Bamileke Tigers humiliate Gov’t Ministers in
donations
-Congelcam & Claude Le Parisien each donate FCFA
100m, as West region totals near 400 million. All government Ministers and GMs
of para-statals could barely contribute 100m even though they always occupy the
front row at events
It is intriguing that the contribution of two business
tycoons from the West region far outweighs the total contribution of all
government ministers and GMs of state-owned corporations put together. But
these privileged government benefactors were those who occupied all the front
seats in the hall, when the ‘coup de coeurs’ was launched by PM Philemon Yang
about a week ago.
Coming
in their big cars and sleek suits and expensive ‘ganduras’, all these
beneficiaries of the famous article two of big government appointments could
pull together could only come up to slightly over fcfa 200 million. Even in
that sitting in Yaounde, they were challenged by another multi-billion business
magnate, Baba Danpullo, who alone gave 50m.
Cameroonians
know only too well what these CPDM elite can do that is if they had the freedom
to show off their wealth, be it hard-earned or ill-gotten.
But it
took just two Bamileke boys, Congelcam and Feutheu Claude alias Claude Le
Parisien (Jeuga Hotel) to make 200m for the West region.
Other
big contributors from the West region included Express Union Group 25m, Foghang
Bernard 5m, Bomboutos Division 20m, Nde division 48m, Noun 7m, Koung-Nki 22m,
Haut Plateau 15m, Mifi 4m, Haut Nkam 12m, West Governor 2m, NW governor 2m etc.
In all,
the West region has pulled together the biggest contribution by a single
region, about 350 million. The Littoral and Centre regions have slightly over
200m each. The South region raised over 100m.
President
Biya ordered an emergency humanitarian plan to rehabilitate internally
displaced persons and refugees due to the ongoing crisis in NW and SW. The plan
projected to consume about 12.7 billion also envisages a reconstruction of
villages, schools and health centres destroyed in the course of the crisis.
But even
as the contributions are ongoing, many voices have not stopped quarreling the
timing of the plan which they say tantamount to putting the cart before the
horse. Many say it would be opportune to ensure and end to hostilities first
before proceeding to delivering humanitarian aid.
“How do they intend to get the aid to those in need
giving that the shooting and killing is still going on and other structures are
still being destroyed,” wondered a commentator.
But the
plan must go on as instructed by the president, the criticisms notwithstanding.
In Cameroon, orders from the president are not questioned.
Already,
the supposed beneficiaries of the assistance have continued echoing on social
media that they will not accept the assistance.
“You
caused us to flee our homes and now you want to come and give us food away from
our homes. Keep your food, we don’t need it. All we want is for you to provide
conditions for us to return,” said a refuge in Nigeria’s Cross River State.
Unperturbed,
the government last week held a meeting to brainstorm on how to start off field
trips to deliver the assistance. But it left to be seen how this will go and
how successful it would be.
For one
thing, many have already predicted a failed adventure and a wasted effort.
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