Jean-Jacques Ekindi

[4] When the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) was created as the governing party in 1985, replacing the Cameroon National Union (CNU), Ekindi joined the party,[4][5] encouraged by President Paul Biya's promises of reform.

[6] In 1990, at the beginning of the period of multiparty political reform, he was considered to be among the leading progressive figures within the CPDM.

[7] In early 1991, Ekindi was re-elected as President of the Wouri Section, defeating Albert Dzongang.

[12] He participated in a rally held by the National Coordination of Opposition Parties and Associations (NCOPA) in Douala on 23–24 September 1991,[9] and on that occasion he was arrested and treated so badly that he required hospitalization.

The National Communication Board reviewed this decision and decided to allow the segment to be aired on 7 October.

[18] Ekindi was briefly detained in Douala along with other members of the Front in January 2004 as they were about to launch a petition related to the forthcoming presidential election;[19] among other things, the petition called for the electoral register to be computerized and for electoral lists to be revised.

According to Ekindi, Cameroon would ideally have only three parties, one of them in power and the other two in opposition, and he proposed merger agreements to make that happen.

[20] Again running as the MP's presidential candidate in the 11 October 2004 presidential election, Ekindi submitted a legal challenge to Biya's candidacy at the Supreme Court in September 2004, arguing that the constitution barred Biya from standing for re-election while also serving as the President of the CPDM.

[21] Ekindi then announced his withdrawal from the election on 10 October in favor of John Fru Ndi, the candidate of the main opposition party, the SDF.

[24] In an interview with The Post on 2 January 2007, Ekindi said that he planned to stand as a parliamentary and municipal candidate in Douala in the election held later that year.

Cavaye Yeguie Djibril, the President of the National Assembly, ignored Ekindi's objection.

[32] Ekindi participated in political consultations with Prime Minister Ephraïm Inoni regarding the appointment of the members of Elections Cameroon (ELECAM), the national electoral commission.