Meme SDO to seal shops that respect Ghost Towns

 - Government Delegate and SDO reportedly disagree over controversial decision

By Doh Bertrand Nua in Kumba

Meme SDO, Chamberlin Ntou’ou Ndong

The Senior Divisional Officer for Meme Division, Chamberlin Ntou’ou Ndong has declared he will close all shops, stores and businesses places in Kumba whose owners respect and observe calls for ghost towns by the outlawed Consortium.

                Chamberlin Ntou’ou Ndong made the disclosure as he installed the new Divisional Officers of Kumba I, II and III Sub Divisions.

                He told the population that what has delayed his reaction towards business persons who observe ghost towns was the fact that he wanted to install the new DOs into their functions before taking action.

                “As from Monday September 25, 2017 I will be in the streets to wage a relentless war on everyone who wants to continue respecting ghost towns,” Ntou’ou Ndong said.

Declaring himself as a strong fighter, the SDO told the owners of business premises in particular that he and his new DOs alongside the forces of law and order will permanently seal all the shops in Kumba that continue closing their doors on ghost towns days.

                The declaration of the Meme SDO was received with mixed feelings by both the population and elites present at the different ceremonial grounds. Some said the SDO is embarking on a lost war as similar missions have all failed woefully in the towns like Limbe, Bamenda and Buea. 

                Some city dwellers say the SDO’s decision to close shops as from Monday will be another baptism of fire for him. To them if he couldn’t succeed in fighting ghost towns when he was just installed it will certainly not be now that he will succeed.

                What is not however known is whether the SDO will be able seal the banks and other big companies like MTN and Orange that also strictly respect ghost towns.

                This reporter gathered from inside sources at the Kumba city council that for some time now the Meme SDO has been on the neck of the Kumba Government Delegate, forcing him to close all business places in Kumba that respect ghost towns. But our sources said the government delegate has since resisted the pressures from the SDO because of fear of a clash with the population.