Nguti Councilors Hail Mayor’s Development Drive, Adopt FCFA 500M For 2017

By Jude Njinjuh E.
Councilors of Nguti council in Kupe-Muanenguba Division have hailed the Mayor, George Tong Enoh, and his team for the high rate of project realisation in the municipality in 2016, and have urged him to continue with such development strides so as to transform the municipality before the end of their mandate in 2018.
The twenty five councilors that form the deliberative arm of the council took upon themselves commitments to work in close collaboration with the mayor to see that all the projects earmarked for 2017 are fully executed.
The councilors resolved during a session devoted for the deliberation and adoption of the 2017 budget of the council. The session chaired by the Mayor, George Tong Enoh, took place at the council chambers on Tuesday 20 December 2016, in the presence of the Senior Divisional Officer for Kupe-Muanenguba Division, Handerson Quetong Konge.
The draft budget drawn to balance in revenue and expenditure at the sum of FCFA 500 million has been described by the Mayor as being realistic as it will be greatly realised and ambitious since it focuses on the improvement of the social and economic needs of the population. According to the mayor, the revenue will be generated from support from the National Community Driven Development Programme, PNDP, FEICOM, state allocations, local collections. Some of the projects to be executed in 2017 include construction of a guesthouse at Nguti town, purchase of the tipper for the council, maintenance of rural roads, construction of bridges and culverts, assistance to schools, disabled and health centres, updating of the council communal development plan, among others.
Some of the projects realised in 2016, as explained by the mayor, included the constant grading and maintenance of council roads, assistance to the needy population, construction of culverts to link up streets, construction of classrooms and supply of didactic materials and benches, among others.
The councilors, who see the mayor’s balance sheet as being very positive did not hesitate to adopt the budget ,as they consider the mayor and his team as agents of development. Though without some difficulties like the enclaved nature of Mboh hinterlands, the impassable Nguti –Bangem-Tombel road, the mayor assures the population that development is a gradual process .He also assures the population of solar electricity project in the pipeline, the upcoming construction of Fuel station in Nguti, relocation of the Motor park, establishment of council palm plantation and other giant projects that will help transform the municipality.
The session wrapped up with the award of prizes to best performing farmers in Nguti sub Division, where some six poultry and pig farmers received cash prize ranging from FCFA 55000 to FCFA 80000,plus wheel barrows, spades, and bags of feed.

 

Source :  edennewspaper.net

Senator Nfon V E Mukete Opts For Silence

By Kowac K. K. Bandolo
Silence is generally described as golden but silence in the face of a crisis is seen as siding with the oppressor according to Late South African President, Nelson Mandela. The present state of things wrecking the basic foundation of the Cameroonian state and questioning the future of the English sub-system of education is quite demanding that reunification icons and senior citizens in the likes of Senator Nfon V.E Mukete should be silent.
After surviving rumours of his resignation as a member of the senate that has come to pass and other founded and unfounded accusations on his person and office, the venerated traditional ruler of the Bafaws, farmer and politician has opted for silence contrary to the expectations of his admirers.
Most recently, the senior statesman received New Year, 2017, gifts and wishes from his auxiliaries in the city of Kumba described as ‘quarter heads’ or ‘Nkumes’. There, the member of the Cameroon pioneer senate, decided to hold the reception under lock and key as journalists and other pressmen were barred from coming close. The over 3 hours meeting was so secretive and exhaustive that the quarter heads could be seen coming out of the hall sweating.
Though the quarter heads stayed with sealed lips and kept to their vow not to disclose anything to the press, it is widely speculated that the traditional ruler appealed on them to exercise restraint.
Within some circles, it is said that the moment at hand is the best for the senator to restate his position on the making of the Cameroon nation as elucidated in his book, My Odyssey. As one of the few still living persons who contributed in no small way in the making of the Cameroon nation and history, admirers like critics are of the opinion that the paramount ruler of the Bafaws must make his voice heard and recorded before nature calls him.

 

Source : edennewspaper.net

CNPS To Experiment E-Payment Of Social Benefits Via MTN Mobile Money

The National Social Insurance Fund (CNPS) has announced that from March 2018, it will experiment the e-payment of social insurance benefits.
The experiment will be conducted via the social security body (Centre de prévoyance sociale-CPS), at Yaoundé-Indépendance which is one of the six local structures operational in the capital.

According to CNPS, this technological innovation is in continuity with its modernisation and digitalisation.
The company explains that at first, the experiment will be conducted internally. For the experiment, workers at the central services of CPS, CPS Yaoundé-indépendance included, who wish to be paid via MTN Mobile Money should simply express interest to their dispensers. The lists of volunteers are expected by 28 February 2018, to facilitate the procedures.

 

Source :  edennewspaper.net

Esuka Endeley’s Journey To The Throne

By Cham Victor Bama

The row that has been rocking the designation of a new paramount ruler of Buea has ended.
The succession squabble of people of Buea has been buried. Prince Robert Esuka Endeley is the new traditional ruler named to ascend to the coveted stool. He succeeds the late Chief Justice S.M.L Endeley.
The consultative talks held Monday 5 February 2018 under the auspices of the Senior Divisional Officer for Fako, Emmanuel Ledoux Engamba, in Buea.
Esuka Endeley won 12 out of the 15 votes cast by kingmakers of Buea.
The process had suffered several postponements.
The first class chiefdom of Buea burst into jubilation when the Senior Divisional Officer for Fako declared that “the new paramount chief of Buea is Mr. Robert Esuka Endeley”, adding that “I have never come here to take any decision. It has taken the time it has taken. For the administration that I represent here”.
The Chief-designate has not uttered any official statement yet. But one of the Wonya Likenye royal family heads, Mola Njoh Wose Likenye, shortly after the talks, observed that “after the demise of our father, we had to reorganise. We engaged a process to look for a successor to our late father. By so doing, the different family households, which are 13, decided to make 13 kingmakers out of those families. We gave an assignment. We had about five candidates. Those 13 kingmakers went into election. Out of the thirteen kingmakers, ten selected Esuka”.
Mola Wose proceeded that “the royal family has the prerogative of electing their own chief as we have seen now. It was selected by the family and it was our choice. This throne doesn’t go from father to son. It’s a family issue. Whenever there is a vacancy, the families sit together. We started looking at private life of every individual. We can’t take any type of a person and put to lead. He is not there to lead the royal family, today he is there to lead the Bakwerians”.
Following decree no 277 organising traditional chieftaincies in Cameroon, the Senior Divisional Officer is expected to transmit the “process verbal” to Yaounde.
“We are now waiting for a decree that will come out and it will be signed by the Prime Minister”, Mola Wose said.

Royal Fight
Fresh consultative talks to designate a new chief of Buea flopped on 10 November 2017. It is against this backdrop that on 15 November 2017 the royal family during in-house and family consultations meetings met and selected Prince Robert Esuka Endeley.
By Friday 17 November the minutes and reports of the various family meetings held, were transmitted to the Senior Divisional Officer for Fako, Emmanuel Ledoux, family spokesman said.
The crucial Wonya Likenye royal family meeting, according to Prince Oscar Endeley “was to follow the SDO’s instructions as per the last consultative talks of 10th November”.
Quizzed on the outcome, he responded that “what came out is what we have done. It was unfortunate that on the 10th the family wasn’t called upon to say anything as per the stool. The family has chosen someone for the vacant stool. We followed the SDO’s instructions and to see to it that we confirm our choice and which we just did”.
Questioned on the family’s choice of the heir apparent to the throne, Prince Oscar said that “our choice is Prince Robert Esuka Endeley”.
Addison Etombe Jakai, representative of the Wonya Kuva family, decedents of throne, remarked that “the meeting was okay. But I think as time goes on we will land. Majority is for and minority is against. I don’t see anything really strong but I know in the days ahead there will be something better. The family has made a choice which is Prince Robert Esuka Endeley. I don’t think we can change anything from that. It is just Prince Esuka Endeley, the candidate for the family and even the Buea people. The notables for Buea are all for Esuka. Is just that we don’t know where these hitches are coming from”.
On the crucial royal family meeting, Prince Ngomba Daniel recounted that “the meeting agreed to stand by what from subsequent meetings have agreed. We have chosen a candidate. If you permit me, but I should not announce it, but we of the Wonya Likenye family have chosen. The candidate is very available and if you wake me at night, I will call by name whom we have chosen. The SDO should not be doubtful because even me as a legend of this royal family and this community, I don’t think we have any speaker who can tell the SDO that we the Wonya Likenye, today that we have sat in our royal family meeting, that we have chosen our candidate”.

Flash Back
The Super Rights
For close to four years since the disappearance of Chief Justice S.M.L Endeley, each party claims to be the rightful heir apparent to the throne. The families appeared not to be on one term. While the E.M.L Endeley’s thought they were on track, the S.M.L Endeley’s also positioned itself as the supreme. These are children of the same brothers, Elder and Younger brothers. While the S M L Endeley’s insisted that succession is hereditary, that is from father to son, the E M L Endeley’s said that succession is a royal family affair not father to son. Late Chief Justice Endeley succeeded his uncle. His uncle succeeded his elder brother, their father. According to theCameroon chieftaincy law no 77/245 of 25 July 1977 on the organization of traditional chieftaincies in Cameroon, a section reads “in principle, traditional chiefs are chosen from families that are customarily called upon to carry out the traditional leadership role”.

The Administrative Strength
The Senior Divisional Officer for Fako, Emmanuel Ledoux Engamba, weeks after his installation as new Fako SDO, convened first consultative talks at the backyard of the Buea Town palace on 10 November 2017.
Despite calls made by the SDO for Fako for unity and serenity to reign amongst the 16 families, so that the exercise could achieve its goal, the consultative talks collapsed.
The vacant stool has suffered from severe postponements since 2015 until 5 February 2018.

“I am just a Referee” -Fako SDO
The Senior Divisional Officer for Fako, Emmanuel Ledoux Engamba, while presiding over the consultative talks on 10 November 2017, stated that “I have many delegations complaining about the same issue and even during my installation and contact tour here in Buea, this same point has been raised as a major preoccupation for the population of the community of Buea”.
“I’m not the one to designate the chief. The village administration is there to designate their own chief.  All of you know that the chieftaincy and chiefdom like that of Buea, I think it should be the most important chiefdom in the SWR. We shall give it the importance it deserves. The administration is there to play its role as the referee”, he added.

What the Law Says
According to law no. 77/245 of 25 July 1977 on the organization of traditional chieftaincies in Cameroon, a section reads “in principle, traditional chiefs are chosen from families that are customarily called upon to carry out the traditional leadership role”. The law furthers states that the candidate for the traditional chieftaincy must have “a minimum of intellectual capacity, be able to read and write” among other criteria. The appropriate administrative authority selects the new chief from the candidates who meet those criteria, the law adds. The appropriate administrative authority “undertakes the necessary consultations to appoint a new chief, the authority must consult the appropriate customary figures”. It is within this background that the senior divisional officer for Fako, Emmanuel Ledoux Engamba, systematically executed the process to put an end to the protracted Buea chieftaincy brouhaha.
The process is deem to end when the prime ministerial decree shall be made public.
The SDO is expected to stage a similar exercise in days ahead at the highly contested first class stool in Limbe.

 

Source :  edennewspaper.net

Military Thrash Bamenda Teachers On Their Way To Celebrate Youth Day

By Ignatius Nji

A better Youth Day celebration in Bamenda as compared to last year was clouded by unfortunate news of military having beaten teachers. Some ten teachers from Government School Menfibie in Mankon, Bamenda reportedly received merciless beatings from the military while going to participate in the Youth Day march past.
Nine of the ladies who could not bear the pains went back home from the food market spot where they unfortunately fell in the hands of the military and only Madam Che Loveline braved it to the Grandstand in tears with soiled dresses and recounted their ordeal to some curious  officials.

SDF National Chairman, Fru Ndi, who was present at the ceremony condemned in strong terms such military brutality on unarmed civilians. He wondered aloud that for teachers coming to participate in the Youth Day celebration receive beatings from the military is not normal.
“Do you think these ladies can come again to

participate next time?” He asked. Fru Ndi said the spirit of Youth Day has been killed given that he saw parents marching instead of youths.
“There is need to rekindle that effervescence that used to characterise Youth Day celebration in the country,” he said.
The Chief celebrant, Governor Lele L’Afrique Adolphe expressed his satisfaction by thanking all the stakeholders who did not miss out any opportunity at making the event as grandiose as it was.
He cited the head of State’s resolve that everybody should work towards bringing to normalcy the situation in the North West and South West regions.
“Youths who are leaders in the making should work in the spirit of multiculturalism and bilingualism to have a better future,” Lele L’Afrique said.
Other activities that characterised the heavily guarded event included the handing over of prizes of excellence to outstanding youths who excelled in entrepreneurship, sports or other vocational trade.
Azanwi Terence, a designer by profession, told Eden that he started off with little and today his efforts have been recognised and a prize given to him which means any youth who is willing can also make it.
As for political party participation only a handful of CPDM youths, who took advantage of the presence of students from higher institutions transformed them to militants making a good number.

 

 

Source :  edennewspaper.net

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