President Biya, 92, 43 Years In Office,  Re-elected Cameroon’s President For Eighth Term

By Akinwale Kasali

Cameroonian  President, Paul Biya, the World’s longest serving President was reelected as the President of the Central African country for the eighth term in office on Monday.

The vote results showed that 92-Year Old Biya, won 53.66% of the votes cast, against 35.19% for his former ally, Issa Tchiroma Bakary.

A new seven-year term could keep the veteran leader in power until he is nearly 100.

Opposition protesters have clashed with security forces repeatedly over the past week after partial results suggested Biya was on course to win the October 12 vote.

There was no immediate comment on the result from the government, which has rejected opposition accusations of irregularities.

After the results were announced, Tchiroma wrote on Facebook that two people were killed after shots were fired at civilians outside his home in the northern city of Garoua.

He did not say who had fired the shots or comment directly on the election result. Reuters could not confirm his account independently. Last week he said he had won the election and would not accept any other result.