OPINION
Unjust Attacks on Hon. Ngala Gerard: Facts Over Gossip
There’s a disturbing trend on social media: targeted attacks against Hon. Ngala Gerard, MP for Nkambe Central. His home is being posted online. People are inciting hostility. And all of it is being justified under the guise of election rigging.
Let’s pause and look at the facts:
Nkambe Central Is Not the Problem
Nkambe is the capital of Donga-Mantung Division, which has five subdivisions.
In the 2025 presidential election:
Total votes for Biya in Donga-Mantung: 29,219
Votes for Biya in Nkambe Central: just 4,272
That’s only 14.6% of the division’s total.
So despite the overall surge in turnout, Nkambe Central did not deliver inflated numbers. If rigging were happening in Hon. Ngala’s backyard, the numbers would show it. They don’t.
Voter Turnout Comparison (2018 vs 2025)
Here’s how voter turnout increased across the Northwest Region:
Boyo: from 363 to 9,775 → increase of 9,412 votes → 2,593.66%
Bui: from 6,208 to 16,364 → increase of 10,156 votes → 163.71%
Donga-Mantung: from 10,879 to 40,630 → increase of 29,751 votes → 273.44%
Menchum: from 765 to 10,520 → increase of 9,755 votes → 1,275.16%
Mezam: from 9,744 to 169,952 → increase of 160,208 votes → 1,645.45%
Momo: from 4,287 to 26,317 → increase of 22,030 votes → 513.86%
Ngo-Ketunjia: from 1,336 to 24,317 → increase of 22,981 votes → 1,720.13%
Donga-Mantung has one of the lowest percentage increases in the region.
Biya’s 2025 Vote Scores by Division
Let’s also look at how Biya performed across the Northwest:
Boyo: 6,614 votes out of 9,775 → 67.66%
Bui: 13,923 out of 16,364 → 85.08%
Donga-Mantung: 29,219 out of 40,630 → 71.91%
Menchum: 5,517 out of 10,520 → 52.44%
Mezam: 155,885 out of 169,952 → 91.72%
Momo: 21,303 out of 26,317 → 80.95%
Ngo-Ketunjia: 22,727 out of 24,317 → 93.46%
Regional Total – Northwest:
Total Voters: 297,875
Biya’s Total Votes: 255,188
Regional Score: 85.67%
Observation:
While Biya scored 71.91% in Donga-Mantung, that translated to just 29,219 votes.
Compare that to Mezam, where he scored 91.72%, yielding a massive 155,885 votes.
Mezam alone gave Biya more than five times what Donga-Mantung did.
So again, why is Hon. Ngala Gerard being singled out?
This Isn’t About Elections. It’s About Envy and Score-Settling
Many of the complaints online aren’t about ballots. They’re about lifestyle.
He’s a businessman. He lives well. He drives a nice car. And somehow, that’s become a crime.
Let’s ask the real questions:
Is Gerard the only MP?
Is he the only one who lives comfortably?
Should we punish MPs for their lifestyles?
We didn’t enter politics to play village gossip. We came to build a better system, not to tear down individuals.
Stop the Witch-Hunt
This is character assassination, not accountability.
If you have evidence, bring it. If not, stop the smear campaign.
Because when we allow jealousy to masquerade as justice, we lose the moral ground we claim to stand on.
The Honourable Ngala Gerard deserves the same scrutiny as any public servant, neither more nor less.
Let’s raise the standard of our political discourse. Let’s reject intimidation, tribalism, and envy.
Let’s build a politics of ideas, integrity, and impact. Let’s stand against the politics of witch-hunting and jealousy.
by Taa Nformi Wakili Pascal
