Meme Division:

Konye, Mbonge Mayors Sworn-In

By Ekoko Willies in Kumba

Konye mayor, Dr Musima George

Newly elected Mayors of Mbonge and Konye and their deputies have been warned to steer clear rectification of certificates while performing their duties as municipal authorities. The warning was dished out by the President of Kumba Court of 1st Instance, Magistrate Itoe Hannah epse Egbe. She was speaking while presiding over the oath-taking ceremony of the Mayors at the Kumba High Court Friday 13 March 2020.

                She explained to the municipal authorities that it is their duty sign Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates but insisted once a mistake is made after the document is issued, it is no longer within their competence to rectify the errors. She said such competence is then shifted to the automatically to the President of the High Court.

                She reminded the Mayors, deputies and their civil status registrars of the daunting task that awaits their mandate, adding, that it is because of the importance of their office that they are bound to take Oaths at the beginning term of office because they represent Councils in Civil life and in Court. She urged them to work in compliance with the Laws and with the value of democracy to serve without bias.

                In an earlier submission the State Counsel for Meme, Justice Alpha Annah Emmanuel, called on the Mayors to be responsible, preserve and maintain council property and asserts, manage revenue and supervise council services and accounts, issue building and demolishing permits and land use authorizations, prepare and propose the budget, authorise expenditure and prescribe revenue execution, supervising of council works, ensure the execution of development programs funded by the councils or implemented with its participation, issues civil status certificates and he effectively perform their role as council authorising Officers.