I am 40 years of biological age as of August 2025. I was raised by sacrificial parents who grew up under the two presidents of this nation. My father does not have a passport and has never left this nation in 70 years. I received Christ in 2003 and have now been in the faith for 22 years. Since then, I have endeavored to love and serve the Lord and my nation faithfully.
I have declined several promising opportunities to travel out of Cameroon—before becoming a clergy and as a clergy. I can move to any country of my choice today if I so desire. Some of us aren’t here because we cannot leave but because we are constrained by the sovereign Lord to be here and because we chose to obey. In 2009, I resigned from my expatriate job to return back home to Cameroon. My decision shocked my parents, my boss, my colleagues, and my friends. I laid down all my professional qualifications and secular career to dedicate myself more fully to the work of the ministry—first, in Cameroon. I have no regrets.
I am passionate about godly leadership and good governance. For the past 11 years, our local church has prayed almost weekly for the leaders of our nation and for good governance. I authored the book “The Godly Leader,” which is gaining influence both in the Church and among state officials, with the hope that our nation becomes better. I have held countless seminars on leadership, written hundreds of articles, and taught numerous messages that directly or indirectly address the subject of good governance.
In the months leading up to the presidential elections, alongside other prayer sessions for the nation, I have led three separate 7-day prayer sessions for Cameroon.
I am actively involved—both directly and indirectly—in nation-building efforts at various levels. A significant portion of my finances has been dedicated to the cause of seeing Cameroon rise from every form of decay, and for her citizens to enjoy their due right to health, peace, joy, and prosperity.
I am a bona fide citizen of this nation whose navel is buried within its soil. These small sacrifices are proof of my love for this land and we the people. I am not a stranger here—I have lived on this soil for 39 years, spent one year in India, and only a few weeks each in Nigeria and Gabon. This is my country, and I love it.
Now that the record is set straight, it is important that some of you understand where some of us speak from. I carry a burden as you do. I have been subjected to the same economic, social, and political conditions as my fellow citizens. Therefore, I share a fair judgment of the circumstances we face. I do not speak as one detached from the daily realities of our people but as one who goes through it with you all daily and for 40 years.
As one who has walked a little with the Lord and takes interest in history, I am somewhat positioned to speak and guide with positive ideas that can improve our perspective and help our nation advance. I stand in respect of the sacrifices, blood, and sweat of fellow citizens—fathers, mothers, and patriarchs—some of whom laid down their lives in a dignified manner so that we may come this far. Let us not destroy their labor; the baton is in our hands.
Do not choose violence, and avoid rhetoric that provokes violence. In an attempt to fix a thing, do not worsen it. Don’t only ask, “How do I fix this nation?” Also ask, “What must I avoid saying or doing that could worsen it?”
To get this right, let us separate our goodwill from sentiments born of discontentment and disappointments. Listen to the caution of history and give attention to the voice of wisdom. When we still our emotions, we can easily receive the temperament and wisdom needed to advance this nation. Sometimes, your greatest temptation to mess things up shows up when your breakthrough is nearest. Our increasing anger is because salvation is near. But as a woman in travail, a wrong push can destroy both the child and the mother. We must corporate with the midwife, calmly.
I have given you my CV as a citizen so you can trust that I know what I am talking about. I am not just ranting. There are vital considerations and consequences on the table that we must treat with caution.
Let this counsel of Jesus Christ our Lord teach us that desires and competence are both necessary for victory—not mere zeal or passion alone.
Luke 14:31 (NLT) – “Or what king would ever dream of going to war without first sitting down with his counselors and discussing whether his army of ten thousand is strong enough to defeat the twenty thousand soldiers who are marching against him?”
Luke 14:32 (AMP) – “And if he cannot [do so], while the other king is still a great way off, he sends an envoy and asks for terms of peace.”
It takes just a word or an opinion to start a war—set up fire—in people’s hearts which cannot be easily quenched.
James 3:5 (MSG) — “A word out of your mouth may seem of no account, but it can accomplish nearly anything–or destroy it! It only takes a spark, remember, to set off a forest fire” (MSB)
This is why we are admonished as God’s children to refrain from words that provoke anger, and rather speak words that minister grace and lead people in the path of true peace and prosperity, which must not necessarily be preceded by war or conflicts. Let’s be peacemakers as it is expected of the children of God.
Matthew 5:9 (MSG)— “You’re blessed when you can show people how to cooperate instead of compete or fight. That’s when you discover who you really are, and your place in God’s family”
Matthew 5:9 (NLT)— “God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God.”
We all want change and a better Cameroon. However, experience and wisdom have taught us that many who ruined their nations had good intentions—but were void of wisdom. Let’s be different. Let’s not repeat unpleasant history as though stubborn to learn.
Let’s be wise.
God bless Cameroon. God bless our leadership. God bless we His people in the land.
— Pastor Daniel Nyah
