CPDM Meme II Section Conference:

Senator Otte Mofa donates inputs to farmers

By Doh Bertrand Nua in Kumba

Equipment donated by Senator Otte Andrew

Militants of the ruling CPDM party in Meme II section, Mbonge have jumped in jubilation following the donation by their section president, Senator Otte Andrew Mofa, of farm inputs and other valuable agriculture equipment to help boost agriculture in the typically rural locality. The militants in their multitude showed their undying support to the section president on Friday July 14 at the explanade of the Mbonge grandstand on the occasion of the conference of CPDM Meme II section.

                The crowd pulling event that brought together militants of the party from far and near was held under the theme: "Consolidating Unity and Strengthening our resolve, our day to day experience of living together". It witnessed the presence of party bigwigs from the central committe and other sections like CPDM Meme III-Konye, Meme 1A Kumba and Ndian.

                Speaking to the jubilant militants, Senator Otte Andrew Mofa by providing the farm inputs he wants the populations to be able to catch fish by themselves, rather than be provided with fish. He expressed the hope that the donation will help improve agricultural productivity and improve livelihood.

                The Questor of Cameroon's Upper House of Parliament who according to militants and a cross section of the population is a father and God sent son to them, provided 20 Wheelbarrows,  20 trucks, 3 large trucks, water pumps for boreholes, electric generators for offices and court areas without electricity, grinding machines for corn and spices, farm holes, rainboots and other rubber shoes, complete sets of footbal equipment for three amateur second division football clubs in Mbonge (Barca Junior FC, Vipers of Small Ekombe & Eyonde FC of Mbonge), machines for oil mills, cutlasses, fertilizers, high yielding seeds, spraying machines,  complete sets of hospital beds for health centres, buckets amongst others. Senator Otte Andrew as well provided 400 already sewn party shirts to militants of the section in order to make them appear in party uniforms during occasions.

                Quizzed on what motivated the donation Otte Andrew said that after a very busy session at the Senate voting laws and checking government action he thought it wise to mobilise the population and commune with them. Expressing his joy for the massive turnout, Otte Mofa said the section conference was aslo aimed to test the enthusiasm and mobilisation capacity of the militants.

Call for school resumption

                Senator Otte Andrew also used the section conference to call on parents to send their children to school for the academic year 2017/2018. He explained to the population that based on the sundry great steps taken by President Paul Biya in resolving the Anglophone crisis it is but normal for parents not to make the same mistake of keeping their children at home because they will be putting at jeopardy the future and fundamental right of the children.

                He frownwd at elites who have taken their children and enrolled them.in schools in the Francophone regions. To him these same elites should be the ones encouraging the population to send children to school and not otherwise. Senator Otte pleaded on the population to shin fear and form vigilant groups that will enable them track now pepertrators of violence in the sub division.

Call for massive voter registration

                The Section president, Senator Otte Andrew challenged all party militants to enrol themselves into the elctoral register. He reminded them of the fact that they can't win election without enrolling on the electoral register. Otte as well promised to sponsor all potential voters who are not in possession of the national identity card to get and also promise making elecam officials to get right to the hinterlands jn order to register them. The event also witnessed some SDF party militants openly denouncing their party joining the CPDM.

                The highly animated event punctuated with traditional dances and singing ended with the militants jointly forwarding a motion of support to their national chairman, Paul Biya to run for the 2018 elections as well as upgrade Mbonge Sub Division into a full Division and create other sub divsions from it.