This Is What Dr. Fuh Calistus Gentry told CRTV Programme "Inside The Presidency"-A Must Read Interview

Minister Fuh Calistus Gentry, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Mines, Industries and Technological Development, has said Anglophones in the North West and South West regions are more concerned with the advantages they will reap from the Special Status than taking part in illegal protests around the country. Dr. Fuh Calistus Gentry made the statement on CRTV programme, Inside The Presidency.

Harping on the upcoming regional elections, Dr. Fuh Calistus Gentry reiterated that expectations are high among Anglophones especially as president Biya in his wisdom has thought that Anglophones have a cultural identity which they cherish. Here below is the Exclusive interview

Your Excellency, what is your take on the Congolese foreign minister’s description of President Paul Biya as the Wiseman of Africa and the Library of the sub region?

He is absolutely correct in his description of President Paul Biya as the Wiseman of Africa and the Library of the sub region. Many others have hailed the President of the Republic as a visionary leader who has shown himself on the international scene as a peace maker. The peaceful resolution of the dispute over the oil- rich Bakassi peninsular is just one of the many crisis that have projected President Biya as the Wiseman of Africa. Many are politicians but those who are called to lead the nation are few.

What is your take on calls for demonstrations that have as major objective to undermine republican institutions?

First of all, I think the motive behind such calls is not genuine. How can a political party which took part in the 2018 presidential election be claiming today that demonstrations are intended to protest against the electoral system and the crisis in the North West and South West regions? Kamto took part in the presidential election under these same circumstances he is today claiming to be protesting against. We need to put in place a structure, the regional structure which I strongly believe will be the guarantor of peace, especially in the North West and South West regions. There is of course no gainsaying the fact that Cameroonians have been waiting for regional election and the putting in place of Regional Councils. To begin with, you cannot have a president who was overwhelmingly voted for by Cameroonians and you get up one day to call for an uprising against him and the state institutions he incarnates. Let me remind Mr. Kamto that over 70% of Cameroonians voted for President Paul Biya at the 2018 presidential election. In a country, there are pessimists and optimists. The pessimist is going to say there is wind, the optimist will say let there be a change, but the leader says he will adjust the sail.

A leader after voted into office automatically becomes the president of the entire nation. That is what makes President Biya the visionary leader we have known him to be. Ernest Benz says: “Politics is a game of looking for trouble. Find it even where it does not even exist. And putting out the wrong ways to solve the problem and at the end using the wrong diagnosis”. If you march for an issue that affects the rights of an individual, it can be understood. But calling for demonstrations against somebody who was democratically and overwhelmingly elected by Cameroonians is nothing else than insurrection. My advice to Cameroonians is that they should ignore such diabolic calls coming from politicians who have lost touch with reality.

What is your advice to the people of the North West and South West regions in the face of these unwarranted calls for insurrection?

North Westerners and South Westerners are just from the field to select their candidates for the December 6, 2020 regional elections. I think this is what is more important to them at this material moment. I don’t see any Anglophone in his or her right senses taking part in any political party demonstration against state institutions and the president of the Republic. They are rather more concerned about the Special Status the Head of State has given them and the many advantages that Special Status will offer them. They are facing the challenge of putting in place a regional executive that will finish what it is already being done. That is their preoccupation for now. As soon as the lists are published, we want to get our regions move, we want to see the House of Chiefs move, we want to see the place for which we stand as cultural identity being sorted out in this nation. The people of the North West and South West regions, even under very challenging security, still went out to vote because they know that if you leave a vacuum, it creates more problems than solve it. After voting at the 2018 presidential election, senatorial election, the 2020 municipal and parliamentary elections under insecurity, I don’t see any Anglophone ever heeding any call from a political party to embark on a senseless and fruitless demonstration.

Mr. Minister, how did you receive news of the convening of the Electoral College for the country’s first ever regional election?

Of course, like every patriotic Cameroonian, I was very overwhelmed. Many people kept asking when is going to happen. And so the announcement came especially to us politicians from the North West and South West regions as a great relieve because we need these structures to be in place. It is going to accompany the measures we have been taking on the ground.

What are the stakes in these elections?

The stakes are quite high. I was very impressed with the desire of candidates from all shades of society, former members of government and former general managers. They all believe that they have a role to play in rebuilding and taking part in the development of their regions with the putting in place of the Regional Councils and the House of Chiefs. The enthusiasm and expectations are very high among Anglophones of all social backgrounds. I talk like one just back from the field. It came at the right time and I am sure that we will be starting the New Year 2021 with something very special that the president has given and has made it work.

As an Anglophone elite, how is the advent of regions determinant?

 It is very determinant because when people want to put technology as a lead word, whether you call it federalism, whether you call it decentralisation or what- ever name, what matters is the content. For us in the North West and South West regions, we want to say the president in his wisdom has thought that Anglophones have a cultural identity which they cherish. He has said it even on international scene and that he wants to allow that evolve in the most orderly manner. To me as an individual, it is something that will create a new awareness and a new diversity in this nation, which is unique in Africa. This will only come to make Cameroon a new kind of breed where colonial past is going to be a melting pot to create some- thing that does not exist in Africa.

How will the putting in place of Regional Councils accelerate Cameroon’s decentralisation process?

 We are going to see vibrant young people, especially the ones that my party (the CPDM) set out for, with the putting in place of Regional Councils. In doing the selection of our candidates for the December 6 Regional Election, we reserved a sizable quota for women and the for the youth. We are going to see the whole fabric of society, enthusiastic to take the destiny of their regions into their own hands. They are going to be at the centre of key decisions regarding the development of their regions. We are going to will a new kind of power, which if we leave Yaounde and go down, we will lis- ten to them. They will be running things and we only fit our ideas to theirs because it is their region. They will automatically have the destiny of their people in their hands. The enthusiasm with which the announcement of the Regional Election was received by especially Anglophones, tells it already the difference the put- ting in place and functioning of Regional Councils will make with regards to the development of the North West and South West regions. There is of course, no gainsaying the fact that Regional Election is coming as the last phase of the democratic process which H.E President Biya started instituting in this nation in four phases. How would the coming of Regional Councils help in resolving the conflicts in the North West and South West regions? We have a national government. We have had a government right down at the level of the councils. There was this vacuum in the bill, which is the Regional Council and the conflict we have is not linked to the councils, not linked to a division, it is linked to a region. I believe that with the coming of these structures, it is going to fill the vacuum in Buea and Bamenda where we will have responsible men from all facets; especially given that every subdivision will be represented in these Regional Councils. They will bring to the table the uniqueness of the problems in their council areas and divisions with the mastery of these problems that we, the contemporaries to these regions don’t have. Remember that members of the Regional Councils will be coming from the base. They have lived with these problems and will be coming to give the assurance that the president has kept to his words. The president has responded to everything since this crisis started. We are going to see the very people responding. They have the mastery of each subdivision and division and equally master the pressing development needs of these areas.

Much has been said about the Special Status for the two English-speaking regions. What in your opinion will this make Anglophone regions different from the eight other regions?

Like I said, even in the United Kingdom, power is divulged into different entities. You don’t call it the Federal Republic of Great Britain. It has a nomenclature so many people are basing on, those who talk on federation and the rest. But this is a devolution of power to the base, which allows each region to handle things according the pressing needs of their people. It is going to be a kind of quasi government that has been created with Commissioners taking charge of different the development needs of their areas. The Chairman of the Region and the House of Chiefs will both be handling different issues that affect their regions. I think this is a starting point, a great move and I believe that those who are sincere, will know that this is a move in the right direction and that it can only make life better in the North West and South West regions. It can only meet the aspirations of people who by their Anglo-Saxon nature like a lot of self- governance. This, of course, is what Anglophones have have been clamouring for. Just the very fact that these two regions will have their House of Chiefs give it the Special Status I have been talking about. Remember the nostalgia the peo- ple of these two regions grew up with. That is why they clamoured for this. And for those who want the word Federalism, it is the content and not the name that matters. The North West and South West regions are going to have the House of Chiefs and these chiefs are going to look at issues that concern and reflect their traditional values. We are living a rebirth of what people had looked up to and I think from next year, this country would breathe some good air that would attract the attention of other African countries.

You talked about the enthusiasm that was manifested by potential candidates for the Regional Election. Who do you think should be the idle candidates for these positions?

I won’t fix idealism to candidature. There is a minimum requirement. Those who want to go into the Regional Council should be literate enough to stand up and listen to issues concerning this nation. You need a minimum qualification to read the basic texts that are given for interpretation just like it obtains in both the Lower and Upper Houses of parliament. You should be able to read and write to have a good mastery of how things work out in this country. Notwithstanding this, what I saw in the diversity of candidates, former regional delegates, divisional delegates, former parliamentarians, and former members of government gave to understanding that the candidates who would take part in this election are people of mettle. These are people who have worked and retired back to the regions, they have lived the current crisis in the North West and South West regions, they have lived the national life of this country and would be bringing in this wealth of experience for the development of these two regions.

You of the CPDM, the party in power, how was the selection done within your party itself? What were you concerned about?

Within our party, we were concerned about women being represented, 30 percent, we were concerned about the youth representation, we were concerned about people with diverse opinion, people with diverse experiences and the fact that our selection was broad-based, people came in from all shades of life, no restrictions. At the end of the day, it was the people on the ground who decided the kind of candidates whose names they forwarded for investiture.

How did they do that, did they contribute in the selection?

Yes, off course. The party hierarchy at the base, the Sections worked with the mayors and opinion leaders in the different council areas. We were only there to receive the opinions that they sent to us. And our criteria and everything were based on what the base selected and forwarded to us. They chose their candidates and I think that was the beauty of the CPDM selection exercise. We are going to see plurality, diversity and all kinds of people with rich experience on how this nation is governed and should be governed.

As the Secretary of State in the Ministry of Mines, Industries and Technological Development, how do you think regions and council areas can make use of their natural resources to be able to improve on their sources of income?

 We just finished elaborating on the text of application, which concerns us. Our part in the presidential decree on local authorities, Section 156, which says that you have to make available non-concessionable mineral substances available. We have to transfer our powers. This means that they are minerals that you don’t need a mining concession in order to exploit it. You have sand…all those things that are limited to Cameroonians only. So, we are divulging all that power down to the councils; even if they will need our expertise in order to guide them. That also means that in the future, councils can create companies which can run a quarry that will give them revenues. These are all innovations and the spirit behind this law is to make sure that people are empowered at the base to make money. The law is there and we are wait- ing for the text of application. How will this really happen? That is where we are now. We have already sent out copies to the Ministry of Decentralisation on how this text should be elaborated. From there, it will go to the Prime Minister’s office for the text of application. At the end of the day, many people will see themselves being able to sit in their council areas and have access to the mining industry that has been divulged in their own area, which is a wealth-making and making the lives of the people better.

In other words, if a company comes to an area to tar a road, the council should be able to supply quarry materials to the company instead of the other way round?

That is not what I am saying, most of the time we have a concession reformulation which comes with clauses, which says that a country must give that company a quarry. Those are international clauses which we cannot go against. I am saying that a council on its own can create a company under the new dispensation which will carry out some activities. But if a road construction company comes without the international clause that the government has to give them a quarry, that will still be the case. We have to respect as a nation, international obligations which come with financial assistance that is given to us.

Mr. Minister, how is the situation in the North West and South West regions, one year after the Major National Dialogue?

As I said from the beginning, a leader must always be in the middle and so that the opinions can be diverse. At the Major National Dialogue, MND, people came up with different opinions. That of course, was the right step in the right direction. Today, we have so many people who have left the bushes and come out because they have understood that President Biya and his government care so much about the wellbeing of the people of the two English- speaking regions. We had so many people who never understood the consequences of what this was, but today, they have understood. They are assisting in making sure peace returns to the two regions and equally making sure that people do not create havoc on their own lives. They were seeing their lives in ruin and today, they are trying to package back their lives. Many of the recommendations of the MND are being gradually implemented with firm instructions from the Number One Cameroonian, H. E President Biya. The MND was just the right step in the right direction. It was a forum where people were given the opportunity to express their views and everybody listening to the other. People were allowed to express their views and I think this is healthy for a great nation like ours. Today, we are reaping the fruits of that frank dialogue at the MND and more fruits will come. I think it has done a lot to break down the tension that prior to the holding of the MND prevailed in the North West and South West regions. Everybody is now focused because we know the conflict in the North West and South West regions is not what the people want. Human life is precious.

What in your opinion is the way forward for the crisis in North West and South West regions?

The way forward is for all of us who come from these regions to focus on what the President of the Republic has given us-the Special Status and the many benefits that come with it. We must make sure we put all our energies behind the Regional Councils and the House of Chiefs and get down to work as one people. We equally have no choice but to support the Reconstruction Plan for the North West and South West to build back our lives and our regions. The reconstruction process of these two regions is not just about development projects but equally psychologi- cal. We need to build back our lives and get down to the centre of making this country an emerging nation. We should not be on the sidelines. Rather, we should be at the centre of making this nation a great country in Africa.

 

 

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Back2School: Hon. Agho Oliver Donates to Pupils, Students

Hon. Agho Oliver, Member of Parliament for Bafut/ Tubah in Mezam Division of the North West Region has again made another landmark donation to the needy. Hon. Agho who has been described by impressionists as the most formidable young politician of all politicians has donated school materials to pupils and students. Ahead of the 2020 Back to School campaign, Hon. Agho storm Bafut and Tubah sub Division respectively to share with the needy. The political philanthropists according to the expressionist is being described as a cheerful giver. Before handing over the didactic material and schoolbags to beneficiaries, Hon. Agho Oliver used the occasion to underscored the need for children to be allowed to go to school. To him, education is the key to the future. 

Harping on the importance of education, Hon. Agho emphasized that "we know it already and no one understands it better than we do. There was a time children were prevented from going to school and the time have come for them to resume school". He announced that he brought 19200 exercise books, 2000 Pens, 180 mark sets, 228 rulers, 2016 erasers, 200 school bags, 2000 face masks and many other school items. 

Flanked by the administration and council executives who all applauded the young dynamic MP for his astuteness and frequent donations to the needy. Present to give the ceremony royal blessings were also the fons of Kejom Kiekum, Bambili. Infact, almost all traditional rulers were present. What was never said in speeches was said in songs as myriade of dance groups displayed the rich cultural heritage of the localities. 

It is worth mentioning that Hon. Agho Oliver had earlier this year donated bundles of zinc estimated  at over 10 million FCFA to 30 families in Bambui and Bafut. He equally donated a generator to the police on the demand of the population and before that,  had supported Muslim faithful with cartons of sugar, tea and others during the fasting period. Besides, when he visited the Lamido of Sabga, he also made a stop over at Sabga Health Center where he communed with patients on sickbed and paid all their bills. 

The back to school distribution ceremony can be described as the highest crowd pulling event ever in Bafut/Tubah in recent times. Fru Brian, one if the beneficiaries from Bafut expressed joy and gratitude to the MP for the timely donation. He promised that he will use the support for the purpose it is intended. That is, go to school and produce good results. 

When News Breaks Out, We Break In. (The 2014 Bloggies Finalist)

Back to School: Hon. Agho Oliver Donates to Pupils, Students

Hon. Agho Oliver, Member of Parliament for Bafut/ Tubah in Mezam Division of the North West Region has again made another landmark donation to the needy. Hon. Agho who has been described by impressionists as the most formidable young politician of all politicians has donated school materials to pupils and students. Ahead of the 2020 Back to School campaign, Hon. Agho storm Bafut and Tubah sub Division respectively to share with the needy. The political philanthropists according to the expressionist is being described as a cheerful giver. Before handing over the didactic material and schoolbags to beneficiaries, Hon. Agho Oliver used the occasion to underscored the need for children to be allowed to go to school. To him, education is the key to the future. 

Harping on the importance of education, Hon. Agho emphasized that "we know it already and no one understands it better than we do. There was a time children were prevented from going to school and the time have come for them to resume school". He announced that he brought 19200 exercise books, 2000 Pens, 180 mark sets, 228 rulers, 2016 erasers, 200 school bags, 2000 face masks and many other school items. 

Flanked by the administration and council executives who all applauded the young dynamic MP for his astuteness and frequent donations to the needy. Present to give the ceremony royal blessings were also the fons of Kejom Kiekum, Bambili. Infact, almost all traditional rulers were present. What was never said in speeches was said in songs as myriade of dance groups displayed the rich cultural heritage of the localities. 

It is worth mentioning that Hon. Agho Oliver had earlier this year donated bundles of zinc estimated  at over 10 million FCFA to 30 families in Bambui and Bafut. He equally donated a generator to the police on the demand of the population and before that,  had supported Muslim faithful with cartons of sugar, tea and others during the fasting period. Besides, when he visited the Lamido of Sabga, he also made a stop over at Sabga Health Center where he communed with patients on sickbed and paid all their bills. 

The back to school distribution ceremony can be described as the highest crowd pulling event ever in Bafut/Tubah in recent times. Fru Brian, one if the beneficiaries from Bafut expressed joy and gratitude to the MP for the timely donation. He promised that he will use the support for the purpose it is intended. That is, go to school and produce good results. 

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Bafut/Tubah MP Reaches out to the Population Again

The young and dynamic Parliamentarian for Bafut/Tubah has extended a hand of fellowship to the population of his constituency again by donating 4000 kilowatts  generator to Tubah police station in Bambili this July 20,2020. This would make up for the shortfall in power supply in the area that has been slowing down the process of establishing ID cards for his constituents and others in various neighbourhoods.

It should be recalled that since confirmed MP after the March 22, 2020 repeat elections, Hon. Agho Oliver has been up on all fronts trying to assuage the situation of his constituents in both Bafut and Tubah  

Already in March, he offered roofing sheets worth over 9m frs to close to 30 families in Bambui and Bafut. Thereafter, he paid a visit to the Sabga aldorate where he supported Muslim faithful with  cartoons of sugar, tea and others during the fasting period. On the sidelines, he also stopped over at Sabga health center where he settled bills of all patients found at the facility at the time of his arrival, worth over 300000. 

When government allowed schools to reopen after Temporal closure due to the outbreak of coronavirus, Hon Agho Oliver actively contributed alongside the Tubah mayor to disinfecting the University of Bamenda campus and it's satellite structures.

He has also been actively involved in contributing to the staging of public events in Bamenda, including the recent installations of Divisional officers and the holding of council sessions in council areas under his constituency

At the national level he has had an impressive participation at the just ended June session of parliament where he mad valuable contributions to the debates on bills tabled by government, including the bill on statistics and the one on realignment of 2020 budget to meet up with COVID19 exigencies.

He has been an essential element in the North West parliamentary momentum that has for the past weeks been making Public Works minister to sit at the edge of his seat in relation to the the lacklustre attitude in tarring of the Babadjou-Bamenda stretch of road

The distribution of face masks and hand sanitizers to his constituents has been his permanent forte since the outbreak the pandemic in Cameroon

Edison Fru Ndi as modern Cameroon's one-size-feet-all and resilient entrepreneur

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This reflection is inspired by the fact that unlike other businesses and entrepreneurs who saw the population of Bamenda simply as consumers of their products and who were quick to escape from Bamenda when the conflict escalated, Edison Fru Ndi, being an illustrious son of the Region deemed that it was right and just to stay besides his people, under rain, under shine.

It is the more informed by the morale in Wole Soyinka's 'The Swarm Dwellers', to the effect that it was of 'no earthly use changing one slough for another' as insecurity anywhere is insecurity everywhere and that grass is greenest where it is watered.

It is also inspired by the fact that Edison's tenacity has not only given hope to many hopeless youths from the Region who, even if they wanted to leave the Region they wouldn't have had anywhere else to go, he had not only continued to light up the lives of many but is also using his hard earned resources to keep the few remaining citizens in Bamenda free of COVID19 pandemic by providing state-of-the-art thermoflashes to key institutions in the Region.

If one were to go by statistics presented by North West Governor, Aldolphe Lele L'afrique during the 2018 International Labour Day in Bamenda, to the effect that the crisis had let to the loss of 20000 jobs and to over 100 businesses closing shop, it would go without saying that virtually every business is folding up in the Region. This can only mean that more and more people go jobless everyday. This can only mean that if more and more sons and daughters of the Region are not taking bold decisions to be resilient, the situation would have to get worse before it gets better.

And getting worse means more and more youths would become frustrated. Flattening the curve requires resilient entrepreneurs like Edison Fru Ndi.

Resilience, it has been said, is the virtue that enables people to move through hardship and become better. It is for this that Edison continues to hang on believing that no one escapes pain, fear, and suffering. Yet, from pain comes wisdom, from fear comes courage, from suffering can come strength, if one has the sense of resilience. Given that to be an entrepreneur requires a special combination of boldness and humility, it is always a beautiful thing to see that one has contributed to building something that society needs. Hence, Dreamland Snack bar in Nkwen-Bamenda-an expansion of the dream Edison Fru Ndi has of Bamenda. In every venture he undertakes, Edison Fru Ndi as a real entrepreneur, looks past short-term setbacks and focuses on the long-term mission... Transforming Bamenda into a Dreamland is Edison Fru Ndi's ultimate mission.

Although Edison Fru Ndi is today's most popular guy in the city of Bamenda and even beyond, he doesn't allow that to define him as he doesn't need any of that to tell him who he is.

As one of those rare people who have been blessed with an absolutely clear view of himself, he not only does get virtually everything right, but he gets it right ahead of everyone else. 

Being one fellow who has been consistently captivating, Edison Fru Ndi is an original entrepreneurial storyteller with warmth, humour and a style and voice all his own.

As one of the few Cameroon entrepreneurs who have gone past the level of looking for money to that of money working for them, Edison Fru Ndi still believes that the way out is to drive your car rather than allow your car to drive you around. To this effect, he continues to see a car as a piece of mechanical engineering that enables one move from one place to the order for easy business transactions rather than a status symbol. While so many individuals of his standing are defined by their car, he defined his car as he continues to see it as a means to an end and not an end in itself.

Just as Zig Ziggler, one of America's great authors and motivational speaker, said of his father that although he decided to swing the Bible in order to save souls, he later realized that in saving souls he could also put food on his table, so too, Edison

Fru Ndi decided in the late 90s to make Bamenda a tourist attraction by setting up high definition restaurants and entertainment joints and only to soon realize that such services could also put food on his table. Hence, the Clarion call to all categories of visitors to Bamenda and even those who have made it within Bamenda to put their money where their mouths are. 

After doing a thorough environmental scan in the late 90s through to the early 2000s to realize that Bamenda lacked a restaurant worth it's salt and pepper,  and after overcoming initial challenges and long held conservative beliefs that a high flying restaurant could not exist past it's first anniversary in Bamenda, Edison Fru Ndi took the bull by the horns and launched his first major venture, Dreamland Restaurant, at Bamenda's Central Business District otherwise known as Commercial Avenue. The success of the venture beyond the wildest imaginations attracted and inspired many an entrepreneur who gathered up the courage and jumped into high definition restaurants in Bamenda. A new business window had opened.

Just like God on creating Adam realized suddenly, abruptly, that it was not good for a man to be alone, Edison Fru Ndi, after the initial success realized that it wasn't good for a city like Bamenda to be without an equally high definition cabaret. Hence, Dreamland Cabaret that was rated then, and prior to the visit of President Biya in 2010 in Bamenda, as the best in the CEMAC zone.

In fact, Edison Fru Ndi has a lot of stuff on his mind. From packaging sand into bags the same way cement is done, through creating a free trade zone or dry port in Bamenda or thereabouts, to transforming the erstwhile municipal stadium in Bamenda into a second main market, and looking elsewhere for a robust stadium. Edison Fru Ndi is a unique Cameeroonian mind. And in more ways than one, his entrepreneurial journey takes you inside that mind. When you come out of that mind, you'll be smiling, laughing and hodding in agreement.

At a time when people in the Region that youths once looked up to, spend time poisoning their minds on the ills of government and urging the youths to fight on, Edison Fru Ndi is rather of the opinion that the best way for youths to fight off over-dependence on noisy Yaounde is to get them fully engaged in entrepreneurial ventures. As a motivational and entrepreneurial coach, he makes an umpteenth youth in Bamenda who come around him to understand that grass is greenest where it is watered and that anyone with an entrepreneurial mind would see money even in gutters in a Bamenda that many have for long considered dry land. 

The pull of entrepreneurs Edison is painstakingly building for tomorrow's Cameroon reminds me of John Madden's account of Donald Trump. Long before Donald Trump ever thought of competing for the U.S Presidency, John Madden, football commentator and former NFL games coach recalls how he was sitting and waiting for food in a restaurant and a tall and heavily built person came in with his wife and introduced himself as Donald Trump. He then invited Donald Trump to join them on the table, and as they waited for the food, Donald Trump marveled all of them on his business acquisition plans, his views on the US economy, his engagement in building a totally new generation of American business entrepreneurs, and much more. He said Donald . had the same quick mind, and more than anything else, the same curiosity about everything. According to Madden, you would think Donald Trump would be talking all the time. Instead, he was asking questions and really listening. Since after that meeting, John Madden said, he had wished to meet Trump again, but would only hear him negotiating and buying over one multi trillion business or the other, until he was chaired into the Whitehouse, after completing the Trump Tower. The ambitions may not be the same for our own Edison Fru Ndi, but in terms of business acumen, there seems to be more in common with the two entrepreneurs.

It is this and much more that qualifies Edison Fru Ndi as the one-size-feet-all and resilient entrepreneur

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The Guardian Post Achievement Awards: H.E.Dr. Fuh Calistus Gentry Wins Service to Humanity Award

 

Minister Fuh Calistus Gentry, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Mines, Industries and Technological Development has been received Service to Humanity Award of The Guardian Post. He was voted to receive this prestigious award for coming to the assistance of pupils, students, teachers and educational institutions in Donga Mantung. The scholarship programme known as Donga Mantung Scholarship Fund has assisted over 3000 under previledged in 2019.  

The scholarship award launching ceremony which took place in Nkambe and involved schools in all of Donga Mantung aimed at rewarding performance among pupils, students, assisting the needy and orphans in paying school fees, and assisting PTAs in recruiting teachers has been seen by readers of The Guardian Post as the best service to hanity in 2019. In each of the selected schools, three students wee selected and given funds ranging from FCFA 55.000 to 30.000 FCFA each. This amounted millions minus organizational charges and transportation. Dr. Fuh Calistus Gentry has always said he was making such sacrifices because he wanted his kin and kith to receive quality education.

In offering the scholarship Dr. Fuh Calistus was actually giving back to society and encouraging performance. s scholarship event had as theme: “Success in Meritocracy”. It should be noted that for years, he has been giving scholarships. The success story of the Ako/Misaje is something to write home. And due to the fact that he has taken education to be the core of his humanitarian activities, many see him as the man of the future. Dr. Fuh Calistus is one of the greatest philanthropist Donga Mantung ever had. He initiated and funded numerious endeavours like Gent Fund, African Model Village, Misaje Business Initiative, FAINAP etc. He is going into history books in great names. He is loved and cherish by everyone.  H.E Dr Fuh Calistus Gentry who is founder and benefactor of Donga Mantung Scholarship Fund, was also voted for his constant and indiscriminate salvation to the needy and offering an 18 million FCFA Scholarship to Students and Pupils of Donga Mantung, says Tarlishi Oliver, Coordinator of the fund. To Tarlishi Oliver, God will always bless and keep Dr. Fuh Calistus for his continuous efforts to meet the needs of the underprivileged and build up the Human Resource base in Donga Mantung Division. 

The Guardian Post Awards: Hon. Dr. Awudu Mbaya Voted Politician of the Year

Hon. Dr. Awudu Mbaya was this weekend voted Politician of the Year by The Guardian Post ( the lone English language daily). This is of course an indication that the world so wants good leadership these days. Even though this generation has deplored the apparent lack of this, there are still plenty of good leadership examples; those that exemplify devotion, genuineness and the preponderance of devoted integrity. 

 “The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant” says Max DePree. In fact, what dictates the qualities of a good leader is the application of legitimacy, or, put another way, the loving integrity that comes along with the role. Hon. Dr. Awudu Mbaya Cyprian, is former Member of Parliament for Nkambe Centre constituency and was also Questor at the National Assembly and Executive Coordinator of the Pan African Parliamentarians Network on Climate Change. As Brain Tracy puts it, he became “the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if he had no title or position”.

From all indications, he entered politics because he had a dream for his people- a dream to see his people walk side by side with development initiatives.He was resolute after spending 25 years in Parliament and today, The Guardian Post sees in him a great politician. Hon. Dr. Awudu Mbaya worked hard to be able to construct bridges, build community halls, churches, schools, health centers, palaces, schools,e villages, supported farmers with improved planting materials, lobbied for the opening of farm to market roads and construction of classrooms etc. As a diehard militant of the Social Democratic Front-SDF, he was appointed Shadow Cabinet Minister of water and Energy, a position which he  held for over 10 years until recently when he was appointed Shadow Cabinet Minister of Foreign Affairs.

  Politicians like Hon. Awudu model are a level of constancy and consistency that individuals, teams, and organizations so desperately need, but often find missing. It is what we should aspire to if we provide any sense of leadership anywhere in life,says The Guardian Post. Now, in business as CEO of CAMITEX. 

The Guardian Post Awards: Mafor Yaah Judith Sunde epse Achidi Achu Wins Woman of the Year

Mafor Yaah Judith Sunde epse Achidi Achu is General Manager of CAMTEL.  This woman of extra qualities was voted last weekend and honoured as The Guardian Post Woman of the Year.. She is one of the most formidable women of all the women in action. This is a woman who unlike  others is busy round the clock. As a seasoned administrator and telecommunication expert, she believes like Immanuel Kant that “the more we are busy, the more we feel we are alive and contributing to the welfare of others”. Her educational background coupled with her devotion to be perfect has made her to transform the principle of education for work into the principle of education through work. Reasons why she has transformed CAMTEL into a citadel of standards. Before he appointment as General Manager of CAMTEL, has has always put rural  youths and women in all her actions and also believes that by empowering the rural women and youths she would be an avenue par excellence to change lives through work. As a Christian, she believes like Martin Luther King that “working is praying”. We can contextualize this through the lense of her pretigious Woman of the Year Award. Yet, Mafor Yaah Judith deserves this award for making work and divine pairs.

Some years ago she brought smiles on the faces of youths by donating an annual football trophy worth a million FCFA for youths in Donga Mantung Division. During the official launching  and finals of that historic tournament over 20.000 people gathered at the Nkambe Municipal atadium.

She is also a promoter of rural women and had done much for the welfare of rural women of Donga Mantung. Donating farm inputs to the rural women has been top on her agenda. Her dexterity has earned her several traditional titles.

She is the Mafor of the Northwest and was also honoured and coroneted as the Senior Ma-Yaah of Donga Mantung division by Donga Mantung Fons.

In a bit to promote the football nursery of Donga Mantung Division, Mafor Yaah Achidi Achu has proven that what a man can do, a woman can do it better. 

 What makes her dissimilar from others is that she does uncommon things in a very common manner. 

In the Littoral and South West regions where she served as Regional Director of CAMTEL, she left an indelible mark of greatness that speaks positively and confirms the aptitude of women in leadership positions. In the Southwest Region she succeeded in putting in place the optical fiber. In the North West, she is also noted to have transformed the entire service into a bee hive of activities. Putting CAMTEL to the forefront by installing new transmitters at Jakiri, Wum, Nkambe and Oku as well as the terminal optical fibre at the University of Bamenda before her workaholic nature moved her to the head office in Yaounde. While in Yaounde, she was Director of Urban Development at CAMTEL. From that position she entered record as the first Anglophone and female worker to head the commercial department of CAMTEL. When she was appointed General Manager, it was to confirm her workaholic nature.  Notwithstanding, Mafor Yaah Judith Sunde epse Achidi Achu is also a great supporter of the CPDM. She is an executive of the Donga Mantung II, Ndu section. In the political arena her presence in Donga Mantung Division is often described as a booster to youths and the woman folk. If you have never met a cheese full of prominence, get closer to Senior Ma Yaah Mafor Achidi Achu Judith to rediscover her role as a woman emancipator. Worthy to note that she also constructed a hall for women in the Ndu palace, and expectations are high that she will do the same for the men. 

Hon. Agho Oliver Extends Hand of Fellowship to Muslems, Stranded Patients

Hon. Agho Oliver symbolic gift to Lamido of Sabga

The member of Parliament for Bafut/Tubah Constituency has donated cartons of sugar and tea to Muslem Communities in Sabga during this period of fasting. Hon. Agho Oliver handed to gift to beneficiaries during a fun-filled ceremony at weekend. Before handing over the gift to the beneficiaries, Hon. Agho Oliver used the occasion to express gratitude to the population of Sabga for voting him into Parliament. Sabga, he revealed that Sabga gave him over 3000 votes during the last Legislative elections. " While I came campaigning here, they promised they were going to vote for me massively.  They voted massively and i got over 3000 votes from here. So it was normal I should come and say thank you", he continued. He also took time to reecho government measures to stop the spread of coronavirus. Hon. Agho equally donated face masks to the muslem community of Sabga to enable stay safe. To the young dynamic MP, the time for CPDM versus SDF politics is over. " This is time for development politics", he added.

Hon. Agho Oliver visits patients at Baptist Health Center

Impressed by the donation and kind gesture, the Lamido of Sabga, Mamoudo Abdoulaye said Hon. Agho has proven beyond reasonable doubts that he is a servant leader. "We are happy and we thank our MP for this kind gesture. The muslem community will be able to break fasting by drinking this tea and sugar" he concluded. Worthy to note that Hon. Agho Oliver before leaving Sabga also paid an impromptu visit at the Sabga Baptist Health Center where he doled out FCFA  300.000 to support the payment of bills to the benefit of some stranded patients.  To Dr. Emmanuel Dimla, the chief medical officer, the MP is the most practical politician of all politicians in action. He reiterated that the major problem in Sabga is that it is made up of the poorest of the poor and this gesture from the MP is the first of it kind and one that will save many lives. Martin Tanjonng, the Mayor of Tubah and Ngwakongho Lawrence, Mayor of Bafut council who accompanied the MP during the trip. The mayor of Tubah Council, Martin Tanjong also reassured the population that the council will work hand in hand with the MP and populace to enhance participatory development. On his part, the mayor of Bafut Council said the Bafut/Tubah Constituency has boarded the train for development and they rely on the population and other stakeholders to join the audacity of a new generation.

It is worth mentioning that a month ago, Hon. Agho donated over 2000 sheets of zinc to 37 households in the Bafut/ Tubah constituency. As a young man in politics, the MP for Bafut/ Tubah is changing the political trends in Mezam and the entire North West Region. Many young men and women now look up to him as their inspiring gist. His exemplary development orientations can be pictured from the fact that Hon. Oliver has decided that he will share his microgrant project money equally between Tubah and Bafut for the people to manage it themselves and only give him results. Development, he says shall be bottom/ top inorder to get everybody involved in project execution and ownership.

Hon. Agho Oliver flanked by Muslem women

Hon. Agho Oliver and delegation (Mayors of Bafut council and Tubah Council) flanked by Muslem leaders

Hon. Agho Oliver Extends Hand of Fellowship to Muslem Communities

Symbolic handing over of gift  by Hon. Agho Oliver to the Lamido of Sabga

The member of Parliament for Bafut/Tubah Constituency has donated cartons of sugar and tea to Muslem Communities in Sabga during this period of fasting. Hon. Agho Oliver handed to gift to beneficiaries during a fun-filled ceremony at weekend. Before handing over the gift to the beneficiaries, Hon. Agho Oliver used the occasion to express gratitude to the population of Sabga for voting him into Parliament. Sabga, he revealed that Sabga gave him over 3000 votes during the last Legislative elections. " While I came campaigning here, they promised they were going to vote for me massively.  They voted massively and i got over 3000 votes from here. So it was normal I should come and say thank you", he continued. He also took time to reecho government measures to stop the spread of coronavirus. Hon. Agho equally donated face masks to the muslem community of Sabga to enable stay safe. To the young dynamic MP, the time for CPDM versus SDF politics is over. " This is time for development politics", he added.

Hon. Agho visits patients at Baptist Health Center

 

Impressed by the donation and kind gesture, the Lamido of Sabga, Mamoudo Abdoulaye said Hon. Agho has proven beyond reasonable doubts that he is a servant leader. "We are happy and we thank our MP for this kind gesture. The muslem community will be able to break fasting by drinking this tea and sugar" he concluded. Worthy to note that Hon. Agho Oliver before leaving Sabga also paid an impromptu visit at the Sabga Baptist Health Center where he doled out FCFA  300.000 to support the payment of bills to the benefit of some stranded patients.  To Dr. Emmanuel Dimla, the chief medical officer, the MP is the most practical politician of all politicians in action. He reiterated that the major problem in Sabga is that it is made up of the poorest of the poor and this gesture from the MP is the first of it kind and one that will save many lives. The Mp was accompanied by Martin Tanjong, the Mayor of Tubah council  and Ngwakongho Lawrence, the mayor of Bafut council. Martin Tanjong reassured the population that the council will work hand in hand with the MP and populace to enhance participatory development.

It is worth mentioning that a month ago, Hon. Agho donated over 2000 sheets of zinc to 37 households in the Bafut/ Tubah constituency. As a youngman in politics, the MP for Bafut/ Tubah is changing the political trends in Mezam and the entire North West Region. Many young men and women now look up to him as their inspiring gist. His exemplary development orientations can be pictured from the fact that Hon. Oliver has decided that he will share his microgrant project money equally between Tubah and Bafut for the people to manage it themselves and only give him results. Development, he says shall be bottom/ top inorder to get everybody involved in project execution and ownership.

Senator Ngam Unveils Coronavirus-Free Boyo Plan

In a bid to assuage the sufferings on the poor and almost outstretched populations of Cameroon's Boyo Division of the North West Region that has seen many lives shattered as a result of the four years prolonged Anglophone conflict, and now more compounded by the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus, young humanist and open-hearted Senator Honore Ajuo Ngam, has forcefully stepped in to provide the much needed emergency assistance capable of barring the way for the pandemic not to enter and decimate these needy communities.

The ambitious and ready-for- implementation- robust plan consists of a whopping FCFA 3 millions subdivided into the following segments: FCFA 1 million to be distributed equally to the four Subdivisional Councils in Boyo to support their efforts in combating the pandemic; FCFA 1 million to support production and distribution of over 1000 face masks across the Division,  production and distribution of educational materials on COVID19,  the purchase and distribution of cartoons of laundry soap to promote hand washing in all the communities of Boyo, and the rest of the money, for the facilitation of a team of youths in communities to engage on a door-to-door sensitization and education campaign.

 In addition to this personal effort, is the Senator's donation of FCFA 500 000 through the Senate to the Special National Solidarity Fund where sons and daughters of Boyo Division would directly or indirectly benefit from, no matter where they are found in the national territory. 

The announced donation notwithstanding, a major aspect and staying power of young Senator Ngam Honore's rescue plan is to work with the traditional councils and authorities of all the fondoms that make up Boyo,and without any exception, to curate, analyze and mandate traditional practices that can locally contribute to barring the way for COVID19 in the fondoms. 

Given the fact that the Senator's plan aims at tackling the 'epidemic of misinformation' that has accompanied the outbreak of COVID19, especially in his native Boyo, the plan takes into consideration the translation of accurate information about the pandemic into various dialects in Boyo, and precisely through the innovative use of infographics. 

According to the project owner, the Free Boyo Plan would go a long way to organize  media and Social media Campaigns to counter fake news and hate speech, and monitor impacts of the pandemic in Boyo. It also aims at creating a systematized source of information especially about the gendered impacts of COVID19 as well as its impact on peace and security in the Division. Senator Honore's Plan will also be actively looking at practical tips on how-to-do-it-yourself-at-home strategies on how housewives could locally produce face masks for their families. 

Given that the outbreak of COVID19 has been further exacerbated by armed conflict, ongoing violence and humanitarian emergencies in the two English speaking regions, and given that travel and mobility restrictions have severely inhibited the delivery of essential services as well as humanitarian aid to numerous IDPs,  Senator Ngam is of the opinion every right thinking Cameroonian must show coronakindness to his/her less privileged neighbours.

It should be recalled that the SDF Senator's proactive plan of action falls squarely in line with the UN Secretary General's call for a robust communication plan by all stakeholders so as to tackle the 'epidemic of misinformation' that has accompanied the outbreak of COVID19, head on. It is for this reason that Ngam Honore is urging all his Boyo constituents wherever they find themselves, to vigorously adhere to the measures already outlined by government of Cameroon and WHO directives. He is the more  appreciative of the fact that it is because his constituents are following these directives that there is zero infection in Boyo till date. To this effect, and in his characteristic manner, he pays tribute to health personnel, traditional, religious, and administrative authorities and by extension, the people of Boyo Division for so far adhering to measures that have gone a long way to frustrate the pandemic from engulfing Boyo Division.

The Senator is not at his first experience when it comes to prompt and surgical interventions in his community. For two years running, he has provided varied forms of assistance to inhabitants of his native Boyo, including emergency humanitarian assistance to IDPs and other categories of undisplaced struggling Persons, and huge contributions toward the refurbishment of the Kom Royal palace.

It is Time for Reckoning, Ntumfor Nico Halle Says

IS IT TIME FOR RECKONING? 

 *By Barrister Nico Halle* . 

I am abundantly blessed to be living and enjoying toGod's love,  though sadly overwhelmed by the huge pockets of conflicts in the world causing deepened suffering. When the Almighty God created the world, he said everything He created was perfect. As a child growing up, I learned from my Father, who was a man of God, that everything God creates is PERFECT. That is without blemish. 

I also learned that because of the sin of disobedience and envy, Adam with the complicity of his wife Eve violated God's instructions and SIN came into the world. 

I equally learned that owing to God's love for humankind, He sent  prophets to preach repentance from all kinds of sins they were mired in. 

When the people still did not listen to the prophets, God sent His only begotten son to live with His people and preach repentance. This time God expected from His people Faith and belief in His Son Jesus Christ for eternal life. Jesus was and still remains the only WAY, TRUTH and LIFE to the Father- Eternity. 

Since the BOKO Haram insurgency showed its ugly head, and later the eruption of the Anglophone crisis, Cameroonians of goodwill have churned out an avalanche of soothing articles, and measures in the hope that tension would assuage. Thousands have brazenly perished, thousands have sought refuge in neighboring countries, thousands living in horrendous conditions in the bushes, thousands internally  displaced, public and private property vandalized, and or wantonly destroyed, the economy completely paralyzed etc etc

Calm is still impatiently awaited as the crisis rages on. All kinds  of prayers have been offered across the board with little or no effect. I have personally crisscrossed the two waring Regions several times to preach Love, Justice and Peace, with very little success. 

I have retreated, fasted, prayed and wept profusely, and continue to, hoping that God will answer my prayers. I know other Cameroonians of goodwill are doing same. I pray they should not stop until peace returns. 

Measures churned out by some stakeholders have born little or no fruits. All International Organizations and Institutions we count on are  just watching away since more than 3 years into the crisis. All they do is supplying, and or selling all kinds of weapons to the battle ground to whoever orders them as they do not care how many people are slaughtered. This  further drains the economy and renders the people more vulnerable. After all, the longer and complicated the crisis, the more  they maximize gains. Despicable. 

Yet and unfortunately, those considered a spiritual and or moral force who should globally constitute a soothing force to reckon with have apparently lost their bearing, hence demonstrating their compromised impotence. 

The bad news is, in addition to the many woes the world is grappling with, we now have two other major challenges producing gory images on the social media from across the globe. I am referring to the novel coronavirus/COVID-19 and hantavirus which are panicking just everyone on planet earth. Even the Super Powers , the 'ALMIGHTYS' are shaken. Huge mansions, plantations,  huge bank accounts, investments and absolute POWER cannot speak in the face of the scourge as it is no RESPECTER of status. The equalizer is very much around the corner. Watch out. 

It is however sad for some people to remain insensitive, or outrightly dismiss the Boko Haram incursion and the Anglophone crisis, because they care less or because they can hide away from the areas or Regions affected by the above savagery. Some have transformed the crisis into their stock in trade and are shamelessly making huge financial and political capital from it. Isn't it BLOOD, BLOOD money? 

If my bible knowledge is anything to go by, I make bold to support the greatest commandment in the world's GREATEST book- BIBLE- of which I take both scholarship and liberty to paraphrase: LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, MIND, STRENGTH AND SOUL, and LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF .

I do not know of any religion or culture in the world that does not preach or prophecy LOVE. God is LOVE. Love is the beginning and foundation of goodness for all.

When God created Man, He provided all that man needed to enjoy life fully. In His splendour, God provided, and as I do this simple little piece now, He still provides huge resources for all on earth. Unfortunately, a few  leaders and predators who pass for elected, appointed and anointed managers have greedily confiscated all for themselves, creating poverty, misery and unemployment, hence violence, conflict and war in the world. Terrible. 

The covenant God made with His people of old still applies to the world today. God always respects His part of the Covenant but man has never respected his. The Lord covenanted to protect and provide all our needs on condition that we honour, worship and obey Him, and only Him alone. 

Why the Boko Haram incursion, the Anglophone crisis, the coronavirus, poverty, unemployment, graft, embezzlement, bribery, corruption, rigging of elections, fraud, discrimination, hate speech, xenophobia, greed, inordinate, vaulting and unbridled quest for power by con men within all the components of society, bad blood, betrayal ,greed, pride, homosexuality, looting, plundering, you name them?

The absence of LOVE breeds all that precede, causing disaster, chaos, anarchy, wars, diseases, crisis,  conflict, suffering, pain, frustration, death etc. 

I fear that the current tumult in the world might be punishment God is inflicting on His people who have refused to stop sinning , seek His face and keep His commandments. Otherwise, how can one explain the sudden and dramatic outbreak within a short space of time all types of diseases and deadly viruses? We need to go on our knees and PRAY. 

God is LOVE. Whoever says he loves God but hates his brother is a hypocrite. Brother here is not only one's blood relative but any other person created by God. How can we love God whom we do not see, but hate our brother we see every day? Impossible indeed!

In a society were there is everything but LOVE, we can NEVER, NEVER have PEACE.

The rhetorical question one might be tempted to pose here is,

Is it possible to say one loves God and one's neighbors when one embezzels, loots and plunders what is meant for many? Can there be love when a person rigs/frauds  himself into any office in society? Does  preaching morning, afternoon and evening without love, honesty, humility and consideration for others have relevance? Speaking the language of man and of angels without love is an empty gong. Real love is found in 1st Corinthians 13: 1-13. 

From LOVE  the following emanate: Justice, Equity, the Rule of law, Truth, Integrity, Dignity, Transparency, Accountability, Respect for human rights and Liberties, patriotism, Care for others, Freedom, humility, goodness, kindness, Respect for others. 

These indispensable core spiritual and moral values stabilize, harmonize and make for a wherewithal platform where everyone feels loved and protected. 

God forbid the coronavirus, hantavirus and other diseases ravaging the world is our prayer. 

We however know that there will be TIME FOR RECKONING when Jesus makes His second  coming any time. The causes of death are varied and various and time uncertain. If Christ were to come now are we ready? As I write will I be ready? What would it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? NOTHING 

The caveat here is that NOBODY is PERFECT. Hence no one qualifies to preach Perfection as such is the preserve of God the Father. Imperfection notwithstanding, we must abhor sin in all its forms.

We were unprepared when Boko Haram, Anglophone crisis, coronavirus, hantavirus etc etc erupted. Shall we be prepared to face God's judgment? 

Let us repent from our SINS now and seek God's face as we do not know when He comes. I salute and  bless anyone who after reading this simple little piece will adjust and prepare for His great COMING.

#Coronavirus: Ntumfor Nico Halle Prays for God's Intervention

A SPECIAL PRAYER FOR GOD'S IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION IN THE FACE OF THE UPSURGE OF THE CORONA VIRUS IN CAMEROON, AFRICA AND THE WORLD 

 *_BY Barrister NICO HALLE*_ 

Our merciful God and Father, you are the Alpha and Omega. You are omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent. Father of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Creator of all good things on earth. How can we ever sufficiently acknowledge your unconditional love for us?

Everlasting Father, after your son King Solomon-son of King David had built a citadel of worship of your Holy name, and had organized feasts of gratitude for your love for him, you appeared to him in a dream and said you have heard his prayers and designated the building as your place of worship and sacrifice. 

And you said " if I shut up heaven so no rain falls, or if I command locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people" 

"IF MY PEOPLE WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME , SHALL HUMBLE THEMSELVES, PRAY, SEEK, CRAVE, AND REQUIRE OF NECESSITY MY FACE AND TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS,THEN I WILL HEAR FROM HEAVEN, FORGIVE THEIR SINS AND HEAL THEIR LAND". (see 11 CHRONICLES 7:14)

In sublime supplication, I truly know that I can on my knees cry to you and help to bring about your blessings upon my beloved country, why not the whole world. 

In humility I fervently pray on behalf of your people on earth who have been devastated by the ravaging coronavirus but whose only hope is YOU. I acknowledge the sinfulness of all of us here on earth. We have sinned, fallen short of your glory and honour and therefore not worthy to even call your Holy name. We confess our many sins and pray that anyone who may be doing evil in Cameroon and in the world will turn from their wicked ways. You have promised total forgiveness and healing to those Nations that come to you in humility and repentance. 

When we zoom the world, we are deeply weird and saddened by the unfathomable high level of moral and spiritual decadence. We are gripped by all kinds of sins: hate, bad blood, envy, jealousy ,fornication ,manipulation, favoritism, corruption, embezzlement, bribery, graft, untruth, deceit, hypocrisy, falsehood, fraud,cover up ,greed,  pride, demagoguery ,rigging, cartels, adultery, insanity,vanity, defamation ,smear campaign, forces of darkness, rape, homosexuality, gay marriage, rumour mongering, Satanism, idolatry, human rights abuse, killing, assassination, inequity, destruction, violence, war, conflict, animosity etc etc.

We sincerely confess the above sins and more and pray for your healing and forgiveness. 

Merciful Father, the World Health Organization (WHO) and governments of various countries have identified and instructed various and varied measures to halt further spread of the very dangerous coronavirus. The Cameroon government has equally instructed salutary measures to manage the scourge virus which we are advised to strictly implement. Some of your people don't seem to be convinced to be responsible in spite of all the education and information. 

Yet, O Lord God, we are told in your word that unless you our Father builds the house those who build labour in vain. You are the sole key to saving mankind at this moment of uncertainty. Come oh Father. 

Without your divine intervention therefore, all the measures put in place by man will come to naught.

Conscious of your unwavering and constant love for man,  which we have CONSTANTLY abused in our numerous sins, we still come before you with contrite heart and invite you to look down on your people with pity and heal their land.

We lie prostrate awaiting your sure intervention as soon as you WILL.

Gracious Lord, bless your people by just saying the WORD and we shall be HEALED.

Through the merits of your son Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Yodo Cameroon Empowers Youths in Tree Planting

Youth Development Organization-Yodo Cameroon, a youth result oriented organisation based in Nkambe, Donga Mantung has kickstarted an environmental education programme aimed at empowering youths in tree planting. Addressing students of the Binju Family Farm School, Fai Cassian Ndi, Coordinator of Yodo Cameroon, said planting the right tree at the right and the time nowadays is the greatest a child can offer to humanity. He equally emphasized that at time of climate crisis and climate emergency, any tree planted out of the forest is a precious move to mitigate the negative impact of climate change. For close to five hours, the over 30 students who came for the Study Visit were drilled on the various vegetative propagation techniques such as grafting, budding and marcoting. The students were equally lectured on the management of tree nurseries, how to plant trees and maintenances. They were equally introduced to various species of trees ranging from fruit trees to agroforestry trees as well as environment friendly trees. One of the activities that caught the admiration of teachers and students was that the plastic waste Management techniques. Students were shown how money was growing from plastic waste. " I can't believe that these whisky sachets could be used in growing trees, this is innovative and fantastic", one of the students remarked. 

It is worth mentioning that Yodo Cameroon runs one of the largest tree nurseries in the North West Region. The nursery equally trains youths who are interested in trees production as aborists. Besides that, Yodo is equally involved in working with farmers on how to set up backyard gardens as a reliable source of income and encourages organic farming. Mbungong Klinton Ndi, project manager says their dream is to work in collaboration with the ministry of environment, nature protection and sustainable development as well as the Ministry of Forestry to encourage schools environment clubs to be actors in the battle against climate change. " The easiest way to reach the communities is to pass through schools", he added. 

Before leaving the Director of Family Farm School, Adamu Clement expressed gratitude to the staff of Yodo-Cameroon for the efforts to instill youths into agroforestry activities. He promised that the school will continue to work in collaboration with Yodo Cameroon in order to build environment consciousness in youths. Kongso Roland one of the teachers who also accompanied the student said he was flattered by the innovative ideas that are being implemented at the nursery. " This is very innovative and am sure these students will leave here very satisfied and jam-packed with practical knowledge which will help them as future environmentalists and agriculturalists".

Worthy to note that the Family Farm School is one of the several educational institutions that has visited Yodo Cameroon tree nursery since January this year. The Family Farm School, it is worth mentioning is an initiative of the Catholic Church that trains youth in agriculture, Livestock, Forestry and Agroforestry. After three years, students based in Nkambe sent to St. Ritas College where they register for general certificate of education in their various feilds.

Ngwakongoh Lawrence Elected Mayor of Bafut

Ngwakongoh Lawrence

He is likely the youngest person ever in the North West to be elected mayor. Ngwakongoh Lawrence is a household name in the North West Region. The one-time North West President of ACDIC is one of the rare species of young leaders with character and conscience. This young dynamic civil Engineer is God fearing and he puts God ahead of everything he does. His attachment to the good Shepherd Orphanage in Bamenda made him one of the lavenders of all young men in development work. Prospects are high in Bafut that Ngwakongoh Lawrence will certainly accomplish what Lansi Abel left undone in that municipality. He will have to work relentlessly to open up farms to market roads to get to the production basins of lower Bafut and the hilly lands of Afotungobah. As young as he is, Lawrence will work with the newly elected Member of Parliament for Bafut/Tubah Agho Oliver to foster development efforts. Commentators are of the opinion that the peer could ignite hope in the youths and give more room for the young to express their frustrations in order to seek lasting solutions to their numerous problems. 

Alhadji Abdou Borno Is New Mayor for Ndu Council

Abdou Borno 

Yesterday, February 18, 2020 entered into history records as the day a new dawn for Ndu since the early 90s. Alhadji Abdou Borno Kamfon was yesterday elected to the post of Mayor of the Ndu council following a crushing defeat over SDF at the last February 9 Municipal elections. Abdou Borno, who doubles as CPDM section President is young and a dynamic leader whose trappings could be traced when he served as North West Islamic education secretary. He is the one councilors decided he will oversee the development of that municipality. The executive of the Ndu council are young and prospects are high at that they could ignite development in that municipality given the caliber of people that were elected. Above all, his savvy sassy knowledge in project management is an added asset that will boost his ability in implementing development projects. Borno takes over from Bunyui Emmanuel Nyugab alias Bugyi Bugy who also served in the same capacity as Mayor. He will be assisted in his duties by Njeta Kenneth who was elected 1st deputy mayor, Nsame Emmanuel 2nd deputy and two others. Here below is the full executive. 

Abdou Kanfon Borno Elected as Mayor of Ndu

Mayor: Abdou Kamfon Borno

1st dep: Njeta Keneth

2nd dep: Nsame Emmanuel 

3rd dep: Massa Ernest

4th dep: Tangiri Victorine.

Newly elected council executive