YAOUNDE (Reuters) -Following are details of the main opposition challengers to Cameroon’s 92-year-old President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest head of state, seeking to win an October 12 election that could keep him in office until he is nearly 100.
ISSA TCHIROMA BAKARY
A former government spokesperson who most recently served as employment minister, Tchiroma announced in June he was defecting in response to mounting public frustration after more than four decades under 92-year-old Biya.
Factbox-Main Election Challengers to Cameroon’s 92-Year-Old Incumbent
