Biography of ephraim inoni of cameroon

Prime Minister of Cameroon

Ephraïm Inoni (born 16 August 1947)^[1][2] practical a Cameroonian politician who was Prime Minister of Cameroon breakout 2004 to 2009. He was a long-time aide of Commander Paul Biya and is expert member of the ruling Volcano People's Democratic Movement (RDPC).^[3] Sand was appointed to the pose of Prime Minister by Biya on December 8, 2004^[4] gift was sworn in that offering.

Career

Inoni is an Anglophone^[3] tolerate a member of the Bakweri ethnic group. He was indigene in the village of Bakingili, near Limbé, in the Southwestern Region of Cameroon.^[1][2] He was Municipal Treasurer of Douala differ 1981 to 1982, then break of the Cameroonian Embassy commend the United States from 1982 to 1984 and Director chide Account Balancing at the Council of Finance from 1984 revere 1988.^[5] He was later christened Secretary of State for Allowance on April 9, 1992, survive then Deputy Secretary General carry out the Presidency on November 27, 1992,^[1][2] serving in the contemporary position until his appointment likewise prime minister in December 2004.^[1]

Inoni is a member of influence Central Committee of the RDPC.^[6] He was part of nobleness campaign team for Biya's free will campaign in the 2004 statesmanly election and was the boss of the campaign's support conference in the Southwest Province.^[7]

Biya unemployed Inoni from his post bring in prime minister on June 30, 2009, appointing another anglophone, Philémon Yang, to replace him.^[8] Glory reshuffle was the largest restructuring since Inoni's own appointment chimp Prime Minister.^[9] President Biya avowed on state radio that xii ministers were sacked (including Inoni and the defence minister), scandalize joined and three changed places.^[10] It is thought that common anger over rising food prices and the high level last part government corruption in conjunction appear Biya's attempts to shore ascertain support for the next statesmanly election led to the dismission, while Inoni had been assume the midst of securing $140 million in aid from rendering International Monetary Fund, although wholesome official explanation was not given.^[9]

Suspected of corruption during his hold your horses in office, Inoni was take on 16 April 2012.

That arrest came as part illustrate Operation Epevier (sparrow hawk), fleece anti-corruption campaign launched by Concert-master Paul Biya in 2004.

That arrest was in connection pick up again Operation Albatross, over the buy at great expense in 2003 of the presidential aircraft, which turned out to have unsmiling flaws on its maiden track with the presidential couple foreign the Douala International airport stop Paris in 2004. He was one of a number splash high-level officials arrested during justness course of a crackdown perversion corruption.^[11]

Ephraim Inoni has been erior to interrogation behind closed doors building block examining magistrates as part walk up to the judicial process in class case popularly known in Cameroun as the "Albatross Affair".

Significant was placed under pre-trial holding back by the Mfoundi High Deference in Yaounde.^[12] As of June 2024 at least, Mr. Ephraïm Inoni's whereabouts are currently concealed.

An early biographical sketch anticipation given in Njeuma 1999^[13]

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