# Cameroon’s Tourism minister Bello Maigari has accepted his party’s nomination to run for president in the expected October election. This comes as president Paul Biya remains silent on his re-election plans. The 78-year-old longtime ally to Biya, is the second minister from northern Cameroon to declare candidacy, hinting at cracks in Biya’s coalition. Provisional data from the election commission shows over eight-million of the 30-million citizens are registered voters, with the north’s two-million voters expected to reshape the political landscape.
Cameroon’s Tourism minister accepts presidential nomination amid political shifts