During this maiden session, the Regional Councilors elected from among themselves a President assisted by a bureau comprising a senior vice-president, a vice-president, two questors, and two secretaries, as well as commission heads. After the election of the president, the other bureau members were elected through a list system.
As the Special Status for the North West and South West Regions is rolled out, both regions also voted the pioneer Presidents of their respective Houses of Chiefs on Tuesday, December 22.
After the election of 900 Regional Councilors nationwide on December 6, 2020, the regional supervisory commissions proclaimed the results at the level of the constituencies concerned on Wednesday, December 9 in keeping with Section 265 (1) of Law No. 2012/001 of 19 April 2012 relating to the Electoral Code.
Of the 700 divisional representatives, the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) won 613. Three other opposition parties shared the 87 other seats. The National Union for Democracy and Progress (UNDP) of Minister Bello Bouba Maigari won 68 seats; the Cameroon Democratic Union (UDC) got 17 seats while the Front for the National Salvation of Cameroon (FSNC) of Minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary got two seats.
The CPDM swept all 70 seats of divisional representatives in the Center, East, Littoral, North West, South, and South West Regions. They obtained a majority in the Far North with 58 seats given that the UNDP snatched 12. In the North Region, the CPDM got 56 Regional Councilors, leaving the UNDP with 12 and the FSNC with two.
The UNDP controls the Adamawa Region with its 56 seats. The CPDM struggled to obtain 14 seats.
The country's 10 regional governors, in accordance with Section 280 of Law No. 2019/024 of 24 December 2019 to Institute the General Code of Regional and Local Authorities, convened and were present at Tuesday's sessions.
The aforementioned provision of the law states: “During the election of new regional councilors and during the initial establishment of Regional Councils, the first session shall be convened as of right on the second Tuesday following the proclamation of results. In this case, the session shall be convened by the representative of the State. ”
The Presidents of the Regional Councils are:
Adamawa: Mohamadou Dewa
Center: Tsimi Evouna Gilbert
East: Alphonse Wouamane Mbele
Far North: Kalbassou Daniel
Coastline: Banlog Polycarpe
North: Alim Boukar
North West: Professor Angwafo III Fru Fobuzshi
South: Mve Elemva Emmanuel
South West: Bakoma Elango Zacheus
West: Dr. Focka Focka Jules Hilaire