Southern Cameroonians in Nigeria: 1953 Dr Endeley in suit. Mine coins - make money 
In May 1953, Dr. Endeley convened a broad based meeting of all native authorities and political organizations in Southern Cameroons in Mamfe Mine coins -
In May 1953, Dr. Endeley convened a broad based meeting of all native authorities and political organizations in Southern Cameroons in Mamfe.
During the meeting, Southern Cameroons leaders decided to bury their differences and fight for a separate region for the Southern Cameroons. In June 1953, Kamerun National Congress (KNC) - the first indigenous political party in Southern Cameroons was created with Endeley as Mine
President. Following the bold, courageous and daring actions of Southern Cameroonians leaders, Colonial Secretary Oliver Lyttleton agreed that the Nigerian Constitution be redrawn to provide for greater Regional Autonomy. He summoned a constitutional review conference of all
Nigeria parties in London. Dr. Endeley led the Southern Cameroons delegation to the London Constitutional Conference from 30, July to 22 August 1953. The Lyttleton Constitution which emerged from the Lancaster Conference had one significant difference from the Macpherson
Constitution that it replaced. Residual powers were transferred from the Central Government to the Regions, areas of exclusive and concurrent legislative competence defined, and Regions endowed with a Premier and a Cabinet. On his return from London, Dr. Endeley received a
warrior’s welcome. He went on to win the 1953 General Elections, become Leader of Government Business, and negotiated for the creation of the autonomous Region (Statehood) of Southern Cameroons in 1954. Following Southern Cameroons’ reunification with La Republique du Cameroun,
their leaders Prime Minister John Ngu Foncha and President Amadou Ahidjo respectively agreed in Foumban that the Federal Constitution of 1961 would preserve the statehood of Southern Cameroons which became West Cameroon and La Republique du Cameroun which became East Cameroon
within the Federal structure. That was the spirit of Article 47 of the Federal Constitution. President Ahidjo however used Article 2 of the Federal Constitution to supercede Article 47 and call for the 1972 referandum. The violation of Article 47 which dismantled the Federal
Structure of West Cameroon and East Cameroon. The autonomy of West Cameroon under a Prime Minister was reduced from a Statehood to a Minority-hood referred as provinces (North West and South West). Today, the provinces are referred as regions. This is the root cause of
the Anglophone Problem which has led to the submergence of the Anglophone Educational, Legal, Economic and Socio Cultural Systems (not exclusively). After fifty five years of union with La Republique du Cameroun, the current political crisis in Cameroon is reminiscent of events
that prompted Southern Cameroons to end its forty five years of marriage with Nigeria. By Emmanuel Nebafuh. Permanent Representative African Parliamentary Alliance for UN Reforms - Geneva
