The Profile of the Main Opposition Candidate Is Issa Tchiroma Bakary a Distractor or a Liberator? By The Afrisocrat Political Desk | 2025 Presidential Election Special Early Life & Education Born on 10 September 1949 in Garoua, northern Cameroon, Issa Tchiroma Bakary grew up in a respected family where his father served as an advisor to the Lamido. This upbringing instilled in him deep values of responsibility, discipline, and service to the community. After early schooling in Douala, he pursued technical training in transport and materials engineering before traveling to Paris. At the University of Paris (Jussieu), he prepared for a PhD in mathematics before redirecting his focus to mechanical engineering at ISMCM, graduating as a railway engineer. Returning home, he worked at Regifercam in Douala, embodying the discipline and pragmatism of a technocrat committed to service. Imprisonment & Political Rise In...
MEN OF GOD IN AFRICA: AGENTS OF LIBERATION OR AGENTS OF EXPLOITATION? The Afrisocrat – Special Editorial Report A Tale of Two Faiths In the Bible, Jesus was never wealthy. The Apostles were not wealthy. Yet, the Bible says in Acts 4:34 that “no one among them lacked anything.” They shared what they had. They broke bread together. They lived as equals. Fast forward to the 21st century: today’s pastors are millionaires and billionaires with fleets of cars, mansions, and even private jets, while their members trek barefoot, cannot afford three meals, and die in hospitals because they cannot pay for treatment. This is the contradiction of our age: Did Jesus die on the cross to enrich pastors and their children—or to save humanity? Private Jets vs Empty Plates Why does a pastor need three private jets while his congregation cannot afford a plate of rice? Why are the offerings and tithes that were once meant to feed the poor now used to buy Gulfstream jets, build $100 million churches, and ...