On October 6, 2025, Mouhaman Ndjama, the party’s regional president for Adamawa, tendered his resignation in a collective letter addressed to the national president, Célestin Djamen.
The Patriotic and Republican Alliance, APAR, is facing fresh turbulence, with a major wave of resignations shaking its ranks in the Adamawa Region. On October 6, 2025, Mouhaman Ndjama, the party’s regional president for Adamawa, tendered his resignation in a collective letter addressed to the national president, Célestin Djamen. “I have taken the firm decision to resign as a member of APAR Adamawa, as well as from my duties as regional president,” the letter stated.
Ndjama added that his departure also entailed the resignation of all members of the regional bureau and the presidents of seven local cells in Ngaoundéré. The disgruntled activists accuse Djamen of arrogance, contempt toward militants, and unilateral decision-making without consultation.
Their main grievance stems from Djamen’s rallying of APAR to the G20 coalition without prior discussion. “Mr. President, we are not customers of the APAR store,” the activists retorted in their resignation letter. The controversy traces back to August, when Djamen openly declared his support for the G20, a coalition of political parties that have consistently endorsed President Paul Biya’s candidacy since the October 7, 2018, presidential election.
Djamen, a former member of the Social Democratic Front, SDF, and the Cameroon Renaissance Movement CRM, justified his stance by declaring Paul Biya as the best candidate for 2025. This alignment has already triggered significant departures. Brice Momo, APAR’s national coordinator, and Mathias Sadje, departmental coordinator in Mongo in the Littoral Region, both resigned following Djamen’s decision.
Now, with the Adamawa leadership and grassroots structures breaking away, APAR faces mounting internal fractures that raise questions about its stability and its capacity to rally members in the lead-up to the 2025 political season.
By Saju LINDA
