Muyuka Council Votes Ambitious 1bn Budget for 2018

By Boris Esono in Muyuka

Mayor Nkeng Michael addressing Muyuka councilors

The Muyuka council has adopted an ambitious budget of FCFA 1 billion balanced in income and expenditure for the 2018 financial year. The budget was adopted last December 21, 2017 during the second ordinary council session devoted to the examination and adoption of the 2018 draft budget for the council.

                To Mayor Nkeng Michael Akamin, the increase in the budget this year as opposed to last year betrays the ambition of the councilors to develop the municipality.

                The mayor said priority projects include the construction of two zoo-technical and veterinary centers in Muyuka and Ekona.

Other projects in 2018 include the construction and equipment of a nursery block at Munyenge, the construction and equipment of a block of two classrooms at G.S Owe, the provision of 200 benches to some schools, establishment of a block of 3 classrooms at GBS Group I, Muyuka.

                Muyuka being a typically agrarian community, Mayor Nkeng Michael said the construction of maize and cassava transforming plants have been projected while an ultra-modern market will be constructed at Munyene to replace the one that was ravished by fire.

                “We shall also be devoting our attention to the rehabilitation of farm to market roads as well as improving the current poor state of roads in the neighborhoods,” the mayor said.

                The mayor decried the absence of electricity in some economically viable localities in the municipality.

                “It is very disheartening, unbelievable and unimaginable that large economic hubs like Munyenge, Bafia, and Likoko are without electricity”.

                He used the occasion to call on AES-Sonel to take measures to improve the situation or the council will be forced to look for alternative sources of energy.

                “We are looking towards solar energy as an alternative to light these areas and we want the electricity company to know that if they continue to mess up, we will switch to solar energy for the municipality”.

                Mayor Nkeng also underscored the need for Muyuka to have a permanent seat in parliament.

                He enjoined stakeholders in the development of the town to work in harmony and to avoid intrigues and blackmail that only jeopardize development.

                “In such dire circumstances, every opinion counts,” he said.

                Speaking to the press shortly after the session, Mayor Nkeng Michael raised a number of concerns that have been plaguing his municipality with the Muyenge water crisis being topmost.