SDO decries increase use of drugs among youths in Nkambe

The Seniour Divisional Officer for Donga Mantung Division, Simon Nkwenty has warned against the dangers of the increasing consumption of drugs among youngsters in Nkambe. He was speaking recently during the Session of the Nkambe Council dedicated to the deliberation of the 2018 Draft Budget of the council.

SDO, Simon Nkwenty and Mayor Ngabir Paul Bantar

He said this increase in the consumption of drugs such as Tramol was the explanation behind the alarming high rates of HIV/AIDS in Donga Mantung Division.

Among other things the seasoned administrator called on the group running the affairs of the Nkambe Council to learn to work as a team. He said this was the moment to be united more than ever before especially at a time when the socio-political climate of the country demanded that they work as a team.

A major highlight of the Session was the presentation of the finance committee report which dominated most of the deliberations. The president of this committee hinted on the need for explanatory notes on expenses. Equally mentioned was the problem of statistics on the population of Donga Mantung and its effect on the funds that the state sends to the Division. The population they explained will be a true reflection of the needs of Donga Mantung.

The Finance Committee further noted the abnormal absence of proceeds from business licenses and after some studies proposed a number of changes to the budget in areas such as Market Fees, Building Rents, Communal Taxes among other things. They said the proposed adjustments were based on issues that touched on local populations such as villages that had never been taken into consideration before with special focus on women, children and the handicapped.

The Seniour Divisional Officer for Donga Mantung went ahead and took cognizance of the proposed adjustments of the Finance Committee. He then called on the Municipal Treasurer to provide clarifications on taxes collected by Taxation Department. Meantime in a bid to identify the source of revenue collection problem in the Council, a commission to present a report on Market revenue in three days was created.

The Lord Mayor of Nkambe Ngabir Paul Bantar called on the Councilors and all involved in the affairs of the Council to completely collaborate in everything affecting the running the municipality. Discussing and understanding issues with a spirit of collaboration should be the only way forward for the Nkambe Municipality he cautioned. Collaboration he said should be the key word as issues are discussed in the commission that had been created. 

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