Reconstruction & Dev’t of NW, SW:

Donga Mantung, Ndian Say They Are Ready
By Doh Bertrand Nua in Yaounde

At a time many administrative authorities in the North West and South West regions are still grappling with the recurrent gun battles and escalating violence in their areas of command, the Senior Divisional Officers, SDOs of Donga Mantung in the Northwest and Ndian in the Southwest regions have expressed the wish to see the commencement of the reconstruction plan in their administrative units.
    Dr. Dooh Simon Nkwenti of Donga Mantung and Fowang Lawrence of Ndian in two separate outings boast of return to peace and calm in their administrative units, stating clearly that there is nothing that would stop the coordinators from commencing the rebuilding process.
    Nkwenti made his wish known during a meeting to evaluate the security situation in Nwa sub-division, 4 August 2020 during which a new deputy mayor was voted to replace that recently murdered by separatist fighters.  
    Nkwenti urged all those still carrying guns in the bushes in some parts of the Division to drop their weapons and surrender to the security forces and join the plan to rebuild the Division, adding that Nwa subdivision though a separatist hotspot due to its proximity to neighbouring Nigeria remains under the control of security elements and would be peaceful like other parts of the Division.
    On his part, Fowang during an enlarged meeting organised to discuss with youth of Ndian within the week said the Division was ready to start the implementation of the reconstruction programme.
    The SDO boast of return to peace which he said is evident with the normal functioning of activities in the economic sector and the massive turnout of pupils and students for classes.
    He said the population of Ndian long killed and buried the ghost town and lockdown phenomenon and has decided to take their future by their own hands by letting go the armed conflict rocking other parts of the Anglophone regions.
    Their claim of a return of peace in their areas of command remains questionable as free movement of persons and goods in the areas is still a great concern.
    Pockets of resistances are still being put up by separatist fighters in these two areas and killings, kidnapping for ransom among other incidents are still being recorded in parts of the Divisions.