Tamngwa Marcel Kwalar
The Ndu council has adopted
its budget for 2013. The council budget which stands at 600 million FCFA was
adopted in a budgetary council session chaired by the council chief Executive
councilor Nfor David Karngong on December 19th 2012 under the
watchful eyes of Ngone Ndondemessape Bernard, Senior Divisional Officer for
Donga Mantung. Also present were heads of services and traditional rulers.
In his welcome speech David
karngong Nfor noted that planning is necessary for any meaningful development. He
called on councilors to scrutinize the budget diligently because it is through
their work that Ndu council will be able to carry out development projects. He
further explained that the Ndu council is closing the year 2012 with the
construction of some ten (10) new stores behind the Ndu Grand stand from local
collections, classrooms, community halls and water scheme through PNDP support
program. These, the mayor said is to boost the economic, foster development
process and raise revenue to the council.
He equally enumerated a number
of projects that the council is looking forward to execute in 2013. Though
many, the Mayor noted that these projects will be carried out based on priority
needs and available means.
He ended by citing some of the
difficulties plaguing the Ndu council. Accordingly, he said the greatest of
which is tax evasion by motor cycle riders and other business men and women in
the municipality. At this point the Mayor called on councilors to go back to
the drawing boards in their respective villages and school their populations on
the need to pay taxes.
In the deliberations that ensued,
councilors demonstrated their mastery of council matters by asking interesting
questions on some of the budget heads. The questions were however watered down
by adequate responses from the Mayor or his deputies, or the secretary general
and the municipal treasurer.
For close to 4 hours in session, the sum
of 600.000,000 FCFA was moved and seconded as the budget of the Ndu council for
2013.The budget which comprises of some 354,700,000 FCFA for Total recurrent
expenditure, and 245,300,000 FCFA for Overall capital and investment
expenditure represents an increase of 50 million from the 550million FCFA that
was budgeted for 2012.
At the
end of the session, optimism could be read on the face of the venerated Mayor
Nfor David Karngong who looks forward to 2013 with anxiety.
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