The East African
Thursday April 01 2021
Cameroon President Paul Biya waves as he leaves the Elysee Palace in Paris. Biya, 88, is Africa s oldest and second longest-serving leader. PHOTO | AFP
Summary
Re-election of the octogenarian men, however, did not come as a surprise to some MPs.
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Tongues have been wagging in Yaoundé following the re-election of some ailing octogenarians to the helm of Cameroon’s two houses of Parliament last month.
Recent footage from the Upper House of Parliament showed 86-year-old Senator Marcel Niat Njifenji teetering to the podium on March 18. He was going to assume office following his re-election as president of the Senate, which he has headed since it went operational in 2013.
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