-Billions
to be spent in Bamenda in months ahead
Against a backdrop of
the Anglophone crises rendered more poignant by ghost towns in the Northwest
and Southwest Regions, celebrations of the 32nd Anniversary of the ruling
Cameroon Peoples Democratic Movement CPDM in the Northwest in general and
Bamenda in particular were low keyed. While this came as no surprise, attention
was however drawn to the fact that Atanga Nji Paul; Minister Delegate at the
Presidency of the Republic for Special Duties came to Bamenda this time around
with an olive branch and harping on the theme of this year’s celebration which
was “All behind President Paul Biya to consolidate Unity, Integration, Social
Peace and Sustainable Economic Performance.” In a series of unprecedented
Biblical references Atanga Nji Paul referred to the Holy Scriptures as the
constitution of the universe. Calling on CPDM militants not to be afraid he
said the phrase “don’t be afraid” appears in the Bible 366 times. CPDM he said
preaches peace, construction and consolidation of what has been achieved adding
that militants had no reason to be afraid.
In the same vein, in a
reconciliatory gesture showing the Northwest that atlast something was being
done, it was disclosed that Billions were to be spent in Bamenda in the months
ahead on road infrastructure. This revelation was made by Vincent Nji Ndumu,
Government Delegate to the Bamenda City Council at the seat of the CPDM Mezam
1A Section at Mendankwe.
Vincent Nji Ndumu sent
out a repeated message calling on CPDM Militants not to be afraid insisting
that they had to forge despite the difficulties that may await them. “The past
is the past and the future is ahead of us. Within the next two months you will
see machines working on the Bamenda Babadjou road…” He said it was an
initiative of Agence Française de development
which he said would be visiting on Tuesday March 28, 2017 for survey of
roads to be reconstructed. This he further revealed fell within the French Debt
Relief Fund.
Condemning the recent
influx of activists into the United States, the Government Delegate to the
Bamenda City Council said America was not a place where you run to and think
you will get better things after causing trouble home.
In a bid to criticize
those passionately supporting the secession of English Speaking Cameroon from
La Republique Du Cameroun he pointed the case of Southern Sudan presently being
ravaged by war since its separation from the Sudan. He further said Cameroon
was one of the best countries in Africa and that any dream in Cameroon was
achievable if you worked hard. “Let’s not destroy ourselves because we are
presently going towards an abyss” he said.
Cletus Anye Matoya,
CPDM Section President for Mezam 1B took out time to explain the concessions so
far made by the Government with regards to the demands initially put forth by
the striking teachers. among other
things, he said lecturers not versed with the Anglo-Saxon system were being
moved for redeployment.
He further called on
people to be educated on what the government was doing to solve the problems
presented by Anglophone teachers. Without specifying the category of children,
he said the number of children going to school in the Northwest Region were on
the rise.
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| Governor of the Northwest Region Adolf Lele L'Afrique, with Atanga Nji Paul and SDO for Mezam Division |
The Northwest Region it
should be noted had one of the heaviest presence of ministers the Region ever had
in an anniversary celebration in the history of the party. The Prime Minister,
Head of Government was out in Oku, Professor Ghogomu Paul Mingo, Chairperson of
the Ad Hoc Committee was out in Ngoketunjia distributing tracks with 11 points
titled “Actions already taken and being undertaken by the Government to resolve
the concerns raised by the Anglophone Teachers Trade Unions.” Meantime Atanga
Nji Paul took out time to tour three sections of Mezan 1 A,B and C.
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