Meme PIB execution stagnates at 5%

By Priscilia Bea Asungi in Kumba

The execution of public investment budget for meme as of now stands at 5% which according to the stakeholders is below expectation. The above execution percentage was disclosed on the 13\04\2016 during the first quarter participatory follow-up meeting by the divisional delegate of MINPAT Godwin Mbuda. The meeting took place at the women empowerment centre Kumba, presided over by the chairman of the committee, Martin Atinda in the presence of the 2nd assistant SDO for meme Yongkuma Nelson.

                Opening the meeting Martin Atinda urged all present to contribute and deliberate immensely for the development of the division.

                “Cameroon emergence can be partly achieved if we follow projects which have been budgeted strictly and act on them. It has been noted that some contractors up till now have not completed or executed their project for 2015. Woe betides such contractors and no such contractors should be awarded contract in 2016,” said Nelson Younguma 2nd assistant SDO for Meme.

                The Meme divisional delegate for MINEPAT harping on the low execution of the PIB that stands at a paltry 5% , said the problem is not due to a lack of technical services but because some contractors and service suppliers are demonstrating a nonchalant attitude towards their responsibilities.

He said the reason why only eight contracts have so far been awarded is due to the lengthy procedure taken by the state to award public projects and thus detrimental to production. According to him the state is taking measures to speed up contract award procedure so that contractors can accomplish their jobs on time.

                As per the report presented by the MINEPAT boss during the meeting, Meme has a total of 58 projects with a total financial allocation of FCFA 728.780.000.