Samuel Ikome Sako | |
|---|---|
 Sako in 2018 | |
| President of Ambazonia | |
| Assumed office 4 February 2018 (disputed) | |
| Preceded by | Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 August 1966 |
Samuel Ikome Sako is an Ambazonian politician and incumbent president of the internationally unrecognized proto-state of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia. He was elected president of the Interim Government a month after Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe, the first president, was abducted in Nigeria and extradited illegally to Cameroon.[1] From captivity in Yaoundé, the former president Ayuk Tabe announced that he had dismissed Sako in May 2019, a decision that started the long-running Ambazonian leadership crisis.
In terms of background, he studied linguistics, and theology and is an ordained minister, Christian counselor and a licensed financial professional. He has spent several years in the United States, where he worked with the Maryland state government, and has been a trade consultant and CEO. He was also president emeritus of the Community Humanitarian Emergency Board International (COHEB).[1]
- ^ a b Just In-Dr Samuel Ikome Sako Is New Acting Interim President of The 'Federal Republic of Ambazonia', Cameroon News Agency, 4 February 2018. Accessed 19 April 2018.