Crecy Tawah,
President of
the
Ad-hoc Committee for the evaluation of resources in the NW Region of Cameroon that was
created by Governor Aboubakar Ahmat has
called upon Government to review reports of the Committee and if possible go
ahead with the implementation of some of the ideas that were mentioned therein.
Among other things, he mentions the creation of the Bamenda Free Trade Zone and
the economic Benefits of such a venture for Cameroon as a whole. The retired
Diplomat and Minister Plenipotentiary made these appeals recently in an
exclusive interview he granted this reporter in Bamenda.
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| Crecy Tawah |
Talking about
his development initiatives, he said he was simply trying to contribute his own
little quota in terms of what he had seen across the world. He puts it in these
words; “When we got into the quarry sector we were challenged by Aboubakar
Ahmat, Governor of the North West Region at the time and following the
directives of the Prime Minister Philemon Yang created an Ad-hoc Committee for
the evaluation of resources of the North West Region and I had the privilege of
being made the President of that Committee. The governor said rather than
looking at the hills around us as obstacles to development, we should look at
them as developmental opportunities through the use of rocks found in them. As
a result of that, there are now three quarries in the North West Region. When
Governor Lele L’Afrique came, he continued with the initiative. Some of the ideas
still have to be pushed forward. For instance the idea of the commercial free
trade zone has not yet been implemented and we are hoping and praying that
government will implement that.”
Expressing the
way he felt about the evolution of the Socio-Political landscape in Cameroon at
the moment, he said he was very satisfied in a number of ways but conceded that
there were also some challenging issues. Hear him; “There is the Anglophone
problem that has been there for some time. It is a problem that must be dealt
with. It is not the only problem in Cameroon but it is among the thorny issues
in the country including the Boko Haram problem in the North of the country.
There are also developmental issues affecting the various parts of the country.
Cameroon is a country with two inherited cultures and as an Anglophone; I feel
that our own aspect of the culture has been ignored in the mainstream of
political dialogue.”
He however
praised President Paul Biya for introducing a Common Law Bench at the Supreme
Court and for doing a couple of other
things to re-instate the Anglophone legal system and a couple of things to
ensure the smooth flow of the English Educational system. “It is a nation
building process and it has started. Anglophones must be involved in the
general process and treated as part of it. However we should avoid problems,
violence and destruction while seeking for solutions. When you are in the international
arena that’s when you appreciate the importance of the Bilingualism that we
enjoy in Cameroon. Across the Continent we talk of African unity but that unity
is not achievable when in a small country like ours we cannot successfully
preserve what we have in our cultures. I also challenge Francophones who
believe that when you talk of the Anglophone problem it means that you are
challenging the unity of the country. That’s not true. When we have two
cultures we should for example in each of the Technical fields use the culture
that is better as the measuring rode. If this is done, then the country will be
a better one for all of us. There are a lot of Cameroonians of Francophone
origins who are regarded as an integral part of Anglophone culture. For those
of us who went to the Yaounde University, there was nobody who was more
Anglophone than Professor Ntamark and all Anglophones were proud of him
notwithstanding his Francophone origins. The Fobete family constitutes another
shouting example. Anglophoness is not a question of exclusion but of how
Cameroon becomes a better country” he explained.
This head of
the Alanyifu clan; one of the largest
clans in Mankon and the overall head of the Tawah family said he chose the CPDM
because he was convinced with the policies of its leader President Paul Biya. “His
idea of Communal Liberalism and balanced development was ideal. I know that no
human organisation is 100% perfect but I chose the CPDM because it is the best
when you take a look at it from an overall perspective. When you look at the
political landscape of Cameroon, it is the best in the market and I believe
that through the CPDM, Cameroon will achieve its development goals faster than
with any other political player that is on the scene at the moment.”
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