September 8, 2017, Dr. Fuh Calistus Gentry, Secretary of State in the Ministry
of Mines, Industries and Technological Development headed a powerful delegation
to Donga Mantung Division. As head of the delegation of the sensitization visit
on school resumption, development projects and industrialization programme of Donga
Mantung Division, he delivered a groundbreaking speech during the meeting with
elites. Here below is the complete speech.
A
SPEECH PRESENTED BY H.E. DR. FUH CALISTUS GENTRY, SECRETARY OF STATE AT THE
MINISTRY OF MINES, INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE OCCASION OF
THE SENSITIZATION VISIT ON SCHOOL RESUMPTION, DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND
INDUSTRIALISATION PROGRAMME OF DONGA MANTUNG DIVISION, AT THE NKAMBE COMMUNITY
HALL, TODAY THE 8TH SEPTEMBER, 2017
·
THE SENIOR
DIVISIONAL OFFICER, DONGA MANTUNG AND HIS ETAT MAJOR;
·
HONOURABLE
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT;
·
THE MAYORS
OF DONGA MANTUNG DIVISION;
·
ECONOMIC
OPERATORS;
·
MEMBERS OF
THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE CPDM;
·
MEMBERS OF
DIFFERENT POLITICAL PARTIES;
·
YOUR ROYAL
HIGHNESSES AND ARDOS OF DONGA MANTUNG;
·
ELITE OF
DONGA MANTUNG IN ALL THEIR PARTS;
·
MEMBERS OF
THE EDUCATION FAMILY;
·
THE PRESS CORPS;
·
FAINAP
REPRESENTATIVES;
·
DISTINGUISHED
PERSONALITIES;
·
LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN;
v An investment development package by the state to
the people of Donga Mantung;
v The pursuit of an Industrialization Programme for
our Division through the FAINAP Programme;
v The assessment of the state of our children to take
the mantle from us as the future leaders of this nation; I mean the issue of
resumption of schools for the 2017/2018 academic year.
Concerning the Development Package of the Government to our
Division, I want to assure you that the development concerns of this Division
are a priority in the development agenda of this nation. I can assure you that
I am perfectly involved in the pursuit of the financing of the entire Ring Road
which is worth over 200 billion CFAF. While waiting and in very high level
negotiations with the African Development Bank as well as the Islamic Bank, the
Government has in the main time offered a package to give the population of
this Division a comfort zone. In this
light, I am happy to announce to you the components of the 6 Billion Immediate
Package put by the State:
1. Kumbo – Ndu – Nkambe – Misaje, about 3 billion
francs. Under this package, this stretch of the Ring Road will be fully
resurfaced in laterite with major drainage infrastructure. Difficult parts of
the road will be tarred to facilitate movement. These
include the section from Kumbo to the stretch in Ndu Town from the Fon’s Palace
Junction to beyond the Council Check Point towards Mbiyeh; over 2km in
Binka covering the bad spots right up to the Fon’s Palace road; bad spots at
Binshua; over 2km covering the Bansobi Hill on the way to Misaje and the
entrance to Misaje up to the junction to Wum.
2. Oku – Noni – Misaje, 800 million.
3. Misaje – Nigeria Frontier, 1.5 billion with tarring
of some steep slopes.
Apart from the Ring Road, many other parts of the Division
have the following road infrastructure:
- Mbot – Wat = 500 Million; Misaje
- Three Corners Tabenken – Binju = 500 Million;
- Tarring of 5 streets in Binju = 500 Million;
- Nkambe – Ako = about 800 Million;
- Construction of roads, bridges with Police and
Gendarme Gates in Nwa = 1 Billion.
Other projects in the pipeline which should come up by 2018 are:
- 5 km of streets in Nkambe from CNPS to GBHS Nkambe;
- 5 km of streets in;
- Electricity in Tabenken.
All these come to add to the special privilege given to
Donga Mantung in the LIFIDEP and GP-GERUDEP Projects. Of these, I can site
amongst others, the Buku – Abafum Road, Mbiyeh – Ngarum – Taku – Ntundip – Luh
and many health centres, schools, markets, cattle markets, veterinary and
community centres.
On the second point concerning the industrialization of
Donga Mantung, I want to inform and reassure you that the FAINAP Project is fully
planted and will transform our Division forever. If Cameroon is Africa in
miniature, I want to say Donga Mantung is Cameroon in miniature as we see in the
forests of Ako, the Tea Estate of Ndu, the great Agro Basin of the Mbaw Plain,
the vast pastoral lands of Misaje, just to name these few.
The contracts for the award of 40 Million in special motorbikes
for FAINAP Representatives and a multi-tilling and planting tractor have been
launched. In the next FAINAP Board Meeting in November, I am optimistic to
present all these to you.
I am also happy to announce to you that MINEPAT will be
approving an Agropole of close to 2 Billion for the palm oil sector under
the FAINAP Programme. A team from MINEPAT will be visiting our Division in the next
few weeks to finalize studies submitted by FAINAP. Permit me to take
inspiration from the words of Leroy Hood: ‘’don’t underestimate the power of
your vision to change the world. Whether the world is your office, your
community, an industry or a global movement, you need to have a core belief
that what you contribute can fundamentally change the paradigm or way of
thinking about problems.’’
On the third point concerning the assessment of the state
of our children to take the mantle from us as the future leaders of this
country I am here referring to the
issue of resumption of schools for 2017/
2018 academic year, I have this to say; Some issues
concerning aspects of National life, particularly the Education and Legal sectors
have been raised in the Northwest and Southwest Regions.the President of the
Republic as guarantor of our Constitution, listened and acted and will continue
bringing more solutions to the issues
raised. No society is perfect whether it be in America, France, and Great
Britain etc… Permit me again to recall the words of a famous American Civil
Rights Campaigner; ‘’let’s bear in
mind that Education is the Passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to
those who prepare for it today.’’ This makes me think we ought to allow our kids
shape their future, for we will not be there tomorrow when they face a future
we have compromised.
I hereby call on the people of Donga
Mantung to give the President the credit for the good work he has done so far
and will always continue to do to make our country a better place to live.
Today I have brought a development package and I promise more will come,
because your Leader President Paul Biya is listening.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Your Royal
Highnesses, I want to thank all of you for coming here today and accepting that
Donga Mantung works in a renewed hope of tolerance and greater expectations. I
want to thank the Elite of this Division, wherever they are, for their unending
struggle to make our Division attain the greatest from its potential. I however
want to acknowledge the special presence or special contributions of the Elite
who accompanied me as a development club for this division and especially for
the organization of this event. I want to acknowledge the following Elite of
our Division:
Mr. Tamfu Simon,
Geological Consultant and Former Director of Exploration, SNH; Mr.
Talla Godlove, General Manager of BOFAS Construction Company; Mr. Adamu Musa,
our own media icon who needs no introduction; Mr. Yerima Giyo,
Civil Administrator and Director of Finance, University of Bamenda; Mr. Gbaka
Ernest, Barrister Yaounde; Mr.
Nforgwei Rogers International Book Publisher.
My special thanks to our own New Senior Divisional Officer
for the quick response he gave to the organization of this meeting.
God bless Donga Mantung
Division.
Long Live the Republic
of Cameroon and its Illustrious Leader, H.E. President Paul Biya.
DR.
FUH CALISTUS GENTRY
SECRETARY OF STATE, MINMIDT
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