North West Governor, Lele Lafrique Adolphe has launched the 2023 farming season in Nkambe, headquarters of Donga Mantung Division where he personally handed input support to dynamic farmer's groups, cooperative and organizations. Before performing the symbolic handing over, Governor Lele Lafrique Adolphe applauded Donga Mantung farmers for working hard during this crisis period to sustain the food value chain. He expressed gratitude the North West Development Authority, MIDENO for accompanying farmers in the region with inputs and Technical support. He called on the beneficiaries of the support to make proper use of the inputs. To the North West Governor, the soil has never decieves. Harping on the future of agriculture in Donga Mantung Division, he reminded farmers that it is time for every farmer to become agrientrepreneurs, "we need to scale up.production" given that Donga Mantung is blessed with several production basins. In responding to the wonderful speech presented by Musa Shey Nfor, Mayor of Nkambe, the Governor said "I am here to see, hear and report". He confirmed and congratulated guys population of Donga Mantung for standing for Republican values and peace. " The head of state is aware" he added. He said it's thanks to peace that work will soon start on the ring road, the tarring of Ntaba hill- Kakar, as well as the Nkambe district hospital that has been upgraded to Regional Hospital Annex and recent transfer of specialized medics. The Governor congratulated the security forces, administration, and all the living forces for maintaining peace in Donga Mantung Division and reiterated that government will continue to do more to foster development in the entire division given that no tangible development can take when there is disorder. " We just witnessed the decoration of the SDO for the peace, this is enough evidence that the father of the nation is monitoring". On the issue of the Far North West region, he said it is an issue that could only be handled by the constitution.
He applauded the mayor of Nkambe for the numerous development projects and the numerous awards. To the Governor, the visit he took to numerous projects realized by the Nkambe council with funding from GP DERUDEP, FEICOM, Presidential Plan for Reconstruction of North West and South West is tangible evidence of the development strived of Nkambe council.
On the other hand the Director General of MIDENO, Cletus Matoya expressed thanks to the farmers for the massive turnout. He said for the four years now farming seasons were launched in Mezam, and this year it's Donga Mantung was chosen because agriculture is the livewire of the division. Cletus Matoya said for the 42 years of existence of MIDENO it has been consistent in accompanying Donga Mantung in achieving it's Sustainable Development goals. He highhligted some of the major achiievements of the 03 gigantic projects which have rounded up, GP DERUDEP 1& 2, LIFIDEP etc. Some of the projects including provision of water schemes, construction of community halls, opening of farms to market roads, construction of classrooms, cattle dips, cattle crushes, provision improved seeds to farmers and trainings as well as distribution of fruit trees to farmers to use in restoring degraded farmlands.
Musa Shey Nfor, Mayor of Nkambe council on his part expressed thanks and appreciation to North West Governor for having choose Donga Mantung and Nkambe in particular for the 3 in 1 tour. He extended thanks to MIDENO on behalf of the 04 other municipalities for the continuous support and like Oliver Twist, he said Donga Mantung Division needs more. Musa Shey Nfor used the opportunity to thank President Paul Biya for appointing sons and daughters of Donga Mantung Division in high offices. He continued that one of the needy need and desire expressed by the population. This desire he said is the creation of the Far North West region with it's headquarters in Nkambe. While enumerating some of the needs of the population of Donga Mantung Division, he reminded the Governor that of all the needs, the priority of all the priorities is the need to upgrade Donga Mantung Division into region. He elaborated that instead of spending 14 hours to get to Nkambe, with the creation of the Far North West region, the distant will be reduced to 4 hours.
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