Professor Mark Bolak Funteh ushers in an Era of Meritocracy,Hard work at HTTC Bambili
By Francis Ekongang Nzante
Professor Mark Bolak Funteh, the newly installed director of the Higher Teacher Training College HTTC Bambili has harped on the importance of meritocracy and hardwork, insisting that these two qualities will greatly influence the way things are run in the Institution which he now heads.
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| Professor Mark Bolak Funteh and the media |
This he said will bring in a reasonable degree of equitability; giving equal opportunities to both the children of the rich and the poor. He was speaking on Saturday July 2nd at the University of Bamenda during an installation ceremony of three newly Appointed Officials. The installation ceremony took place under the distinguished patronage of the Vice Chancellor, Professor Theresia Nkuo Akenji. One of the officials installed was Professor Mark Bolak Funteh who comes in as Director of the Higher Teacher Training College HTTC. The young professor was formerly serving as Dean of studies at the Higher Institute of Transport and Logistics of the University of Bamenda. He was installed in replacement of Mrs. Tita Margaret Awah who has gone on retirement.
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| Vice Chancellor and three newly installed officials |
Another newly appointed official was Professor Tsi Evaristus
Angwafor. He was installed as Director of the Higher Technical Teacher Training
College HTTTC in replacement of Mr. Young Ngwain Joseph who has gone on
retirement. He was formerly the Director of Studies in the College of
Technology.
Thirdly, Mr Agborbechem Peter Tambi, Associate Professor was
installed as Dean of the Faculty of Education in replacement of Mr. Peter
Titanji Fon who has been called to other duties. The new Dean formerly served at
the Faculty of Education at the University of Buea.
Speaking on the occasion, the Vice Chancellor cautioned
against political activism, petition writing and slandering amongst other
things and called upon the newly appointed Officials to focus on the work they’d
been assigned to do. She enjoined them to make sure they understood the way the
system of the University of Bamenda functioned in order to effectively carry
out their tasks.
Professor Mark Bolak Funteh in a brush with the media thanked
the Head of State for the confidence placed in him by appointing him to head
such a prestigious institution. He said they had both the standards of the
institution and standards of the Republic to protect. Hear him; “When the President
of the Republic placed confidence in us through the Minister of State, Minister
of Higher Education Jaques Famme Ndongo, he knew that we could do the job. The
first task will be to clean the image that people generally have of the
establishment. I think by God’s Grace and by the faith that we have, we will do
the job. Our objective will be meritocracy. To give an opportunity to everyone,
both the rich and the poor. To give them the opportunity to have a chance in
life and that chance should come through hard work and merit.”
Professor Mark Bolak Funteh is a product of the University
Of Yaounde and is one of the youngest full professors in the country with lots
of experience both in Cameroon and on the international scene. His rise in the
educational family has been aptly described by his peers as meteoric. With his
youthfulness, energy and pedigree he is expected to leave his foot prints on
the sands of time as far as the narrative of HTTC Bambili is concerned.
Professor Tsi Evaristus Angwafor, the new director of HTTTC Bambili
on his part said the Higher Technical Teacher Training College HTTTC had
recently received a lot of help from the state and other partners in the form
of infrastructure and machinery. He said once all of these were put to use the
quality of their work will be of top standard adding that this would go a long
way to ameliorate the quality of Technical Education in the country.
One of the highlights of the day was the presentation of gifts to the outgoing
officials in appreciation for a job well done. The occasion was graced by
colourful Traditional Dances that gave it
the pump and pageantry it truly deserved.
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