Nkum Council endorse 2015 Management and Stores Accounts

By Njodzefe Nestor in Bamenda

Nkum Mayor addressing the session

Councilors of Nkum Council sitting in an ordinary session on Wednesday April 22 at the Nkum Council Hall deliberated and adopted the 2015 Administrative, Management and Stores Accounts of the council in the presence of the second assistant SDO for Bui.

                In a succinct explanation of how the money was raised and spent, the Mayor of Nkum Council, SuilaArunaKidze revealed that the 2015 Accounts for Nkum Council stands at FCFA 422,340,107 plus the FCFA 75,219 brought forward from 2014 making a total of FCFA 422,415,326.  Total expenditure he said stands at FCFA 416,689,812 leaving an excess of FCFA 5,725,514 carried forward to 2015.

                According to reports from Councils Municipal Treasury In 2014 the total revenue collection stood at FCFA 379,511,973 against FCFA 422,415,326 for 2015 year making an increase of FCFA 42,903,33 that is an 11.30% increase. 

                The expenditure witnessed similar progress from FCFA 379,436,754 in 2014 to FCFA 416,689,812 in 2015 making a value increase of 37,253,058frs and a percentage increase of 9.82%.  

                In the 2015 budget, they earmarked FCFA 268,240,000 for investment but only FCFA 168,548,662 was collected with a 62.8% realization. 

                The programmed investment stood at FCFA 222,500,000frs and FCFA 211,759,823 was spent to this effect giving a percentage realization of 95.2%. 

                To this effect, SuilaArunaKidze saluted the efforts of the entire staff for thier significant increase especially those who collected and paid in more than the budget estimate.  He however condemned those who could not make up with their collections as per the budget estimate. 

                “I also want to promise that we will do our best to put in place facilities and strategies to enhance maximum collection and consequently hold accountable those who fail to make the expected targets” promised the mayor.

                As to how the money was spent, Mayor SuilaArunaKidze said in the education domain they carried out feasibility studies for the construction of two classrooms each in tGSKishong, GS Tsen-Mah, GS Wooh – Mbam, GS Mbamsong, GS Beshi, GS Ngamantse –Buh and GSS Buh, supplied didactic material to some seventeen schools, supplied 170 benches to some six secondary schools amongst others.

                In terms of road construction he said they maintained the Takijah – Kuvlu road with funding from the 2015 Public Investment Budget and constructed six temporal bridges on the Takov – Ndzevruh; Takov – Waikov, Wooh – Ndzevruh; Ngaan - Waikov I; Ngaan – Waikov II and Ndzen-Mborong – Waikov roads.

                He added that a modern motor park and market was constructed in Tatum comprising 56 open sales stands and a water system VIP toilet, fruits of PNDP – Nkum Council partnership as well as 12 lock-up sheds financed from State Decentralized Funds.  

                Mayor Jaff also cited the successful organization of the 2015 Day of Fellowship with Persons Living with Disabilities which he said opened a new horizon with the envisaged signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the SEEPD Programme of the CBC Health Services for the integration of inclusive education and others into the Nkum Council Programme of activities.