Erstwhile Divisional
Officer for Bafut and new D.O. for Kumba III, Ewane Jude Mbong has left behind
a very unattractive legacy in his former post of duty Bafut in the Mezam
Division. This was the grim reality presented by a cross section of elites that
this reporter spoke to during the installation of the new Divisional Officer
for Bafut Achu George Fru. Their dark picture of Ewane Jude Mbong was compounded
by the lack of any sense of organisation during the installation of the new
D.O. and also the lack of clarity on the handling of specifics which according
to some of them amounted to lack of respect for the Bafut person.
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| D.O. Ewane Jude Mbong/ SDO Mezam Pierre Songa Rene/D.O. Bafut Achu Fru George |
According to Ngwa
Nfor Ivan Wanzie, the First Deputy Mayor for the Bafut Council, the
installation ceremony which started off on a not too bad footing ended up
poorly. He complained that despite contributions from Heads of Services and
other quarters to see that there was a befitting handover ceremony, there was
nothing to show for it. Hear him; “Even traditional dances that were invited
were not motivated. Things that were supposed to be done were not done and the
excuse was that the council did not give anything. Sitting for the Mayor who
gave the speech we gave 300.000 FCFA for the occasion. He also took it upon
himself to task heads of Services and some traditional dignitaries. All what
was paid at the level of the Sub Municipal Treasurer was 400.000 FCFA. We went
for his installation in Kumba and when we came back he did everything alone
delegating no responsibilities for things to be better handled. Out of the
500.000FCFA that he applied for at the Council, we gave him 300.000FCFA taking
into consideration that he had already said reception was going to take place
at Saddle Hill Ranch. We could not again go and prepare for another reception. We
were surprised that at the end there was not even a thousand francs for
traditional dance groups that were invited. He told the Seniour Divisional
Officer that the Bafut Council had done nothing and the SDO left very disappointed.
When you work somewhere, don’t give people a bad impression about the place when
leaving.”
A retired Sub
Treasurer and Municipal Cashier Niba Cecilia Lum Chungong highlights what she
refers to as financial impropriety. “The council and service heads among other
dignitaries were asked to contribute and they did. But at the end of the day
the occasion was the peak of disorganization itself with the most basic things
that should grace an occasion being completely ignored.” This she intimated was
a deliberate attempt to sabotage Bafut to the incoming Divisional Officer.
Susi Peter Ambesi,
Councillor from Mambu Council Area in the Bafut Council and Secretary in charge
of projects in Bafut Council cum Vice Chairperson of the Bafut Traditional
Council said “the Fon of Bafut was embarrassed today. We had about five to
seven dance groups that were invited today but to my surprise these groups were
stopped by the outgoing Divisional Officer. Some problems that we have in the
municipality are caused by him. We are happy that we now have a son to work
with. He is from Mankon and Mankon and Bafut are one. We plan to work with him
towards success.”
When this reporter
contacted the outgoing Divisional Officer for comment, he declined stating that
the only person who was in a position to comment on such an occasion was the
SDO for Mezam.
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