Cameroonian president signs decree to reinstate vice-presidency
Cameroonian President Paul Biya has signed into law a bill to reintroduce the post of vice-president in the central African nation.
The country’s parliament voted to reinstate the position more than a week ago.
Under the new law, the vice-president would be appointed by the president and would serve as head of state in the event of a presidential vacancy.
The nation now awaits Biya’s appointment of its first vice president in over 40 years.
Cameroon abolished the post in 1984 during a constitutional revision, replacing it with the office of prime minister.
According to lawmakers, its reintroduction signals a return to a dual executive structure aimed at resolving succession issues at the highest level of the state.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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