Mr. Ngufor Peter Njontor CEO Farmers' House awarded for his Performance in the Agricultural Sector

 This Gentleman is known for his outspoken nature which has been described in many quarters as blunt and sincere. He has contributed enormously in rewriting the narrative of Agricultural Practice in Cameroon generally and the Northwest Region specifically. 

Through his initiatives, he is considered a major development stakeholder not only in the Northwest Region but in the country as a whole. 

Out of Agriculture, his voice is increasingly being listened to due to his multiple meaningful media outings in which he addresses burning political issues affecting Cameroon. As a personality concerned with the sanity of his community he has equally thrown his weight behind the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 Pandemic. 

He has also intervened in the promotion of Cultural activities especially during the Pre-Anglophone Crisis Era. He was in this domain seen at the forefront of the promotion of Annual Cultural Celebrations in his native Bafanji village. He used this annual rendezvous as a means to promote the rich culture of his place of origin. 

Considering that Farmers House is involved in the provision of improved seed varieties to Farmers, his contribution towards improving Agricultural output in the country cannot be over emphasised. His obsession to improve upon agricultural output should not be looked at purely from the perspective of a business eye but as one who wants to positively impact on Agricultural output. This was seen in 2019 when he offered cash support and pesticides to a Southwest based farmer who had lost over 3 million FCFA worth of investment through the attack of the Blackpod disease on his Cocoa farm in Meme Division.

Through his many media outings he has shown through his ideas that he constitutes an indespensible bank of ideas to source from for Cameroon to forge head. 

He has constantly hinted at the need for equity in the way things are run in Cameroon and openly defined his middle ground position in the present imbroglio wreaking havock in Cameroon, refusing to be an extremist, one way or the other.

While receiving the award at the Headquarters of Farmers House at Mile III, Nkwen in Bamenda, Mr. Ngufor Peter said he was very elated adding that the award was proof that all that he had been doing did not go unnoticed. The award he said simply urges him to do more he said.

Farmers House it should be noted has been working in partnership with Farmers for over three decades and Mr. Ngufor clearly stated that this partnership has been the key to their successes over their years. 

The award he said pointed to the fact that what ever you did should be well done and with little regard to who was at the benefitting end. 

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The Cameroon Performance Awards 2020 and some of its Laureates

 

The Cameroon Performance Awards CPA is the brain child of a group of Cameroonians dedicated to the promotion of Performance and Hard Work as the gateway to both Individual and Collective Success. 

It is as such an Annual Rendezvous that assembles, Nation Builders and Driving Forces behind initiatives in Cameroon and the Diaspora. 

The raison d'etre is to provide Role models to younger Cameroonians who have dominantly lost faith in the notion that the route to success lies in Performance and Hard Work. 

The initiative aims at reigniting the culture of Performance and Hard Work and gradually bringing it back into the mainstream of the thought tract of Society. 

The laureates of the Cameroon Performance Awards CPA 2020  were selected following a Screening Excercise that was carried out by the CPA Organising Committee headed by Francis Ekongang Nzante, Publisher of "Education and Development News"(Edev Newspaper) and of "Cameroon People Magazine" (Les Gens Du Cameroun). Other members of the Organising Committee took part in the process from Limbe, Yaoundé, Bamenda and Montréal in Canada (for laureates in the Diaspora).

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and the need to maintain Social Distancing, laureates at press time were being individually served at different venues across the country.

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Dr. Kingue Thompson Attributes Successes Registered by the  Limbe Regional Hospital to Collective Action.

Dr. Kingue Thompson, Director of the Limbe Regional Hospital has attributed successes so far registered at the hospital  to collective action. He was speaking recently during the reception of the Cameroon Performance Award 2020  at his Limbe office on Wednesday August 19.

He seized the opportunity to thank the Cameroon Performance Award team for bringing efforts of the Limbe Regional Hospital to the limelight. "Today is a special day because of this mark of recognition. It is a special day because I and my staff are satisfied and because of that, we are convinced that our Satisfaction Index is getting higher" he said.

He said the reception of the Award was certainly going to motivate the entire staff of the Hospital. "Although on the Award Certificate it is the name of the Director of the Limbe Regional Hospital that is mentioned, it is indeed a recognition of the efforts that have been put in by the entire staff of the hospital" the self effacing Hospital Director said further thanking the Doctors, Nurses and all the Support Staff for their commitment which he said had caused the Hospital to be spotted among many other hospitals in the country. 

The Director of the Limbe Regional Hospital thanked the CPA team for the message of encouragement that they had brought to him and his staff and said it was going to boost their moral to work hard and continue to increase the Satisfaction Index. 

Delving into what had been done by the Limbe Regional Hospital since the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Dr. Kingue Thompson said since the first case was registered it had been continuous work. He said at the onset there was general panic not only among the population but also among the staff of the hospital. 

The efforts of the Director of the Limbe Regional Hospital and the entire staff is summarised in the following words of his. "Beyond our skill and talent, we all came together and did what had to be done at the time. There was no well defined protocol to handle this case but we did everything that we could with love and this patient survived. We later received a number of cases. As it stands today, we have registered close to 260 cases and registered upto ten deaths but comparatively, I can say that we saved so many people that had been tested positive in this hospital. This is because of our determination to assist one another in helping Cameroonians and to make sure that people who come here have all the chances to survive. It is not destiny that kills people because there is what we call Preventable Deaths. This means that there are people who die in hospitals who could have survived. We of the Limbe Regional Hospital are determined to make sure that anyone who comes here with COVID-19 survives and our slogan is that no one dies at the Limbe Regional Hospital because of COVID-19."

The Director further intimated that for the past two months, the Limbe Regional Hospital had lost no one suffering from COVID-19. He said their strategy was to start treating people quickly as soon as the diagnosis tested them as positive. "Infront of the Laboratory for Clinical Examinations we immediately begin treatment. We stay close to patients because beyond the Physical Trauma that they pass through, there is also the Psychological Trauma so we do not isolate these patients to the extent that they feel dehumanised."

Dr. Kingue Thompson said though COVID-19 cases were isolated, they were made to feel the warmth of the Doctors and the Nurses. As a result many people came to be tested and when tested positive, they insisted to be treated only at the Limbe Regional Hospital. This he stated was an indication that patients were satisfied with the degree of comfort that they received at the Hospital during their treatment. At press time, the Limbe Regional Hospital had only a single admitted case of COVID-19.

Commenting on the noticeable drop in preventive measures among the people in public Dr. Kingue Thompson said it was certainly due to the fact that people were slowly getting tired of being kept under restrictive conditions. He said this was an expected reaction but said it was an indication that more intensive Sensitisation messages were needed."Dialogues and one to one conversions are needed to convince people that COVID-19 infections are still going on. Though the number of cases are lower than it was three months ago, it doesn't mean that the virus isn't still there."

The Self effacing personality presented his career life in the following manner. "I have worked only for thirty years. I say "only" because in the Medical Field, experience is all that makes the difference." Dr Kingue said every time that he was given an opportunity to talk to younger ones in the profession, he never failed to emphasize on the fact that no one can ever know everything in medicines and that it was very important to acknowledge one's limits in the face of difficult situations. When this occures and patients are referred to other specialists, lives are saved he explained.

Present to receive the Award from Francis Ekongang Nzante, the Chair Person of the Organising Committee of the Cameroon Performance Awards were Dr. Kingue Thompson accompanied by some members of the staff of the South West Regional Health outfit.

The recognition of Dr. Kingue Thompson for his hard work and performance also took into consideration his transforming efforts at the Bamenda Regional Hospital where he worked as director before being transferred to the Limbe Regional Hospital in the same capacity. 

Cameroon Performance Awards

"A reminder that Society is always watching what we do" - Hon Yoyo Emmanuel

Honourable Yoyo Emmanuel, erstwhile MP of the SDF has opined that the Cameroon Performance Awards initiative is a reminder of the fact that the eyes of society are always focused on us in everything that we do. He was speaking recently at Jua Hotel in Bamenda during the reception of the Cameroon Performance Awards CPA 2020. 

"Ladies and Gentlemen, if we were all conscious of the silent evaluation by the society then we would make sure we behaved in a  way that was much more beneficial to society. I am sure we would behave better and try to be more useful to our people and mankind as a whole."

Hon Yoyo Emmanuel also said that through the years, he had observed all human endeavors and arrived at the conclusion that wealth irrespective of how it was acquired should always also be used to put a smile on the faces of other less fortunate people in society. When this is not done, then wealth becomes valueless. He said this has constantly pushed him through the years to work with communities realising projects at the grassroot level which constitutes one of the factors that caught the attention of the Organising Committee of Cameroon Performance Awards CPA 2020.

True nation builders he said must be those whose endeavours are people focused. Such people constitute the true nation builders and you see the effect of their hard work and Performance at the level of the impact that they have on the life of people at the grassroot.

He further said since these ideas were embedded in the values that propelled the Cameroon Performance Award Initiative, he was sure CPA would go a long way to rewrite the narrative of Nation Building.

The Chairperson of the Organising Committee of CPA Francis Ekongang Nzante on his part said Hon Yoyo Emmanuel's life had been one of continuous hardwork characterised by discipline which resulted in the series of successes that have characterised his life. Tracing the Laureate's life from when he worked with the National Police Force and rose within the ranks to become a Police Superintendent (locally referred to as Police Commissioner) the Chairman said his formula to success had always been hardwork and Performance which inevitably led to success. 

Mr Ekongang also visited the passage of Hon Yoyo Emmanuel in Parliament pointing at the effect he had on the way debates were carried out in the Lower House with his upfront approach to issues of common interest.

At the moment, Honourable Yoyo Emmanuel is considered as one of the leading development stakeholders in the North West Region of Cameroon, reason for which he was one of those consulted during the Awareness and Sensitisation Campaign on the Presidential Plan for the Construction of the North West and South West Regions. And as would be expected, he was of the opinion that peace was a prerequisite for reconstruction to take place in the two English Speaking Regions of Cameroon.

Also present during the Award Event ceremony were Senator Barrister Kemende, Mr Jua Paulinus, a battery of journalists as well as friends and relations who turned out for the occasion.

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At Meeting of Intercultural Union of Chiefdoms in Cameroon

 

 HRH Senator Lekunze Andreas Nembo III Bags Cameroon Performance Award

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HRH Senator Lekunze Andreas Nembo III has been offered the prestigious Cameroon Performance Award CPA 2020. This took place on Saturday August 8th 2020 at his Yaounde residence. The colourful event simultaneously took place alongside the meeting of the Intercultural Union of Chiefdoms in Cameroon.

Speaking during the event, HRH Senator Lekunze III of the Bamumbu First Class Fondom in Lebialem in the Southwest Region said he was truly happy to have been considered deserving of the Cameroon Performance Award. He said it was an indication that

everything we did in life was being observed by eyes that have the interest of the community or the nation at heart. Such an initiative he said would help to push Cameroonians to do what they do better. 

Laying emphasis on Performance and Hard work was certainly the best way to change the narrative on the way things were done in Cameroon he said and further thanked the Organising Committee of the Cameroon Performance Awards for taking out time to deliver his Award.

Addressing the Royal Highnesses from across the National Triangle called Cameroon, Fon Lekunze Andreas Nembo III, said he was really honored to have received his Award in the presence of Royalty from across the nation and encouraged other Traditional Rulers from across Cameroon to join the illustrious group. 

The Intercultural Association of Chiefdoms in Cameroon he said was truly a reflection of the whole nation. The presence of the Chiefs at his residence in Yaounde actually meant the whole nation was present. A people can only be truly identified through their culture. A group that assemble chiefs from across the nation he said was truly a group that assembled Cameroon as a people with a cultural identity.

Also speaking during the occasion, Francis Ekongang Nzante, the Chairperson of the Organising Committee of Cameroon Performance Awards CPA 2020 said the initiative was the brainchild of a group of Cameroonians both in Cameroon and in the Diaspora who are solely interested in bringing the notion of Hard work and Performance back into the mainstream of Cameroonian thought track.

The tendency to look for quick money using unconventional means he said was slowly gaining grounds. The culture of Hard work and the tendency to appreciate performance, good work and talent was gradually giving way to mediocrity and other concomitants such as corruption in almost every sector in the society Francis Nzante explained. HRH Senator Lekunze Andreas Nembo III bagged the CPA 2020 as a result of the examplary way he has succeeded to preserve peace in Bamumbu despite being the leader of a people with polarised views. His Royal Highness succeeded because of his focus on preserving and promoting the culture of Bamumbu which he has always emphasised is the identy and the uniting factor of Bamumbu people Mr Francis Ekongang Nzante further explained.

He hoped that the CPA initiative would contribute in its own way towards the transformation of mindset by showcasing and celebrating hard work and Performance.

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"Firm Foundation College of Arts Science and Technology is set for the New School Year" - Proprietor

By Francis Ekongang Nzante

The 2020-2021 Academic Year is being ushered in with the birth of a new Secondary School in the Educational Family of the North West Region in Cameroon: the Firm Foundation College of Arts, Science and Technology. In a press chat with the proprietor, he said the new institution was poised to kickstart the 2020-2021 Academic Year.

According to the proprietor, Mr Ayeah Michael, this Comprehensive Secondary School will be coeducational in nature. Like some Secondary Schools already existing in the Region, the establishment will have both Day School Students and Boarding Students. 

The idea Ayeah Michael said, was hatched by lecturers of the Bamenda Central University Institute who said they needed some sort of a Staff College on the University Campus. The college is as such located within the confines of the Central University Institute at Mile Six Nkwen in Bamenda. 

Commenting on the readiness of the institution to welcome students for the New Academic Year, Ayeah Michael said the Boy's and Girl's dormitories had been completed.

He said infrastructurally the college was going to benefit from the fact that it is located within the confines of the Central University Campus. Science and Technical Students he said, were going to benefit the most from these facilities because of the presence of equipment in the Laboratories brought in for University students. 

From the perspective of conduciveness and security of the environment, the educationist said Firm Foundation College of Arts Science and Technology was neither too close to the main road to be disturbed by noise from traffic nor too far to constitute a security risk.

With regards to measures to maintain Social Distancing and improved sanitation such as Bucket taps for hand washing, the school proprietor said extra school furniture had been brought in to make sure that Social Distancing was maintained. He said at the entrance to the school there was a compulsory hand washing point for students. Same will be the case at the entrance or doors of each classroom on the campus. The wearing of masks he said would be compulsory.

Furnished with what he described as the best tutors any college could get, Mr Ayeah Michael said Firm Foundation College of Arts Science and Technology was now set for the new Academic Year.

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Bachelor Degrees soon to be offered at Florence Nightingale Higher Institute of Health and Biomedical Sciences

Nkwain Joseph, the Director of Florence Nightingale Higher Institute of Health and Biomedical Sciences in Bamenda has intimated that the institution will soon be offering Bachelor Degree courses. He said the school was now poised to sign a Memorandum of Understanding MOU with the University of Bamenda. This move he said would make it possible for Bachelor Degrees to be offered by the institution. This move he further explained constituted part of the School's preparation in the build up to the 2020-2021 Academic Year. 

Among other things, Mr. Nkwain Joseph said that the institution had permissions from both the Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Higher Education. The approval from the Ministry of Public Health permits the Institution to train State Registered Nurses and Nursing Assistants. 

Students he said, enter the institution through a Competitive Entrance Examination and registration for this Examination Mr Nkwain Joseph said had just been launched. 

Talking about the school's infrastructure, the Director said the establishment had 9 Lecture Halls, a hall for practicals, a well equipped Laboratory, a well equipped library as well as an IT Room and many other facilities that make learning conducive. The Director further intimated that the institution is located in a very quiet part of Nkwen in Bamenda on the road to the Bamenda III Council. 

Considering that the 2020-2021 Academic Year was going to begin under very peculiar circumstances imposed by the COVID-19 Pandemic, Mr. Nkwain Joseph said measures had been put in place by the School Authorities to make sure that the chances of infection were almost completely wiped out. He pointed out that at the entrance to the school there was a huge Bucket Tap with water and soap for compulsory hand washing adding that infront of all the lecture halls there were Hand Sanitizers. 

In order to obey Social Distancing the school he said, had carried out certain adjustments. "We decided to buy extra tables and student's chairs so that we respect Social Distancing. We have put all these measures in place and we think that the measures are adequate for students to be able to study at Florence Nightingale Higher Institute of Health and Biomedical Sciences Bamenda."

The School Director indicated that the institution sent out HND candidates this year in Nursing an Laboratory Sciences. He equally emphasised on the fact that since its creation, the institution has always scored a hundred percent at the Higher National Diploma Examinations. "Last year we were ranked first in the country with the best results at the HND. There was a criteria set by the Ministry of Higher Education which included the number of successful students and quality of results. 

Talking about the school's preparedness for the 2020-2021 Academic year, Mr. Nkwain explained the situation in the following manner; "We are prepared for the new Academic Year. We've had to acquire Equipment and other pedagogic material which will be very conducive for learning. In the days ahead we are going to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Bamenda to train Bachelor students in Nursing, Laboratory Sciences, Midwifery, Nutrition and Dietetics and Healthcare Management."

Mr. Nkwain Joseph sent out an appeal to parents and other educational stakeholders calling on them to visit the school premises so as to ascertain the degree of  conduciveness of the environment. The staff he said had been in the field for long and had acquired experience over the years. He reiterated that the institution offered HND Nursing and HND Laboratory Sciences. Onto these were going to be added  Midwifery, Sanitary Technicians, Nutrition and Dietetics and Healthcare Management.

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