The Bamenda City Council where
Vincent Ndumu Nji is Government Delegate is stinking corruption. Yesterday May
16, 2012, the administrative account of the Bamenda City Council also revealed
another obnoxious practice. The alleged embezzlement is a carried forward from
2010 account. Even though the Government Delegate claims that the money was
poorly managed by the former treasurer. With a surplus of over 400 million FCFA
carried forward to this year, observers are of the opinion that the Bamenda
City Council could be entirely transformed into a prison yard. It should be
noted that even the council police recruited under the present management are
also too corrupt. Besides, it is even alleged that some council staff also went
as far as printing market tolls. During the session, grand councilors and
mayors of Bamenda I, II and III were seen with gloomy faces yet they could not
express their anger. The untold that is tearing the city council apart is that
recently, the government delegate and the Senior Divisional Officer for Mezam
traveled to Germany
accompanied their wives. Councilors have been questioning why none of the
mayors was part of the trip and whether the SDO could represent the people of
Bamenda abroad and not the state as it is supposed to be.
The City Council of Bamenda haven suffered
many attacked from the public on the state of worsen roads and streets have procured
new heavy roads equipments. Roads in the city and local councils’ municipality
shall be prioritized. The revelation of the acquired equipments was made public
during the 2011 management and administrative account session that held on
Wednesday May 16 2012 by the Government Delegate Ndumu Vincent Nji in the
presence of SDO for Mezam Mashe Njonwet Joseph Bertrand.
These equipments which according
to the government Delegate would be jointly managed by both the City and the
local councils to improve on the state of roads and streets in the city and
environs. Roads to the Fons’ palaces haven been neglected for too long shall
have a face lift. Mr. Ndumu Nji thinks that is it cheaper haven acquired new
equipment that can guarantee about three years daily twelve hours work. Revenue
shall be generated by letting the machines out to other users.
Mr. Ndumu Nji told senior
councilors that the courts have pass a ruling in favour of the City Council on
the case with Puwo Distribution Company of Guinness products. The City Council
solicitor is waiting to procure a copy of that ruling to affect an auction sale
on the impounded Guinness product. The councilors were wondering whether the
drinks are still consumable. The Government Delegate remarked that only the
bottles and crates would be sold out. As for City Council shares at Ayaba Hotel
given that privatization is looming large on that parastatal, Councilors were
told that it is at the level of the ministry of tourism. The minister of
territorial administration had written to the minister of tourism for
appropriate measures to be taken to enable Bamenda City Council recover her own
shares of the hotel. The Government Delegate was authorized to acquire land for
a new dump site and Ndzah village was earmarked to provide the land. Mayor Balick
Awa raised a worry that most landed property owned by the city council is being
encroached and some people even brandish land titles. The government Delegate
was urged to use appropriate measures to secure these lands. On the whole audit
report shows that some 213 million is found wanting from the coffers of the city
council. This vacuum was created in the reign of the former exchequer and how
to redistribute the deficit in the present budgetary head was very difficult.
The SDO remarked that this type of lapses in the accounting nomenclature is a
sure entry to prison if not clarified and regularized.
The SDO for Mezam did observe a
serene session where the deliberation went on so maturely and smooth with many
issue handled. He urged Councilors to keep up that spirit and improve on the
deliberation next year if and only if they are returned as councilors. The
government Delegate remarked that he shall very much make use of department of
urban affairs so much so in five years Bamenda City
would be very green. He further warned those claiming land that is not theirs
to desist and that it is unacceptable for people to build on swampy areas. Mr.
Ndumu Nji wonders aloud how come some people are depriving others from using
water which is God’s free gift to mankind. Calling on the spirit of oneness the
government delegate said all water catchment or sources should be protected.
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