International Seminar:

ENAM Worries Over Fate of Actors and Victims of Anglophone Crisis 

By Ticha Melanis in Limbe

Family photo of Participants at ENAM Seminar

The national school of administration and magistracy ENAM on Wednesday 13-Friday 15 June 2018 organized an international seminar in Limbe in the South West region, on the theme "post-crisis management of actors and victims of terrorism.”

            The seminar holding at the Limbe city hall was aimed to enable ENAM students and political science students of the University of Buea acquire skills on peace preservation, unity, national integration and patriotism.

            The minister of public service and administrative reforms, Joseph Le, congratulated the director general of ENAM, Linus Toussaint Mendjena and his staff for the choice of the theme. He said the seminar will be of great impact taking into consideration the serious security issues plaguing the country.

            Minister Le said the seminar is also vital in that it will educate the authors of terrorism and victims to live together despite what happened.

            "Separatists who want to divide our beloved nation have created security issues of constant attacks, abduction amongst others. In the face of the violence, the army have luckily responded appropriately without destroying the national territory thanks to seminars like this," said minister Le.

            He went further to tell the ENAM students that they have an important role to play in defending the country and look for possible solutions to the problems facing the country lies in their hands.

            In his welcome speech, the government delegate to Limbe, Andrew Motanga, applauded the initiative of the DG of ENAM for choosing such an important topic for the seminar. He said the seminar is very important because it envisages mechanisms to handle consequences of war.

            Motanga expressed joy for the choice of Limbe to host the seminar. He said it will help boost the city's image.

            On his part, the DG of ENAM said the seminar is timely because terrorism is on the rise in the country, with the Boko Haram insurgency in the Far North and the violence in NW and SW regions.

            Linus Toussaint said the government is conscious that ENAM students being the future administrators of the country, they will be involved in handling cases that have to do with terrorism, insecurity amongst others.

            Attended by 150 ENAM students, 50 from UB, 20 international experts on terrorism and war and 50 administrative staff saw presentations on different topics related to the theme.

            Other activities during the 3-day seminar was the signing of a partnership between ENAM and IFTIC SUP as well as ENAM and IRIC. The agreements will permit for exchange of experiences through the training of human resources and the promotion of scientific and technical expertise.

            The Limbe international seminar comes after the one held in Gauora in 2016.