 Mebara was a member of the national committee for the coordination of President Paul Biya's re-election campaign in the October 2004 presidential election.His dismissal in September 2007 was said to have been linked to his reported desire to succeed Biya, in addition to Biya's disapproval of a communiqué issued as a retort to Western criticisms of the July 2007 parliamentary election.Mebara has been detained since August 2008 at the central prison of Yaoundé.