Mayor Patrick Ekema gets support from Beti & Sawa elite
-Reiterate support for a one and Indivisible Cameroon
By Boris Esono & *Kehdinga Fabris in Buea
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| Delegation of MPS, Mayors, Gov’t Delegates and Chiefs from the South region pose for a shot with Buea Mayor, Patrick Ekema, in Buea. They came few days after their colleagues of the Littoral |
A delegation of elites from the South Region have echoed their
support for a Cameroon that is one and indivisible. They made the declaration
in Buea during a solidarity visit they paid to the mayor of Buea, Patrick Ekema
Esunge, on 12 October 2017.
Whilst at the
Buea Council Chambers, the Chiefs, Gov’t Delegates, Mayors, MPs, and Senators
from the South region told the Buea Mayor that they came to comfort, encourage
and show concern for him and all their brothers and sisters of the SWR who were
victims of the 22 September and 1 October protests. The visitors added that
their message was that of peace, love, unity and solidarity with one another.
The head of the
delegation from the South region, Senator Zang Oyono Calvin, said the aim of
their visit was also to assist the victims of the violent protests in the SW
region.
“We make no difference between the victims
because every Cameroonian is important. So when one Cameroonian is suffering,
we cannot stay indifferent,” said Hon. Zang, affirming that “Cameroon is a land
of peace and this peace is what we need if we must attain President Biya’s 2035
vision. Cameroon is one and indivisible and so shall it remain.”
Welcoming his
guests, Mayor Ekema Patrick, on behalf of the people of Buea and the Southwest
region, expressed his ‘heartfelt gratitude’ to them.
“It is a
wonderful initiative that demonstrates the oneness and uniqueness which
Cameroonians should uphold. It is a lesson we are learning about the oneness
and indivisibility of our country. It demonstrates solidarity, peace and love,”
Mayor Ekema said.
The high-powered
delegation also visited some three victims at the Buea Regional Hospital and
handed them envelops to assist in their treatment.
They also later
inspected the mayor’s 3 cars that were vandalized in his compound on 22
September, before handing an undisclosed amount of money to the Mayor to help
him repair the cars and rehabilitate his residence.
Then delegation
would later have an in camera working session with the Mayor, and this not
before they had paid a courtesy call on the SW Governor to announce their
presence in town.
The delegation
from the South also undertook a tour of some tourist attractions in Buea
including notably the 50th Anniversary of Reunification monument, where they
took pictures to immortalize their visit.
It was the second
visit to the Buea mayor by elites of regions other than the SW and NW. Before
the delegation from the South region, a Delegation of mayors, councilors, MPs
from the Littoral, led by the Douala Government Delegate, Dr. Fritz Ntone
Ntone, was in Buea where they handed the sum of CFA 15 million to the mayor for
the repair of his destroyed properties.
Commentators were
quick to note that Patrick Ekema is receiving the attention of Cameroonians
from other regions of the country, when he has been literally abandoned to
himself by his kith and kin of the SW and NW, and even his own brothers of Fako
division.
“This is a big
lesson to our elites of Fako and the SW region, who have never known how to
show solidarity with their own even in times of need,” said a commentator, who
noted albeit with regret, that “because of the selfishness, back-stabbing and
wrangling among SW elite, the region has not been able to reap from its
otherwise bountiful natural endowments.
“It is high time
SW elite sit up and learn to be their brother’s keeper, if they must have a
strong say in the running of this nation,” the commentator prayed further,
noting that even without the support of his brothers and sisters, Mayor Patrick
Ekema has forged a reputation as one of the most patriotic and highly-rated
South Westerners of contemporary Cameroon.
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