Against a backdrop of the raging Anglophone Crisis and the resulting difficult circumstances for entrepreneural initiatives in the two crisis riddled Northwest and Southwest Regions of Cameroon, many entrepreneurs were forced to move their activities to the French Speaking Regions of the country. In the heart of the crisis about two years ago, economic activities in English Speaking Cameroon came to a standstill. Schools were closed and transferred to Yaounde, Bafoussam, Douala and other French Speaking towns that are close to the Anglophone Regions. The Intertainment World came to a standstill and the price of food items reached unprecedented heights.
Despite all these adverse circumstances, some entrepreneurs stood their grounds and stayed on. Among these entrepreneurs were Edison Fru Ndi, the CEO of what has come to be referred to as Dreamland Conglomerates.
Edison Fru Ndi against all odds did not give up on his dream to rewrite the Intertainment narrative of Bamenda specifically and the Northwest Region in general. Sceptics held that culturally the Northwesterner did not have an outdoor eating tradition. This School of thought held that quality and top class restaurants would be completely out of place in Bamenda. Edison Fri Ndi proved them wrong. If it could work in Douala, Yaounde, Limbe or Bafoussam then it could work in Bamenda.
He started Dreamland Restaurant, Snack Bar and Cabaret at Fon Street in Bamenda and invested a fortune there to make the place one of the best destinations in Cameroon and the CEMAC Zone.
When the crisis struck, many felt it was the end but he saw it differently. In the heart of the crisis, this Entrepreneural Maverick started and accomplished the construction of yet another Dreamland Complex in a safer part of town in Nkwen just besides the National Headquarters of the Amour Mezam Travel Agency.
"A real Colourful and Quality Intertainment Heartland that can comfortably host about five thousand guests without a frown" is the most appropriate description of what Edison Fru Ndi succeeded to construct in Nkwen Bamenda.
While others were busily running away to God knows where, Edison Fru Ndi was building the largest Intertainment Complex in the Central African Sub Region. The Dreamland Complex in Nkwen is a Snack Bar Dancing, Cabaret with Life Shows and Restaurant. It is also a venue for all sorts of Parties and now constitutes the heart beat of Bamenda, the third largest town in the country not withstanding the realities on the ground.
Dreamland Conglomerates also extends into construction by virtue of the fact he runs a quarry and is deeply involved in construction.
On reception of the award by Mawo Pascal the General Manager of Dreamland on behalf of his boss Mr. Edison Fru Ndi the former said "this award means a lot to my boss Edison Fru Ndi whom I represent. This is as a result of his hardwork over the years. Building the brand called Dreamland took a long time. It has been a journey of a thousand miles and he is at 90% of that journey. This dream started with Dreamland Documentation, Dreamland Restaurant, Dreamland MTN, Dreamland Snack Bar from where he moved on to open the Dreamland quarry. This is how the business venture has been moving on step by step. What Edison Fru Ndi has been doing is to make Bamenda proud. He had a lot of dreams for Bamenda before the crisis hit. What we have here now is just the tip of the iceberg. Mr. Edison Fru Ndi is a symbol for Africa, Cameroon and entrepreneurs who do not just work for money but for the sake of the people."
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