By Johnson Batuo in Kumba
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| SDO for Meme, KoulboutAman David |
In a move that is geared towards restoring
order in the bike riders (Okada) sector in Meme Division, the SDO for Meme,
KoulboutAman David has on 5 September 2016, dismissed the presidents of the
bike riders union of Kumba I and Kumba II. The SDO also suspended the President
of Kumba III bike riders.
The
three Okada presidents, Jam Joseph, Tinowe Henry and Ebune Moses were accused
by their union members of subverting the constitution of their unions to permit
them prolong their stay in power.
The
SDO’s decision came on the heels of a series of protest demonstrations by Okada
riders in the three subdivisions. The
protesting bike riders presented their grievances to the SDO when they could
not bring their three presidents to order and after one of the sacked
presidents told his union members that he had pocketed the Divisional officer
of his subdivision.
After
concerting with members of the Okada unions, in the presence of the DOs of
Kumba I, II and III, the SDO announced the dismissal of the Okada riders
presidents of Kumba I and Kumba II, and the suspension of that of Kumba III.
In
the interim, Ayuk Raphael was appointed to oversee the affairs of the union in
the three subdivisions pending new elections.
In
his reaction immediately after his designation, Ayuk Raphael promised to
organize elections in the three unions before long. He enjoined any persons
willing to run for elections in any one of the subdivisions to make sure they
fulfill the following conditions; be of Cameroonian nationality, be a bike owner
and be able to read and write.
He
further reminded prospective aspirants for the post of president that the
mandate of the exco is two years renewable once and that as interim chairman,
he would restore the mutilated constitution before the elections.
Ayuk
Raphael, who resides in Kumba I, did not however say whether he would run for
president in his subdivision or in any of the two other subdivisions.
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