Last weekend's demonstrations are, to say the least, baffling on two counts - the manner of approach and what passes for the reasons behind the public disorder that characterised it.
As a State of law, the legal instruments of the land stipulate that any party or group desiring to hold any public demonstration should seek authorisation from the competent authorities.
If Cameroonians in some regions and diplomatic representations went about their daily activities normally, tranquillity was perturbed in others as "some attempts to disrupt public order and defy republican institutions were recorded in the towns of Mbouda, Bafoussam, Yaounde and Douala," according to government authorities.
The question that comes begging for answers here is why would a party that aspires to rule defy the laws of the very land?
How logical it is today to ask for the votes to be recounted, several months already into the term of office of the winner of the election, is to say the least, mind-boggling.
