Bui receives huge medical supplies

By Njodzefe Nestor in Bamenda 

Cutting of symbolic ribbon to recieve the equipment

The Population of Bui Division on Wednesday May 27 converged on the esplanade of the Nso Fon’s Palace to receive huge medical supplies from the Bui Family Union. The medical equipment estimated at some FCFA 300 Million was officially handed over to the health institutions in the division in a colourful ceremony presided over by the Senior Divisional Officer for Bui, Theophile Nzeki.
     While handing over the gifts, the SDO expressed the need for peaceful co-existence and said the gifts are the fruits of decentralization. Mr Nzeki lauded BFU and NSODA for the realization. Given that the medical equipm
    NSODA General President Nformi Stephen Ndzerem Njodzeka acknowledged the project was realized thanks to BFU and NSODA leadership and local participation as well. He attributed the project to a request from the Fon of Nso Sehm Mbinglo I for medical assistance for the people of Bui.
    Nformi Stephen hailed those who contributed to the realization of the project especially the PM Philemon Yang, who facilitated the 100 percent tax exoneration on the equipment. He said NSODA is seeking to establish partnership with the government and other state institutions.

Allow Fru Ndi and Biya to tussle

By MIH John FUNG, creative writer and publisher
Those who are urging Fru Ndi to resign are out to sell the party to the government in power for their own selfish interest. Most of them have been promised huge chunks of money by the ruling system. Such persons are not patriots because they can never die for their people. Their sole concern is money for themselves and their family. That is why they keep cross-carpeting like rats to the side of the ruling party. For example, some of them who contested Fru Ndi and failed hurriedly went and created their own parties to show how impatient, unfaithful and power hungry they are.
    Academicians and intellectuals are also busy crossing the bridge for boot leaking. It is unconstitutional for any level headed person to ask Fru Ndi to step down because he is not learned? How many academicians are educated? How many world leaders are PhD holders? Fru Ndi is a highly educated person. How old is he that he most resign? How young are those who want him to step down? Is there any time limit to be the chairman in the SDF constitution? Fru Ndi is an opposition leader and not the president of Cameroon.
    Fru Ndi is hard working and deserves to be rich. He is courageous and that’s why he had to cross the boarder line when he was launching his party in Bamenda despite the huge number of machine guns which were pointing at him.

Buea

SWeCSON elects new exco amid financial mishap
By Ajongakou Santos in Buea

 Nkembi Luis- SWeCSON
new President

 Members of the South West Civil Society Organisation Network SWeCSON were at daggers-drawn recently during the general assembly of the organisation at the Fako Ship Plaza in Buea.
    The general assembly that aimed at discussing the activities of SWeCSON as well as the election of a new executive to pilot the organisation was almost shattered as the outgoing executive failed to present the financial records of the organisation.
    Making peace and arriving at an agreement took the member organisations extra-time owing to the fact that the out-going executive according to them had enough time to prepare a financial report. The executive that came into office in January 2010 saw their mandate extended by two years; to 2015 owing to failure to convene a general assembly since 2013.
    All efforts by the outgoing president, Mr Dominick Ngwese to get members to vote a new executive despite the absence of a financial report met with an adamant electorate. After sundry deliberations and agreement members of the network notably AFRICAPHONIE and ERUDEF chose the ballot as a solution to reshape the network.
Mr Nkembi Luis was elected as SWeCSON’s new president, winning Esther Omam by 22 votes against 9. Madam Esther Omam was elected as Vice President by acclamation.

Post-2015 Development Goals

Cameroonian Youths told to play active role
By Ajongakou Santos in Buea 
Youths were at the center of events in a conference on Post-2015 United Nations Development Agenda at the Amphitheatre 150C of the University of Buea recently as officials of Building Bridges (B.B) and Educate a Child in Africa (E.C.A) which are in partnership with the Embassy of the Netherlands and Voice of Women Initiative (VOW) converged on the University campus with the aim building bridges that keep youths away from developmental issues.
    These youths and youth group representatives were active in the deliberations on the success of the Millennium Development Goals that focused on six key issues considered most important for an enhanced future and how they can be best achieved.
    Working to ensure that the dreams of these youth are realized, the conference, chaired and coordinated by Gideon A. Asaah- Youth Ambassador for Building Bridges and Co-founder and C.E.O of Educate a Child in Africa, together with Jilt Van Stayik and Teun Maleupas, co-founders of Building Bridges who are cycling through 21 African States and participating in youth conferences in Africa was geared towards the importance of quality education in the fight against poverty in Cameroon. In doing so, they adopted the Post-2015 UN Development Goals but unlike the case in 2000, the youths have been given a chance to participate in setting goals aimed at empowering them and seeking solutions to their problems.

3-on-3 Basketball Federation

Family photo at Catholic Church Bojongo

Buea Mayor, CUIB VC crowned as honorary Presidents
By Ajongakou Santos & Isifu Wirfengla in Buea
The Mayor of Buea, Lord Dr. Ekema Patrick Esunge, and the pro-chancellor to the Catholic University Institute of Buea (CUIB), Rev. Dr. George Nkeze have been made honorary presidents of the three-on-three basketball in Cameroon.
    Their contributions to the new street basketball during their recent tournament at Guinness Street Buea was recognized in two separate ceremonies on Thursday 4 in Buea by a national delegation from Douala, led by the president of this new-born, Mr Titi Belate Paul.
    The first to be conferred the title of the honorary president of the three-on-three basketball in Cameroon was the Lord Mayor of Buea, Dr. Ekema Patrick, at 2.30 p.m. in Bonjongo; precisely at the foot of the cradle of Catholicism, West of the Mongo.
    Shortly after receiving his decorative documents, Mayor Ekema led the entire crowd to Saint EngelBert Parish Bonjongo, to tap spiritual blessings from the Holy Shrine of the Catholic Diocese of Buea.
    In an interview with The Median, he said: “I am particularly happy with this award which took me by surprise; it is a good thing not only for me but for the municipality. I think the council law states that when you have been commissioned to a duty, perform it with commitment. For the federation, I thank them much and will try to support with my quota for the growth of my country using the means available, if i cannot find the means, I will give them the advice they will surely need.”

Summer Soccer Camp 2015

Tekwe Timothy Forh, president of MOSA FC

Batibo to host international football selection exercise
- Football legends – Alan Kershaw and Mick white expected to be part of the event
By a Correspondent in Batibo
A soccer camp to select young, talented footballers between the ages 10 and 18 years has been announced to hold in Batibo, North West region from 14 to 22 July 2015, according to a press release issued by the president of the board of directors of the Moghamo sports academy (MOSA FC).
    To be spearheaded by UK-based Goal Football Academy (GFA), the prime objective of the camp is to test, train and select the most talented young footballers in Momo division and beyond.
Selected players will be admitted into MOSA FC and BICSA FC. They will also participate in negotiated international test matches in UK, Europe and Scandinavian countries, according to the release that was issued on Wednesday 10 June 2015, a copy of which got to our Newsroom.
    Special guests to this 2015 edition of the Summer Soccer Camp will be two former football greats - Alan Kershaw and Mick white who are both based in UK.

UBa showcase medals won at 2015 varsity games

By Njodzefe Nestor
Athletes of the University of Bamenda who participated and won medals at the just ended 18th edition of the University Games have presented their feats to the public and have pledged even greater results come 2016.
    This was during a ceremony organized in their honour June 10, 2015 at the Asanji Hall of the University chaired by the Vice Chancellor of UBa, Prof. TAFAH EDOKAT O. Edward to congratulate them for a job well done and to set the ground work of the next university games.
    At their firth participation, UBa, the youngest of the state universities was ranked 10th out of 19 higher institutions that participated at the games and bagged nine medals, six in bronze, two in silver and one in Gold. They also came back home with two trophies in thematic presentation and open challenge won by the University’s Fan’s club.
    These achievements according to the Director of Student’s Affairs, UBa, Prof. Fokuna Charles was thanks to the dynamism, determination and team spirit of the athletes and the enabling environment provided by the University authorities.