| Tumi for President: What Wiull He Say Again |
| Written by Eugene N. Nforngwa |
| Tuesday, 01 December 2009 12:04 |
 Douala’s influential Catholic archbishop Christian Cardinal Tumi is retired at last. The Vatican let Tumi go two weeks ago, after at least four years’ waiting. As could be predicted, Tumi told parishioners he would not be going into politics. But in a valedictory sermon, he said he was now free to do his own things. What else if not enter politics?Tumi has received several calls to run for president. In 2004, the opposition coalition came close to convincing him to aim for the top job as a consensus opposition candidate. As a prelate and an Anglophone who has spent his years with Francophone Catholics, Tumi is seen a possible unifier of the nation. His fearless criticisms of the Yaounde regime have earned him much public respect. But he has often argued that his job as Church minister stood in the way of any political ambition. He said the Vatican would not let him aim for political office – it would require a resignation. In his obduracy, Tumi said he had vowed to himself not to get involved in politics. But today, Tumi admits he has lost his strongest argument. “The moment has come for me to be free,” he said. In the minds of many Cameroonians, this means only one thing: Tumi for President in 2011. If Tumi sticks to his vow, he would have let go an opportunity to liberate his people. It is often said, “The voice of the people, is the voice of God.” Run Tumi, run! 
 
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