(1) The President-elect shall assume office once he or she
takes the oath within no less than15 (fifteen) days of the proclamation of the
results by the Constitutional Council.
(2) He shall take oath of office before the Cameroonian people in
the presence of Members of Parliament, the Constitutional Council and the
Supreme Court meeting in solemn session in the manner and words
prescribed hereinunder:
a. The President of the National Assembly shall administer the oath
following a short address which he shall conclude in the following
established form:
“Mr. President of the Republic,
Do you pledge yourself on your honour to faithfully perform the duties
entrusted to you by the people, and do you solemnly swear before God
and all men to devote all your efforts to preserving, protecting and
defending the Constitution and the
laws
of
the
Republic
of
Cameroon, to watch over the commonwealth of the Nation, and to
uphold and defend the unity, integrity and independence of the
Cameroon Fatherland?”
b. The President-elect, standing, raising his right hand and facing the
Members of Parliament, the Constitutional Council and the Supreme
Court shall pledge himself by answering:
“I SO DO SWEAR.”
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In force from 8 September 2026
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