Donga Mantung people have expressed gratitude and thanks to President Paul Biya for upgrading the Nkambe District hospital to Regional Hospital Annex. The event took place at the Nkambe grandstand with over 20.000 people in attendance on March 10, 2022. The thank you event was organized by Hon. Gerard Ngala, an illustrious son who doubles as Member of Parliament for Nkambe. He was flanked by Hon. Naomi Ngando, MP for Ndu, Hon. Abe Michael, MP for Ako/Misaje and Hon. Adamu, MP for Nwa. Also present were the five mayors of Donga Mantung Division and municipal/ regional councilors.
Those who didn't have the opportunity to express themselves in speeches, demonstrated their appreciation by singing and dancing. In expressing gratitude to President Paul Biya, the Member of Parliament for Nkambe said Donga Mantung's preparedness to take measures to safeguard and plan ways to ensure the perfect functioning of the hospital is marked by its ability to brace peace. It was against this backdrop that Hon. Gerard Ngala pleaded for the creation of the Far North West region/ Savannah region with headquarters in Nkambe. To Hon. Gerard Ngala, health is Wealth, and bringing health facilities closer to the population is giving them wealth. He recalled the stress people used to go through to get to the regional hospital in Bamenda or mission hospitals in Kumbo. He added that "Donga Mantung is an island of peace and when you make your choice, you assume the prices that come with it. Donga Mantung has chosen the path of Dialogue, Peace, respect of state institutions and we expect that in return the state could do more to us. That is why while thanking the head of state for the regional hospital, we are equally appealing for the creation of Far North West Savannah Region".
Prominent at the Nkambe Grandstand to witness the official handing over of medical equipment to the Nkambe regional hospital annex was the Senior Divisional Officer for Donga Mantung, Dr. Simon Nkwenti Doh. Talking to journalists after the grandiose event, the SDO expressed his joy to the population who spontaneously came out to manifest their happiness to the seasonal gift from President Paul Biya. " The population have come from all the subdivisions, Ako, Misaje, Ndu, Nwa and Nkambe and even from the neighboring divisions because of the services the Regional Hospital will render to the population. We are here to celebrate". The SDO continued by adding that the population of Donga Mantung Division also turned massively to parcel to the Head of State, their old request for the creation of new administrative units. "When you see old mothers, fathers, women and youths who have travelled from far and near to come and express this wish, it is because it is a capital wish. They want this new unit created inorder to speed development".
Earlier, while welcoming the population of Donga Mantung to the thank you event, Musa Shey Nfor, mayor of Nkambe said he was overwhelmed by the gift from government. He applauded government for the timely support that will go a long way to impact lives in the Division and beyond
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