By FC Ndi
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| Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh |
Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh,
the President of The Fomunyoh Foundation cum Senior Associate for Africa and
Regional Director at the National Democratic Institute-NDI led a team to the
three Northern regions of Cameroon in what has been described as a humanitarian
and fact-finding trip. Talking to Bamenda journalists at the foundation head
office in Bamenda on March 12, 2015, Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh disclosed that
during the trip to Maroua in the Extreme North, Garoua and Mayo Oulo in the
North region, and Ngoundere in Adamawa region, the foundation team met with
government officials, held working sessions with experts on regional issues and
also visited over 80 children recovered by the Cameroon army from Boko Haram
indoctrination camp in the town of Amcide last November 2014. The foundation he
said also donated books to bilingual high schools in Maroua, Garoua, Mayo Oulo
and Catholic college Mazenod in Ngoundere. Harping on the devastating impact on
children and teenagers, Dr. Chris disclosed that some 134 educational
institutions have been shutdown.
He said after the
visit, the Foundation is committed to continue “to sensitize national and
international opinion on the various aspects of Boko Haram and regional
insecurity and the consequential instability, especially as it relates to our
country”. He revealed that in the lead up to the trip, the Foundation laid out
four specific objectives which are:
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Show our support to our troops-brothers
and sisters in uniform fighting on the frontline to defend our national
territory and secure our freedom
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Show solidarity with affected
populations in the Extreme North Region by donating towards some basic needs
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Communicate a message of hope, hardwork
and aspiration for a brighter future among the youth and emphasizing the
importance of education; and
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Contribute significantly to the sensitization
of national and international opinion to the inherent risks and consequences of
Boko Haram in the immediate, medium and long term.
Talking on sustain
actions, Dr. Chris Fomunyoh emphasized that the Foundation has already planned
a national concert with Northern-born, France based artist Idy Oulo for the
cities of Yaounde, Douala, Garoua and Bamenda. The nationwide tour he added is
expected to kick-start by March 21 and ends April 4, 2015 in Bamenda. The funds
will be used in supporting the affected communities and internally displaced
persons. He also added that he will
co-lead an international delegation to observe Nigeria’s presidential elections
billed for March 28 given that what happens in Nigeria can have huge
implications for the neigbouring countries including Cameroon.
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