Mrs. MarlyneZoboAwono:

 Meme Division gets first ever Tourism Delegate

By Doh Bertrand Nua in Kumba

After 55 years of its creation in 1962, Meme Division of the Southwest region can now boast of a Divisional Delegate of Tourism and Leisure. The Pioneer Delegate of Tourism, Mrs. ZoboAwonoMarlyne was appointed by the Minister of Tourism and Leisure through decision No 003/MINTOURL of January 11, 2017.

                She was commissioned to her functions with a call to brave the challenges that lie ahead as well as develop the tourist potentials of Meme division.

                MrsZobo is also expected to educate the stakeholders of the Tourism sector and carry out controls as well as enhance and bring to the lime light the rich tourist potentials in the Division. 

                The Second Assistant SDO for Meme, Nelson YongkumaGamsi challenged the new tourism delegate to live up to the tasks assigned her, as he installed her into her functions on Friday 17 February 2017, at the Kumba city Council hall.

                The Second Assistant SDO urged the new Delegate to be conversant with all basic laws and regulations in the domain of tourism and leisure; make sure the organizational chart of the Ministry is put in place and functional; educate the various stakeholders in the tourism and leisure sector on the existing rules and regulations; carryout controls to ensure that tourism and leisure establishments operate within the ambit of the law; and supervise the creation and proper functioning of tourism offices in the councils.

                Mrs. ZoboAwono was equally reminded to oversee the coordination of services, ensure punctuality, assiduity, sense of duty and respect of hierarchy amongst the staff, as well as ensure a proper management of human and financial resources placed at her disposal.  

                MrsZoboAwono becomes Tourism Delegate for Meme after having served in the Division for four years. She is expected among other things to take an inventory of the 53 lodging establishments, restaurants, leisure establishments, tourist and travel agencies, tourist sites such as Lake BarombiMbo, Lake BarombiKotto, LakeDisone in Mbonge Sub-Division, Ekombe waterfall among others.

                MrsZoboAwonoMarlyseepseAwono was born on 1st July 1978 at Nkambibam II in Monatele, in Lekie Division of the Centre Region. A graduate of the University of Yaounde-I, she has served in the Ministry of Tourism and Leisure since 2001 in various capacities. She was the coordinator of tourism and leisure services in Meme Division until her recent appointment.

                She is married and mother of four children.