Campaign Committee.
- THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
Constituted at the General
Secretariat of the Central Committee, the National Campaign Committee shall be
responsible, under the high authority of the National President, for the:
- national campaign strategy
of the CPDM;
- national coordination and
general supervision of the Party’s electoral campaign;
- national communication
strategy for the campaign;
- general logistics;
- electoral litigation.
The National Campaign
Committee shall comprise of:
- A President ;
- Vice-Presidents;
- Members ;
- a Technical Secretariat;
- thematic Sub-Committees:
- the Communication Sub-Committee;
- the Stewardship Sub- Committee;
- the Litigation Sub- Committee.
- the Logistics and Transport Sub-Committee;
At the end of the electoral
operations, the President of the National Campaign Committee shall send a
report to the National President.
- THE REGIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
Established and holding in
the regional capital, the Regional Campaign Committee shall be responsible for:
- boosting
the animation of the CPDM electoral campaign in the region;
- monitoring
the implementation of the national campaign strategy at the regional level;
- supervising
the activities of the Divisional and Municipal Campaign Committees;
- coordinating
the communication campaign in the media and social networks at regional level;
- relations
with the administrative and judicial authorities, and those responsible for the
ELECAM regional branch;
- supervising
the voting procedures of CPDM voters in the region;
- centralization
of results and forwarding to the headquarters of the Party;
- electoral litigations
at the regional level.
The Regional Campaign Committee shall comprise the following:
- President :
- Head of Regional Permanent
Delegation of the Central Committee or a person appointed by the Secretary
General of the Central Committee.
- Vice-Presidents:
- Persons appointed by the
Secretary General of the Central Committee;
- Members :
- Members of the Regional Permanent
Delegation of the Central Committee ;
- Chargés de mission:
- Chargés de mission from the
Regional Permanent Delegation of the Central Committee.
At the end of the process,
the President of the Regional Campaign Committee shall send a report to
the National Campaign Committee.
- THE DIVISIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE:
Established and holding in
the Divisional Headquarter, the Divisional Campaign Committee shall be responsible
for:
- boosting
the animation of the CPDM electoral campaign in the at the Divisional level;
- coordinating
and monitoring the CPDM campaign at the Divisional level;
- outreach
campaign of the CPDM candidates for the legislative elections;
- communication
campaign on social networks;
- support for
Municipal Campaign Committees;
- relations
with the administrative and judicial authorities of the Division and the ELECAM
officials of the Divisional branch;
- designation
of the CPDM representatives of the Divisional Supervisory Committee of the
legislative elections;
- electoral litigations
at the Divisional level.
The Divisional Campaign
Committee shall comprise the following:
- President :
- Head of the Divisional Permanent
Delegation of the Central Committee or a person apointed by the Secretary
General of the Central Committee;
- Vice-Presidents :
- Persons appointed by the
Secretary General of the Central Committee;
- Members :
- Members of the Divisional Permanent
Delegation of the Central Committee;
- Party candidates for the Legislative
election;
- Chargés de mission
- Chargés de mission from the
Divisional Permanent Delegation of the Central Committee.
At the end of the process,
the President of the Divisional Campaign Committee shall send a report to the
National Campaign Committee through the Regional Campaign Committee.
- THE MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
Established and operating in the municipality, the Municipal Campaign
Committee shall be responsible for the following:
- monitoring of voting
operations in the municipality;
- local electoral campaign in
view of the election of CPDM Parliamentarians and Municipal Councillors;
- relations with local
administrative authorities as well as ELECAM officials of the municipal branch;
- establishment of campaign
zones;
- constitution of teams of Sector
Campaign Committees;
- designation of CPDM representative
in the Municipal Supervisory Committee;
- designation of CPDM representatives
at the polling stations and their support on voting day;
- supervision of CPDM voters
the day before as well as the voting day;
- monitoring vote counting
operations and results pertaining to the CPDM;
- monitoring of competitors on
the day before voting, on voting day and during vote counting operations;
- electoral disputes at
municipal level.
The following, shall make up the Municipal Campaign Committee:
- President:
- The CPDM Section President or a person appointed by the Secretary
General of the Central Committee ;
- Vice-Presidents:
- Members of the Central Committee of the jurisdiction;
- Members of the National Executives of the WCPDM and the YCPDM of the
jurisdiction;
- CPDM, WCPDM, YCPDM Sections Presidents;
- Parliamentarians of the jurisdiction;
- CPDM militants who are traditional leaders of the jurisdiction;
- CPDM militants who are heads of public or private companies;
- Members:
- CPDM candidates for the election of municipal councillors;
- Members of the National Executives of the CPDM, WCPDM, YCPDM Sections of
the Jurisdiction;
- CPDM militants who are young businessmen and women,
- CPDM militants who are internal and external elites of the jurisdiction;
- Appointed persons by the President of the Municipal Campaign Committee;
- Chargés de mission:
- Militants appointed by the Secretary General of the Central Committee.
At the end of the process,
the President of the Municipal Campaign Committee shall send a report to the Divisional
Campaign Committee before transmitting to the National Campaign Committee.
- THE SECTOR CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
For efficiency purpose of
the local electoral campaign, the municipality shall be organized in sectors.
In urban areas, the sector
shall cover a quarter and, in rural areas, it shall cover a group or a village.
The Sector Campaign Committee shall be responsible for the following:
- close contact electoral
campaign;
- monitoring of voting
operations in the sector;
- support CPDM representatives
at the polling stations in the sector on voting day;
- if necessary, assist CPDM
voters with regard to the withdrawal of voter’s cards and supervise them the
day before as well as on voting day;
- monitoring vote counting
operations and results pertaining to the CPDM in the polling stations in the
sector;
- monitoring of competitors
on the day before voting, on voting day and during vote counting operations in
the sector.
The following, shall make up the Sector Campaign Committee:
- President:
- CPDM Militants, Group Head or a person appointed by the President of the
Municipal Campaign Committee;
- Vice-Presidents:
- CPDM, WCPDM, YCPDM Sub-sections Presidents of the sector;
- 3rd Class traditional rulers who are CPDM militants of the
sector;
- Members:
- CPDM, WCPDM, YCPDM Sub-sections Executives of the sector;
- CPDM candidates for the election of municipal councillors of the sector;
- CPDM, WCPDM, YCPDM Party Branch Presidents and Executives of the sector;
- CDPC militants who are quarter and block Heads of the sector;
- CPDM militants who are external and internal elites of the sector;
- Persons appointed by the President of the Municipal Campaign Committee;
- Chargés de mission :
- Persons appointed by the President of the Municipal Campaign Committee.
If necessary and in order
to get as close as possible to the populations, sub-sectors can be set up in certain
quarters and villages. The organization of the sub-sectors shall be the joint
responsibility of the President of the Municipal Campaign Committee and the
President of the Sector Campaign.
At the end of the process,
the President of the Sector Campaign Committee shall send a report to the
President of the Municipal Campaign Committee together with the results of the
sector’s polling stations.
A.2/ ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN IN
THE MEDIA AND ON SOCIAL NETWORKS
Electoral campaign in the
media and on social networks is a determining factor in the broad victory
sought after by the CPDM candidates. It will be carried out in a skilful, talented
and efficient manner. Besides, it will be done at the national and local levels
and carried out by committed and persuasive men, women and youths. It will be
original, powerful and attractive. It shall be coordinated by the Sub-Committee
for Communication, acting in close collaboration with the Regional Campaign
Committee.
It shall be responsible for
the following:
- preparing the Secretary General of the Central Committee’s speeches at
the opening and closing of the official radio and television campaign;
- providing support regarding communication to campaign teams in the field
and providing them with the required information, data and point of view to
convince voters;
- management of public audiovisual media spaces reserved for the CPDM;
- represent the CPDM during debates organized on radio and television
channels;
- publication of articles in newspapers;
- occupation of social networks in a dynamic, proactive and offensive
manner, in conjunction with the local Campaign Committees.
February 9th,
2020, voting day, is of particular importance and focus to the campaign teams,
especially to the Municipal Campaign Committees and the Sector Campaign
Committees.
Hence,
special attention will be given to:
- CPDM representatives’ arrival at the polling stations
before they open, their effective presence in the premises during the voting
period as well as their supervision. Party representatives should be appointed at
the polling stations from among experienced, dedicated, committed and loyal
activists;
- the rapid voting of members of the Campaign Committees
as well as CPDM, WCPDM, YCPDM basic
organs Executives as many as possible before all the other voters, in order to stimulate
a positive effect on all the voters;
- the effective voting of clearly identified CPDM voters
in order to increase the voter turnout;
- discipline of CPDM voters;
- votes counting control and the withdrawal of results
at the polling stations in the area. The results shall be transmitted to the
National Campaign Committee through hierarchical channels, three days following
the elections;
- reporting of malfunctions and offences committed by
competitors.
The Regional, Divisional and Municipal Campaign
Committees shall remain busy until the official proclamation of results,
through the Presidents of the Committees and the Chargés de mission who shall
be active until the close of electoral operations. During this period, the
Committees and candidates concerned shall stay in touch with the Litigation Sub-Committees
of the National Campaign Committee.
- MISCELLANEOUS AND FINAL
PROVISIONS
- In order to guarantee
the effectiveness of the CPDM electoral campaign, we will ensure a substantial
allocation of human, material and financial resources to the main operational
level of the campaign, in this case the Sector Campaign Committee, and the organs responsible for
communication.
- In addition to the
resources made available to campaign teams by the Central Committee, elites and
people of good will are encouraged to support the campaign effort at all levels.
- Special care must
be taken with locally produced election campaign documents intended for public
display. Such documents must comply with the standards set by ELECAM and shall be
displayed according to the regulations in force.
- Better than in the
past, the candidates nominated
on the Party lists shall be fully involved, physically and materially in the
electoral campaign and shall mobilize family members, friends and various other
relatives wherever they may be. They shall stay away from isolated initiatives
aimed at promoting only themselves to the detriment of the entire list.
Consequently, they cannot lead any Campaign Committees.
- In the field, the
Sector Campaign Committees shall be mainly devoted to the local campaign. As
for the organization of meetings whenever necessary, shall be the responsibility of the
Regional, Divisional and Municipal Campaign Committees.
- After the official
proclamation of results and the close of the electoral litigation, a text from
the Secretary General of the Central Committee shall set out the operating framework of CPDM
municipal councillors in view of the election of municipal executives.
The Presidents of the Regional,
Divisional and Municipal Campaign Committees, as well as the Sector Campaign
Presidents are all responsible for ensuring the strict implementation of the
provisions of this Circular. /-
Yaounde, the 09 January, 2020
The
Secretary General of the Central Committee,
Jean NKUETE
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