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Monday, 27 July 2015
“Be Good Governance Ambassadors”
-Senator Mbella Moki tells Youth Leaders in Buea
By Ajongakou Santos in Buea
Some 50 youth leaders drawn from diverse institutions and associations in Buea have been challenged to be good governance ambassadors whenever and wherever they find themselves in the country. Senator Mbella Moki Charles and the leaders of Local Youth Corner Cameroon (LOYOC) made the call recently on the campus on the University of Buea during a one-day training programme for prospective youth leaders.
Based on governance and accountability in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, the training forum at the boardroom of the Faculty of Arts, University of Buea was occasion for the young leaders to be schooled on pertinent issues relating to good leadership notably having the right attitude, doing the right things and for the right objectives and purposes.
To this effect, sundry presentations during the over four hours training programme was done by people who had the experience and savoir-faire of good governance in particular, and the Post-2015 Development Agenda in general.
Amongst the several presentations was that of Senator Mbella Moki Charles, who talked on Youth engagement in the Decentralisation process; the opportunities and expectations. The senator urged the young leaders undergoing the training to actively participate in the decentralisation process that is on-going in the country. He exhorted them to seek clarifications from government whenever necessary and also know what their roles are in the decentralisation process, the path towards Vision 2035, and especially their role as leaders in the attainment and realisation of the Post-2015 Development Agenda.
By Ajongakou Santos in Buea
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| Senator Mbella Moki |
Based on governance and accountability in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, the training forum at the boardroom of the Faculty of Arts, University of Buea was occasion for the young leaders to be schooled on pertinent issues relating to good leadership notably having the right attitude, doing the right things and for the right objectives and purposes.
To this effect, sundry presentations during the over four hours training programme was done by people who had the experience and savoir-faire of good governance in particular, and the Post-2015 Development Agenda in general.
Amongst the several presentations was that of Senator Mbella Moki Charles, who talked on Youth engagement in the Decentralisation process; the opportunities and expectations. The senator urged the young leaders undergoing the training to actively participate in the decentralisation process that is on-going in the country. He exhorted them to seek clarifications from government whenever necessary and also know what their roles are in the decentralisation process, the path towards Vision 2035, and especially their role as leaders in the attainment and realisation of the Post-2015 Development Agenda.
K’bo Mayor Finally Opens Up on Water Saga
-Says Kumbo Water belongs to the Nso People, the Fon, and the council
-Warned political adventurers that use the people for their gains
-Reveals the he has no problem with the Fon
By Njodzefe Nestor
In a public hearing organized July 23, to explain the supervisory role of the council over Kumbo Water Authority and to dispel rumours and intoxication, which he said has been doing the rounds in the area, Mayor Donatus Fonyuy Njong told the population that came out to listen to the council’s own side of the story on the ongoing water saga that the Kumbo Water belongs to the Nso People, the Fon, and the council and that no one has love for the water more than the other.
Tracing the origin of the Kumbo water to 1967, when President Ahidjo paid a visit to Canada, Mayor Njong paid glowing tribute to ‘one of Nso’s greatest patriarchs’ , Prof Bernard Fonlon, who he said convinced President Ahidjo to include Kumbo water as one of the projects he was tabling before the Canadian Government. The Mayor explained the long road that led to signing of the Memorandum of Understanding that gave the council the supervisory role over Kumbo Water Authority.
Reacting to the rumours of huge salaries for KWA workers/board members, the mayor refuted allegations that KWA workers were on a huge monthly salary and that board members were receiving monthly pay. He said the highest salary in KWA is FCFA 220,000. He explained board members only have sitting allowances and not salaries as it rumour holds.
He also explained that apart from other benefits, the Fon more than 2.4 million in a year, far more than what any other person earns.
Contrary to rumours doing the rounds, the mayor disclosed that KWA is regularly audited. He even brandished copies of the 2014 internal and external audit reports.
Quizzed on what will be done now that some people are still requesting for an independent external audit, the mayor said if the General Assembly is not satisfied with the audit reports, they are charged to make requests for another audit.
-Warned political adventurers that use the people for their gains
-Reveals the he has no problem with the Fon
By Njodzefe Nestor
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| Mayor Njong Donatus giving his side of the story to the populations |
Tracing the origin of the Kumbo water to 1967, when President Ahidjo paid a visit to Canada, Mayor Njong paid glowing tribute to ‘one of Nso’s greatest patriarchs’ , Prof Bernard Fonlon, who he said convinced President Ahidjo to include Kumbo water as one of the projects he was tabling before the Canadian Government. The Mayor explained the long road that led to signing of the Memorandum of Understanding that gave the council the supervisory role over Kumbo Water Authority.
Reacting to the rumours of huge salaries for KWA workers/board members, the mayor refuted allegations that KWA workers were on a huge monthly salary and that board members were receiving monthly pay. He said the highest salary in KWA is FCFA 220,000. He explained board members only have sitting allowances and not salaries as it rumour holds.
He also explained that apart from other benefits, the Fon more than 2.4 million in a year, far more than what any other person earns.
Contrary to rumours doing the rounds, the mayor disclosed that KWA is regularly audited. He even brandished copies of the 2014 internal and external audit reports.
Quizzed on what will be done now that some people are still requesting for an independent external audit, the mayor said if the General Assembly is not satisfied with the audit reports, they are charged to make requests for another audit.
Boko Haram:
Maroua in shock, fear as Boko Haram strikes again!
A suicide bomb blast has killed 18 people in the pont verre quarters in Maroua. The kamikaze attack occurred at about 8pm on Saturday night, the state broadcaster CRTV reported in its evening edition.
Even though the report did not give details of the destruction caused and the casualties recorded, Communication minister Issa Tchiroma confirmed the report on Sunday morning. He said 14 people were killed and over 20 others wounded in the explosion that occurred when a suicide bomber- a young girl aged between 12 and 13 years detonated a bomb between two bars in the Pont Vers neighbourhood in Maroua centre.
The new attack occurred even as security measures have intensified inside the town and all over the country. It happened barely three days after two suicide bombers exploded themselves around the Maroua Central Market and the Barmare neighbourhood respectively, on Wednesday, killing 14 people and severely wounding over 40 others.
A resident of Maroua whom we called said the explosion occurred some about 200 metres from where he was standing with some friends. He said they fled to their various homes as soon as they heard the very loud sound of the explosion.
“I cannot say exactly how it happened; it was after nightfall and I was afraid to go towards the scene to get information. You can only call back tomorrow if you need more information,” said our interlocutor, who said he was already contemplating leaving Maroua with his family to the south of the country.
A suicide bomb blast has killed 18 people in the pont verre quarters in Maroua. The kamikaze attack occurred at about 8pm on Saturday night, the state broadcaster CRTV reported in its evening edition.
Even though the report did not give details of the destruction caused and the casualties recorded, Communication minister Issa Tchiroma confirmed the report on Sunday morning. He said 14 people were killed and over 20 others wounded in the explosion that occurred when a suicide bomber- a young girl aged between 12 and 13 years detonated a bomb between two bars in the Pont Vers neighbourhood in Maroua centre.
The new attack occurred even as security measures have intensified inside the town and all over the country. It happened barely three days after two suicide bombers exploded themselves around the Maroua Central Market and the Barmare neighbourhood respectively, on Wednesday, killing 14 people and severely wounding over 40 others.
A resident of Maroua whom we called said the explosion occurred some about 200 metres from where he was standing with some friends. He said they fled to their various homes as soon as they heard the very loud sound of the explosion.
“I cannot say exactly how it happened; it was after nightfall and I was afraid to go towards the scene to get information. You can only call back tomorrow if you need more information,” said our interlocutor, who said he was already contemplating leaving Maroua with his family to the south of the country.
North-South Cooperation:
USA refuses to sell strategic weapons to Nigeria against Boko Haram
-Buhari accuses USA of aiding and abetting Boko Haram
-Laments impotence of Nigerian Army vis-a-vis the terrorist insurgents
Bomb blasts blamed on Boko Haram killed 29 people in Nigeria and 14 in Cameroon, officials said Thursday after Nigeria's president warned that the U.S’s refusal to sell his country strategic weapons is "aiding and abetting" the Islamic extremist group.
Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency called Thursday for urgent blood donations to treat 105 wounded people, according to spokesman Sani Datti.
NEMA has confirmed that no fewer than 29 persons were killed in Wednesday’s attacks at two motor parks in Gombe.
He said at least 29 bodies have been recovered at two bustling bus stations in north eastern Gombe town — the latest targets in a campaign that has spilled across Nigeria's borders.
In neighboring Cameroon, two suicide bombers Wednesday killed at least 14 people at a marketplace in the city of Maroua, officials said. The toll is likely to rise among the 50 injured, they said.
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari returned home Thursday to the capital, Abuja, from a four-day visit to the United States where he was warmly received by President Barack Obama but failed to get all he wanted.
Buhari told policy makers Wednesday at the U.S. Institute for Peace that Nigeria's armed forces are "largely impotent" because they do not possess the appropriate weapons to fight the Boko Haram Islamic militants.
He urged the Obama and Congress to be more flexible about the Leahy Law that prohibits weapon sales to countries whose military are accused of gross human rights violations.
-Buhari accuses USA of aiding and abetting Boko Haram
-Laments impotence of Nigerian Army vis-a-vis the terrorist insurgents
Bomb blasts blamed on Boko Haram killed 29 people in Nigeria and 14 in Cameroon, officials said Thursday after Nigeria's president warned that the U.S’s refusal to sell his country strategic weapons is "aiding and abetting" the Islamic extremist group.
Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency called Thursday for urgent blood donations to treat 105 wounded people, according to spokesman Sani Datti.
NEMA has confirmed that no fewer than 29 persons were killed in Wednesday’s attacks at two motor parks in Gombe.
He said at least 29 bodies have been recovered at two bustling bus stations in north eastern Gombe town — the latest targets in a campaign that has spilled across Nigeria's borders.
In neighboring Cameroon, two suicide bombers Wednesday killed at least 14 people at a marketplace in the city of Maroua, officials said. The toll is likely to rise among the 50 injured, they said.
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari returned home Thursday to the capital, Abuja, from a four-day visit to the United States where he was warmly received by President Barack Obama but failed to get all he wanted.
Buhari told policy makers Wednesday at the U.S. Institute for Peace that Nigeria's armed forces are "largely impotent" because they do not possess the appropriate weapons to fight the Boko Haram Islamic militants.
He urged the Obama and Congress to be more flexible about the Leahy Law that prohibits weapon sales to countries whose military are accused of gross human rights violations.
Elecam:
New DG of Elections pledges collaboration
Hon. Abdoulaye Babale was commissioned into his new functions by the President of the Electoral Board, Dr. Samuel Fonkam Azu’u, on Friday 24 July 2015.
By Mercy Neba in Yaounde
The new Director General of elections has been told to ensure collaboration with the Electoral Board and reinstate serenity in the body charged with organizing and managing elections and referendums in the country.
Abdoulaye Babale was prescribed these as he was being commissioned into his new functions by the President of the Electoral Board of Elecam, Dr. Samuel Fonkam Azu’u, at the Yaounde Mont Febe Hotel, on Friday 24 July 2015.
Speaking to the press after the brief installation ceremony, Dr Fonkam said that the two organs of Elecam – the Electoral Board and the Directorate General of Elections DGE are supposed to be complementary and not compete with each other as has been the case in the past.
Expressing satisfaction with the Presidential Decree of 21 July 2015 appointing the new DG of elections, Dr. Fonkam said “Cameroon is a state of law and the Head of state president Paul Biya has put an end to the crisis that has been rocking Elecam for some time now.”
Hon. Abdoulaye Babale was commissioned into his new functions by the President of the Electoral Board, Dr. Samuel Fonkam Azu’u, on Friday 24 July 2015.
By Mercy Neba in Yaounde
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| Hon. Abdoulaye Babale |
Abdoulaye Babale was prescribed these as he was being commissioned into his new functions by the President of the Electoral Board of Elecam, Dr. Samuel Fonkam Azu’u, at the Yaounde Mont Febe Hotel, on Friday 24 July 2015.
Speaking to the press after the brief installation ceremony, Dr Fonkam said that the two organs of Elecam – the Electoral Board and the Directorate General of Elections DGE are supposed to be complementary and not compete with each other as has been the case in the past.
Expressing satisfaction with the Presidential Decree of 21 July 2015 appointing the new DG of elections, Dr. Fonkam said “Cameroon is a state of law and the Head of state president Paul Biya has put an end to the crisis that has been rocking Elecam for some time now.”
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