Boosting productivity & economic activity:

PAMOL PLC making in-roads into Bakassi 
By Atemnkeng Evaristus in Mundemba

Chief Mekanya Okon Charles

Within the frame work of the Contrat-Plan agreement signed between the Cameroon government and PAMOL PLC, Some Representatives from the Ministries of Finance, Mines and Technological Development, Economy, Planning and Regional Development and Agriculture and Rural Development, paid a three day visit to Ndian Division, to evaluate the work that has been done by Pamol since the signing of the  agreement.
    The 3-day evaluation visit from 10 to 13 August 2015, took the delegation members and some top officials of PAMOL led by the Interim General Manager, Chief Mekanya Okon Charles, respectively to the Pamol Oil Mill in Mudemba and the sites of the extension projects in the Bakassi peninsular and Ekondo Nene all in Ndian Division.
    According to the IGM of PAMOL, Chief Mekanya Okon Charles, the Contrat-Plan agreement between the Cameroon Government and PAMOL Plantation is aimed to rehabilitate the company with the objective of boosting performance and productivity. Chief Mekanya said the plan agreement authorizes the construction of a new palm oil mill, the carrying out of extension projects in Bakassi and Ekondo Nene, application of fertilizers, replanting of fruit trees and acquisition of heavy duty equipment.

    He added that the plan envisages that if these projects are fully realized they would go a long way to provide jobs for the thousands of unemployed youths of these target areas and beyond, reduce poverty, improve productivity of the company and of course increase the country’s GDP.
    Chief Mekanya noted that the extension project in the Bakassi peninsular has been a huge success and that all has been put in place to ensure sustainability of the new plantations.
    The visiting delegation from Yaounde hailed the management of PAMOL Plc for the successful implementation of the Bakassi extension project, which they said would not only help in developing the area but would also boost economic activities and improve on the lives of residents in the peninsular.
    It should be noted that the development of Bakassi peninsular is a major preoccupation of the Biya government. It is clearly enshrined in the Growth and Employment Strategy Paper GESP, and is also in line with the Head of State’s 2035 emergence vision.