▁non - I sl am ic ▁pe op les ▁in ▁the ▁territory . ▁Mission aries ▁began ▁to ▁arrive , ▁setting ▁up ▁a ▁Bible ▁school ▁at ▁Y ag ou a ▁and ▁a ▁printing ▁press ▁for ▁religious ▁literature ▁in ▁Ka élé . ▁The ▁French ▁improved ▁the ▁roads ▁and ▁built ▁an ▁a irst rip ▁at ▁Mar ou a . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁they ▁introduced ▁a ▁higher - y ield ing ▁form ▁of ▁cot ton . ▁They ▁also ▁began ▁SE M RY , ▁a ▁rice - g row ing ▁project ▁in ▁the ▁Log one - Ch ari ▁sw am pl ands . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Cam ero onian ▁premier ▁of ▁Cam ero on , ▁André - Marie ▁M b ida , ▁start led ▁the ▁Ful ani ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁when ▁he ▁announced ▁his ▁Ab ong - M b ang ▁Resol utions ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁One ▁of ▁these ▁stated ▁that ▁northern ▁French ▁Cam ero on ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁" dem ocrat ised ", ▁which ▁the ▁l am idos ▁read ▁to ▁mean ▁that ▁their ▁power ▁would ▁be ▁cur ta iled . ▁The ▁northern ▁territ ories ▁threatened ▁to ▁se ced e ▁and ▁join ▁with ▁Ch ad . ▁Nor ther ner ▁A hm ad ou ▁Ah id jo ▁and ▁his ▁Union ▁Camer ou na ise ▁party ▁rejected ▁the ▁resolution s , ▁and ▁Ah id jo ▁used ▁the ▁issue ▁to ▁gain ▁le verage ▁and ▁replace ▁M b ida ▁as ▁prime ▁minister . ▁ ▁Post - in dep end ence ▁Cam ero on ▁was ▁granted