When Hon. Awudu Mbaya
submitted a Private Member’s Bill in Parliament, the CPDM foolish
majority in Parliament did what they could for it to be thrown out at the last
minute. The Bill was intended to protect water catchment areas, watersheds and
wetlands. This is Bill was also intended to protect these areas from human
activities as well as mitigate the phenomenon of climate change.
Ni John Fru Ndi, SDF
chieftain took Bamenda population aback when he personally led a protest
against land reclamation at Mile 4, Bamenda III council area. Councilors of the
Bamenda II and III joined in the protest to express their disgust over what
they described as environmental terror. Bamenda of late has recorded floods due
to some of these constructions. According to HILLTOP VOICES, years back most of
these places served as farm land for vegetables like huckleberries. Yet the
Government delegate to the Bamenda City council is quoted to have that Fokou fulfilled
all the requirements to build on marshy land. On the other hand, the
administration for Mezam is disappointed with the decision of the Bamenda II
council to disrupt work in marshy areas. The administration has backed the environmental
terror and is even threatening court action even when it is glaring that the
city council violated the law on land tenure. However, Fru Ndi has vowed that
he will not be party to the destruction of marshy areas in Bamenda reasons why
he had to lead the protest himself. Fru Ndi's delegation stormed the Mile 4 neigbourhood holding placards expressing their disgust.
(Photos Courtesy of Hilltop Voices)
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| SDO for Mezam, Fru Ndi, Mayor Bda II and III |
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