Born on 26 October 1934 at
Bangangté, located in Cameroon's
West Region, Niat Njifenji worked as an engineer of roads and bridges. He was released from prison in 1989 and promptly restored to his post at SONEL in September 1989. In 2002, Niat Njifenji was elected as Mayor of
Bangangté; he served as Mayor until September 2007, when he was succeeded by
Célestine Ketcha Courtès. Niat Njifenji died in
Yaoundé on 11 April 2026, at the age of 91.
President of the Senate In 2013, after years of delay, the Senate was established to serve as the upper house of Cameroon's
Parliament; previously only the
National Assembly had existed. President Biya appointed Niat Njifenji to the Senate in May 2013. He was one of 30 senators to receive their seats by presidential appointment; the other 70 senators were indirectly elected. Biya appointed three senators for each
region, and Niat Njifenji was one of the three to come from West Region. As President of the Senate, Niat Njifenji would, according to the
constitution, succeed President Biya if the latter were to die in office; ==References==