By Marcbright Nfor
The
Kumba-Mamfe road which is the popular cry of the Manyu people has caught the
attention of government and sources say the contract for the construction of
the Kumba-Mamfe road has been awarded. The Kumba-Mamfe road like the Loum-Kumba
road and the Kumba-Mudemba road have been a nightmare to the people of the
South West Region. For 53 years, the political elite(s) of the South West
Region who are appointed from Yaounde have always told President Biya the wrong
side of the story. Although lots of political promises have been made on the
tarring of the Kumba-Mamfe road, nothing has so far been done. However, it has
finally been confirmed that the contract for the tarring of the Kumba-Mamfe
road has been awarded to two Chinese Companies as hinted above and not that the
contract was signed in Nfor Tabetando’s palace as rumoured. This piece of
information was confirmed over the state TV newscast at 8:30 pm today February
24, 2014. The report further states that construction work on the Kumba-Mamfe
road will begin by May 2014. Notwithstanding, we are still to lay hands on the contract awarded and the total cost of the contract.
A school of thought holds that this was the
opportunity Ekema Patrick, the mayor of Buea missed. The scale of the problem
Ekema faces after delivering that low graded speech has sparked controversy
among Southwesterners and has attracted a lot of media critics. Yet President
Biya has finally rescued the Buea mayor by hastening work on the Kumba-Mamfe
road. However, skeptics say anything can happen given that when President Biya
announced that he was going to supervise the tarring of the Ring Road, it took
fifteen years for him to come to Bamenda to meet his un-kept promises.
On
February 20, it was expected that an elected mayor of Buea, Ekema Patrick
Esunge should present the litany of problems not only facing Buea council area
but the entire South West Region with the Kumba-Mamfe road highlighted. Many
thought Ekema had the golden opportunity that while appreciating Paul Biya for
what he has done for Buea, would equally tell him how nowadays to travel from
Manyu to Buea, one has to pass through Bamenda and Bafoussam. It is a fact that the Kumba-Mamfe road is
impassable.
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