Politics
The Northwest is the stronghold for the main opposition party of Cameroon, the Social Democratic Front (SDF). Some Northwesteners feel totally marginalized by the government. A secessionist movement SCNC (Southern Cameroon's National Council) with an agenda to secede from Cameroon and form a republic with English speaking regions as its territory exists in the North West. In 2008, the President of the Republic of Cameroon, Paul Biya, signed decrees abolishing "Provinces" and replacing them with "Regions". Hence, the Northwest Province became the Northwest Region.
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