Meanwhile Biya and his right-hand man Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh have resorted to traditional methods to stave off opposition among the elite at least...
In response Biya's right-hand man and de facto government leader Presidency Secretary-General Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh has embarked on a lightning consultation with members of the ruling Rassemblement démocratique du Peuple Camerounais (RDPC) in all the country's 10 regions between 1 and 8 July in an effort to stem further defections...
Sceptics believe Biya has no intention of diluting his personal control of the country and that the proposals are being floated by Presidency Secretary-General Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh only to help soften opposition to Biya's re-election in October and create new patronage opportunities...
Secretary-General of the Presidency Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh is competing with Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute for control of Biya's campaign travelling across the country to rally support for Africa's oldest leader...
RDPC sources tell Africa Confidential that his eldest son Franck Emmanuel Biya may step up though Secretary-General at the Presidency Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh would be a more competent replacement...
Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh the head of the presidential office who hails from Minta the same area as Chantal Biya has been murmuring to diplomats for about five years now that he is next in line...
Even if the President were to act and make significant changes he would be constrained by not being able to go against the wishes of his powerful Secretary General of the Presidency Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh who is at loggerheads with another long-time Biya faithful Laurent Esso the current Minister of Justice insiders say (AC Vol 64 No 18 An iron grip may be slipping)...
Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh Secretary General of the Presidency is known to nurse ambitions to succeed Biya and was frequently spoken of as a potential successor...
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The man most likely to be behind the sacking of Ngambou is Biya's powerful 61-year-old Secretary General of the presidency Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh...
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In response the secretary-general of the presidency Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh lobbied CAF in Cairo on 26 November to ensure that the tournament would begin as scheduled at Olembe...