“...That said, we have other immediate issues: the fight against corruption, AIDS and poverty, stability in the Central African sub-region. Therefore, I think that these questions about the 2011 elections are premature...”

2. “...There are some people who say that the president should take part in the [2011] elections for continuity. I’ll allow the debate take place, but for now the constitution does not allow me to run for a third term. I also know that the constitution is not etched in stone...”

3. “...In fact, there are arguments for a revision, particularly of Article 6 which indeed imposes a limitation of the people’s will, a limitation which is out of tune with the very idea of democratic choice...”

4. “... I want to add that in itself a constitutional revision is nothing unusual...”

5. “...Moreover, the procedures are of a general nature and do not concern anybody in particular...” It doesn’t particularly concern only Biya.

6. “...We are therefore going to reconsider, in this spirit, those provisions of our Constitution which would need to be harmonized with recent development in our democratic system so as to meet the expectations of the vast majority of our population...”

7. “...However, one cannot but also feel indignation at this attack on our soldiers by unidentified elements. We must get to the bottom of what transpired at Bakassi...”