By Boris Esono in Buea
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| Officials pose with participants |
The campus of the Pan African Institute for
Development, PAID-WA, Buea on Thursday 17 November 2016, hosted a 3-day
training workshop on “Citizenship and the Preservation of Peace”. Organized by
the Yaoundé Institute of Citizenship and Politics in collaboration with the
Africa Network against Illiteracy and Human Rights Abuse, ANICHRA
Speaking
during the event, the Executive Director of ANICHRA, Dr. WilibroadDze-Ngwa
enjoined participants to be propagandists of the virtues of peace and the love
for ones country as the hallmarks of the exemplary citizen.
“The
success of this seminar cannot be determined immediately; it is only when the
participants would return to their various communities and institute what they
learned here that we would have achieved our goal,” Dr. Dze-Ngwa opined.
At
a time when Cameroon is confronted by countless number of challenges such as
the Boko Haram terrorist insurgency, it behooves every citizen to not only be a
vector of peace in their communities but should be their neighbour’s keeper.
After
Buea, the next stop of the peace crusaders is Bamenda, in the months ahead.
About 300 to 500 participants are expected, according to the organizers. Thus,
after Mbalmayo, Edea, Douala and Buea, the caravan will move to Bamenda.
On his part, the representative of SW
Governor, Mr. FonNdikum Clement called on the participants to be good citizens
and lovers of peace.
“All
ills plaguing the Cameroonian society today will not be present if Cameroonians
were patriotic and courageous,” Mr. FonNdikum said.
Meantime, Dr. Mbida Max, Director of the
Yaounde Institute of Citizenship and Politics enjoined the participants work to
develop their country, instead of thinking only to develop themselves. Cameroon
is thinking about vision 2035 and it can only be achieved if Cameroonians work
towards developing the country.
Participants
were awarded certificates at the end of the workshop.
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