Follow-Up Review: Fako’s PIB Execution Ups in 3rd Quarter

 By Ticha Melanis in Limbe

PIB Fako Divisional committee members in session

The chairperson of the divisional follow-up committee for the execution of the public investment budget in Fako division, Hon. Etombi Gladys, has congratulated stakeholders in the division for their engagement in improving the daily lives of the population through ensuring proper execution of projects.  
    She made the remark during the third quarter participatory divisional committee meeting for the follow up of the execution of PIB in Fako division for the 2020 financial year. The meeting took place on 23 October, at the Limbe 1 hall.
    Etombi was pleased with the reports she received from the technical follow up committee which showed that 2020 PIB physical execution stood at 53.93% as compared to last year same time that stood at 38.25% showing an increase of 15.28%.
    She explained that physical execution as at the end of June stood at 34.01%, with a rate of contract awards of 78.12%. 
    Acknowledging the improvement, she thanked all the stakeholders for contributing their quotas towards the positive results. He at once also prayed them not to relent..
    “I hope the spirit continues before the end of the year so that we can have a much better execution rate. The security problems are still a challenge in some areas but as I have always advice stakeholders to overcome these challenges and look for a way forward because our execution rate is better than that of other areas with less challenges”.  The chairperson stated. Madam Etombi went further to advised that all works that has been done already should be committed so that contractors will not be in a situation where they have done their work and are not been paid.  The financial came in to remind them of the deadline for engagement, prohibition to block credits and urge all present to always send financial documents on time.
    During MINEPAT delegate’s presentation of the level of execution of the 2020 PIB under administrative services as at September ending Tiko and Buea councils emerged as the best councils with the highest projects execution rates and Muyuka being the last council with execution rates still at 0.00%. he however advised them  on several issues like cancellation of projects that cannot be executed this year soonest, for them to the stop blame game amongst others.
    To their defense, the Secretary General of the Muyuka council  admitted that the socio political crisis in the region cannot permit them to effectively carry on with the projects assign to them but they have resolve to use local contractors who are familiar with the environment as well as involve the population in the process. “For the insecurity challenges, measures have been by hierarchy to see that things return to normal”.  The SG pointed out. He assured the committee that they will push those concern to work harder so that they don’t register 0.00% execution rate at the end of the year.
    During the discussions, most of the engineers complaint of laxity in follow up on the back of vote holders, poor communication amongst stakeholders as well collaboration. From reports, the chairperson called on mayors to build the capacity of their technical staff to follow up their projects effectively and for all stakeholders to work on their weaknesses to produce good results.