CMA breaks new

grounds in
Douala
- New branch created in
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Dr. Aja Oro tackles Hon. Ngalle Etongo

on “manifest bias towards Boa-Balondo” Pg 5

Dr. Aja Oro Exclusive interview: Hon. Ngalle

My vision for the SDF

- Hon. Joshua Osih
We have to agree to move away from Party

“ politics which has been predominant for the past

years to more of public policy development and
dissemination which is how you position yourself as
a Party and how you win elections. Spending time
with infighting doesn’t help and actually renders the
Party less attractive to new recruits”.
I sincerely wish that we all move to the

“ Convention as one family. It is a very complicated

convention due to the special circumstances as
well as the context. As such, each of us has a duty to
make this exercise a resounding success so that at
the end of the Convention, there will be only one
winner: the SDF”. Pgs 6 & 7

SDF flags off campaigns

for elections into NEC
- Hon. Joshua Osih, Godden Zama and
Shewa Jestel running for National
Hon. Joshua Osih Nambangi Chairman post Pg 12

The DAWN wipes

tears on faces of Elung Paul takes peace
needy village school
children in Southwest
- Donates didactics and funds to
message to Nguti
enhance their access to education
Pg 3
- Announces imminent construction of
Nguti – Bangem road
- Absence of “Pathfinder” Okie Johnson,
others raises eyebrows Pg 4

Orange Cameroun offers

exposure to startups at “Be professional and responsible”
Cameroon Digital Week - Mbarga Nguele to graduating police officers
Pg 4 Pg 3

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News
Minister of State, Prof Fame Ndongo congratulates Vice
Chancellors and Rectors for smooth start of 2023 academic year
By Doh James soNkey
he Minister of State,
T Minister of Higher
Education, Prof Jacques
Fame Ndongo has congratulat-
ed Vice Chancellors and
Rectors of the State
Universities for a smooth start
of the 2023-2024 academic
year. The Chancellor of
Academic Orders, Prof
Jacques Fame Ndongo was
speaking as he chaired a ses-
sion of the University
Coordination Commission
took place last October 16,
2023 at the Higher Teacher's
Training College Yaounde.
Prof Fame Ndongo also
saluted on behalf of the Prime
Minister, Head of
Government, the Vice
Chancellors and Rectors of the
State Universities for their
exceptional commitment to
ensure the coverage of pro-
grammes as well as the pro-
gressive meeting up of the
National Development
Strategy 2020-2030 [NDS 30].
In his opening speech,
Higher Education Minister,
Buns Construction Company seals collaborative
agreement with National Employment Fund
By Doh James soNkey
uns Construction
B Company has
signed a collabora-
tive agreement with the
National Employment
Fund, NEF.
The deal was sealed
last October 12, 2023 at
the Head Office of the
National Employment
Fund in Yaounde between
the Director General of the
National Employment
Fund, Camille Moute a
Bidias and the Director
General of Buns
Construction Company,
Njong Eric in the presence
of the Minister of Employment
and Vocational Training, Issa
Tchiroma Bakary.
According to the terms of the
agreement, Buns Company will
recruit 45 people on pre-employ-
ment placements. The National
Employment Fund will provide
Cameroon Digital Week 2023
kicks off with Women Forum
By Doh James soNkey
he Commonwealth
T Telecommunication
Organization,
Ministry of Posts and
the
Telecommunication and the
Te l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n
Regulatory Board better
known by its French acronym
as ART organised last October
16-20, 2023 at the Yaounde
Hilton Hotel, the Cameroon
Digital Week under the theme
"towards a digital future."
The Cameroon Digital Week
will include women's forum,
Cameroon Future Scape,
Ministerial and Parliamentary
seminar, 61st Commonwealth
Telecommunication
Organization, building blocks for
a digital Cameroon Forum,
Innovators Forum and Youth
Forum.
In her opening remarks as
President of the Cameroon
Telecommunications Operators,
We d n e s d a y, O c t o b e r 1 8 , 2 0 2 3
Prof. P.K Titanji, others
urged to uphold
Prof Jacques Fame
Ndongo expressed
gratitude of the
entire University
community to the
President of the
Republic, H.E Paul
Biya for prescribing
the new University
governance and for
supporting the high-
er education system
by promulgating
Law N°2023/007 of
July 25, 2023 on the Minister of state, Prof Fame Ndongo at tail end chairing session Education.
orientation of
Higher Education in
Cameroon.
He stated that "Apart from
taking into account the agenda
20-63 of the African Union,
the new orientation of higher
education integrates the prob-
lem of daily anthropology of
the implementation of the New
University Governance
notably, the categorization of
Higher Education Private
Institutions, classification of
staff, the putting in place of the
University-Enterprise etc."
‘‘The university as a place
for training, research and inno-
Minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary flanked by
Camille Moute a Bidias and Njong eric
Buns with candidates from its
database of jobseekers in accor-
dance or any information likely to
assist Buns in improving its
human resources.
"2200 youths have benefitted
from our partnership with 13
councils. We have created some
25000 direct jobs. 1200 out of
Participants pose with ministers, other officials after opening ceremony
Mitwa
Ng’ambi who doubles as the
Chief Executive Officer of MTN
Cameroon and a female computer
science engineer said a lot is
being done to include women in
the digital ecosystem. The digital nology and digital education,
divide is but the struggle is on to examining the barriers to digital and women to go into that space
include women in the digital
world.
The Minister of Posts and
Telecommunication, Libom Li
Likeng Minette said ‘‘Cameroon
and the CTO are determined to
work together to reduce the gen-
der digital divide by boosting
women’s interest in this highly
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vation is influenced by the
dynamism of the global socie-
ty.’’ The Minister of State
underlined.
The 11 Heads of State
Universities also examined 4
points on the agenda includ-
ing; the issue of the recogni-
tion of the equivalence of
diplomas of online universities
and training programmes, link-
ing State Universities to the
digital world: challenges and
perspectives, special presenta-
tions from Heads of University
Institutions on the preparation
of the draft law of application
1700 Cameroonians from
the Diaspora have been
inserted in the job mar-
ket."
Director
National
Declared,
General
Employment
the
of
Fund.
"We cannot stay
behind to be part of this
programme. We are going
to be training engineers,
surveyors, etc every year
we have going to take at
least 20 people and train."
Explained, Djong Eric.
Minister Issa Tchiroma
Bakary said to Njong Eric
that, "you are one of the
makers of Cameroon. You
are not only recruiting but train-
ing other Cameroonians so that
they can be makers of their own
country.""
The National Employment
Fund since creation by decree
N°90/805 of 27 April 1990 and
then reorganized by decree
N°2023/368 of 28 August 2023 is
strate-
gic sector. To put women and
girls at the forefront of digital Cameroon but Africa and the
transformation, by highlighting
those who are committed to
advancing transformative tech-
access and highlighting the need
to protect the rights of women
and girls in digital spaces and to and when there are no women
combat online gender –based vio-
lence, facilitated by ICTs, to
enable them to operate in a digi- er they want as businesses in
tal, safe and inclusive world.’’
Talking to reporters, the
General Manager Customers
for the new orienta-
tion law on higher
education: setting
up of the university-
enterprise, National
S t u d e n t -
Entrepreneur Status,
and its fundings,
other matters: signa-
ture of conventions
between State
Universities and
Private Institutions
of Higher
T a l k i n g
reporters, the Vice Chancellor
of the University of Buea, Prof
Manga Horace Ngomo said
‘’at the University of Buea,
professionalization is an old
concept. It has been the policy
for the past years aimed at
allowing those non profession-
al courses which are classical
courses to add into them those
ingredients that ensure that the
graduate from those courses
become professionals. We
have courses that are profes-
sionals by themselves such as
computer engineering, medi-
cine, journalism.”
government secular arm in the
fight against unemployment. It is
waging a relentless battle against
this scourge through intermedia-
tion between jobseekers and com-
panies, support for project pro-
moters and the acquisition of
skills through qualification train-
ing. All of this is achieved
through a range of programmes
and tools including the Citizen
Graduate Employment
Programme (PED-Ci.)
Buns Construction Company
was founded in 1993 with trade
registration number 97J036 and is
the leading national construction
company with head quarters in
Yaounde. Starting with just 1
architect, 1 engineer and 1 secre-
tary in 1993, Buns today more
than 644 permanent workers,
amongst them are 30 engineers,
and about 856 temporary work-
ers, making a total of staff
strength of 1500. Buns Company
now has a capital of FCFA 25 bil-
lion.
Experience at MTN
Cameroon, Marie
Rose Daya explained
that ‘‘it is very impor-
tant to educate our
women on the usage
of digital ICTs
because it will help
close the gap in the
gender digital divide,
it will help the women
to be more economically
independent, it will help not only
world to ensure that we are able
to fix some social and global
challenge. As a country, we
should be able to push our girls
because there is a lot of jobs and
opportunities in the digital space
they will lose that opportunity.
Our women need to learn whatev-
those areas to serve their commu-
nities.’’
Page 2
Landmark Metropolitan
University’s vision
By Ikome ChrIstIe-Noella eposI IN Buea
he Chancellor/President of the Landmark Group
T of Companies, Prof. Simon Legah has urged the
newly installed pioneer Vice Chancellor and oth-
erprincipal officials to uphold the vision and mission of
the Landmark Metropolitan University.
He was speakingduring the Installation ceremony
which took place this Tuesday October 10, 2023 at the
Landmark Metropolitan University Campus B.
Providing quality education to young
Cameroonians, Prof. Simon Legah said Landmark
equally has as vision to produce productive leaders,
reasons why the institution has installed the university
dons with all their experience so that they can con-
tribute to the growth of the university.
Stating some strides made by the institution thus
far, the President noted that the Landmark Metropolitan
University through its online local training platform has
been able to meet the needs of over 5000 professionals
from 45 countries in the world and over 2000 of them
work in most top companies. “Our main vision is part-
Prof P.K Titanji & other officials installed at the
Landmark Metropolitan University
nering with the state to provide quality higher educa-
tion to young Cameroonians and young Africans”.
In his installation address, the pioneer Vice
Chancellor Prof Vincent P.K Titanji said he is full of
enthusiasm and ready to help fulfill the triple missions
of teaching, research and outreach. “Landmark has
stood out by the quality of staff, supporting infrastruc-
ture and program delivery tools. We come in with holis-
tic education which aspires to free the minds of learn-
ers to think logically and act responsibly and to be good
citizens”.
“We must equip our learners not only with technical
and professional skills in their various fields but stimu-
late in them a capacity to innovate and attack the ever-
changing android world”. He noted
To the incoming principal officers and the staff of
the University, the pioneer VC encouraged them to do
their best and enable landmark raise funds to support its
running cost. “Do all the teaching, learning and out-
reach you want only if it keeps LMU on the path of
growth and to be the best. You have not come to LMU
to look for money. You have come to look for greatness
and the opportunity to shine. Embrace the entrepreneur-
ial goal getting spirit that characterizes Landmark” he
averred.
He urged the students to remain focused and avoid
all forms of distractions. “The choices before you are so
many and so are the distractions. If you work hard and
constructively you will succeed. Do not forget the les-
sons of good conduct you learnt at home” he advised.
The President, Prof Simon Legah added that the
LMU training is done such that the students are able to
explore global opportunities. “That is why we are
called the Pride of Africa. We are ensuring that the dig-
nity of the black man is being respected around the
world.
Talking to the press after the ceremony, Prof
Simon Legah said LMU offers programs that are both
local and global ranging from the school of Buisness,
Engineering, Health Sciences and the School of
Agriculture. “Our students have the opportunity to
study both at the HND level, Degree and Master
Degree level for now. Our PhD programs will be
launched soon”.
The installation ceremony also witnessed the com-
missioning into office of DVCs, the Registrar, Deans,
Directors and Sub-directors who were all called to put
hands on deck and ensure that Landmark Metropolitan
University is made the beacon of excellence, hope and
progress.
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“Be professional and responsible” Women’s empowerment
and the family
- Mbarga Nguele to graduating police officers centre Limbe graduates
By Ikome ChrIstIe-Noella eposI IN inspectors of police. He od was tough especially
Buea
he Delegate General for
enjoined the graduates to
join others in maintaining
the military training which
lasted for about four
103 trainees
T National Security, Martin
Mbarga Nguele has urged some
public order, ensuring
peace, tranquility, safety
and stability in the nation.
months but we thank God
it was all a success”.
“The training was a
By sImoN NDIVe kalla
omen’s Empowerment and the Family Centre Limbe on
2821 graduates; inspectors of police
and police constables to remain profes-
sional and responsible in the discharge
of their duties.
Talking to the 1,014
(men-739, women-75)
inspectors of police and the
1,807 (men-1589, women-
success despite the multi-
ple tribulations. I thank
our trainers for a job well
done, the commander of
W Thursday, October 12, 2023 graduated 103 trainees.

This wasthe 19th batch that left the institution in a graduation

He was speaking at esplanade of
the Police Training and Application
Center (CIAP) Mutengene this Friday
October 13 2023 during the solemn cer-
emony to award certificates and
epaulets to cadet inspectors of police
and cadet police constables at the end of
their training.
In his speech, the Delegate
General urged the graduates to remain
loyal, impartial, and diligent. “Keep
yourintegrity intact, respect human
rights, live exemplary lives, serve the
public diligently and be of good charac-
ter. You should in all times and all cir-
cumstances put the interest of the citi-
zens first” he told them.
He congratulated the commander
of CIAP and his diligent team for
accomplishing such a great task in the
training of the police constables and the
ceremony at their school campus at Mile 1.
218) police constables, the this center and the Speaking during the event, the Director of Women’s
commander of CIAP, Police Delegate General for Empowerment and the Family, Madam Diffang Judith Mesame
Commissioner Nith Pierre National Security. I am appreciated the guests for respecting their invitation. She added that
(PhD) told them to be good overjoyed and I dedicate huge turnout was an eloquent testimony of concern they have for
ambassadors of the institu- my certificate to col- human development.
tion and practice exactly leagues who have lost She explained that this year the Centre is graduating 103 young
what they have been trained CIAP Mutengene graduates 2821 Inspectors of their lives” IPI Tchegoum
girls and boys: 12 in Computer/Graphic designing, 11 in Interior
on. He said the graduates Police and Police Constables Tene Stephan told the
Decoration, 72 in Hotel Management, 5 in Dress Making, 2 in Hair
have been well trained press. Dressing and 2 in Project Management.
with its own challenges but here we are
physically, intellectually, morally and Set up on June 3, 1960, the “The trainees all went for internship to complete their course
today graduating in flying colours. Our
psychologically. “The cadet police con- Mutengene Police Training and work. All these achievements are thanks to the good will of our
trainers did a great job and we are grate-
stables have completed the four basic Application Center (CIAP) has as mis- development partners who opened their doors to receive them. I
ful to them. Before now, I worked in
steps; reception, ownership, common sion to train Inspectors of Police and would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all our partners.”
Douala and I will just continue there”.
basic or military training and profes- Police Constables, provide additional Madam Diffang Judith said.
IPI Mbenmoun Pouayie one of the
sional training. While the cadet inspec- training for Cadet Superintendents of She urged the parents not to relent their efforts but provide the
graduates stated.
tors of police have completed the four police and cadet assistant superintend- trainees with their working tools as they go out so that they can
Another graduate, Esomba Wilson
steps above including the practical ents of police in law enforcement and establish their work shops, rather than keeping them home and con-
Noah expressed joy after a successful
internship in the units and the second police operations; and provide further sequently waste all what they had acquired.
training period. “I am going to serve the
part of the professional training” he and specialization training in technical
public with honour, respect citizens and
explained. and scientific fields.
respect human rights. The training peri-
“It was an awesome experience

The DAWN wipes tears on faces of

needy village children in Southwest
- Donates didactics and funds to enhance their access to education
By Ikome ChrIstIe-Noella eposI IN giving. This is the second out obstacles is not a
Buea time our association is good life. The obstacles
embarking on this humanitar- you are facing now are
o address the urgent need for edu-

T cational opportunities among dis-

advantaged children in the South
West region, the Development Advocacy
ian adventure. The first time
was in 2021. The DAWN’s
education project objective is
to raise funds and didactic
part of the success sto-
ries and what will make
you great”.
Talking to the press
Cross section of graduation trainees and staff

Welfare Network (DAWN), an associa-
materials to support pupils
tion of journalists of South West extrac-
and students in remote areas
tion has wiped the tears on the faces of the
of the SWR”.
needy children by providing them with
“Our goals have been
didactics and funds to enhance their
guided by the understanding
access to education.
that parents face challenges
The donation exercise which marked
where children lack access to
a crucial milestone took place this
vital educational resources.
Saturday, October 14, 2023 in Buea
Many schools in remote
wherein the lives of the children were
areas do not have supplies,
uplifted following the assistance from the
basic things like chalk and
DAWN.
pencils hindering pupils and
In her address, the President of the
students learning progress.
DAWN Association, Mme Tricia The DAWN donates
Additionally, it poses a bur-
Obennoted that the DAWN has been
den on poor families limiting
working on this project since March and
their children’s educational opportunities.
there have been challenges and successes.
It has been a rough task sourcing for
“Anything you want to do, you can do it”
funds to meet the needs of those we iden-
she told the beneficiaries.
tified but the fact that we are here today to
“We decided to reach out to children
give what we were able to raise from
in the villages because they are usually
institutions, companies, personalities and
left out. The focus is usually on those in
individuals tells a success story” the
the major cities. So we decided to reach
Project Committee Chair noted.
where others couldn’t reach” she
To the beneficiaries he said, “What
revealed.
we are giving you may not be up to your
In his remark, the Project Committee
expectations but remain confident that the
Chair, Norbert Wasso Binde welcomed
DAWN shall be with you all the way as
the children who had come from interior
you pursuit your education to meet your
villages in and around Fako to be the first
aspirations”. He urged them to use wisely
beneficiaries of the outreach program/
what has been given to them and let it
School project undertaken by the DAWN
spur them to achieve their objectives of
Association. “Today is a day of hope and
education.
didactics and funds
dren in remote villages of the sWR
Representing the President of the
South West Regional Assembly at the
event was the Commissioner for Health
and Social Development, William
Elangwe Itoe who stated that as the name
goes, the DAWN indeed brings light, joy
and hope. “The testimony of this is evi-
dent in our gathering here this morning.
He urged the beneficiaries to make judi-
cious use of the largesse from the DAWN.
He encouraged other associations, indi-
viduals etc to emulate the example of the
DAWN as there is joy in giving and giv-
ing comes with blessings.
Adding his voice was the Vice
President of the association, Moki
Charles Linonge who said “Any life with-
“To the trainees, I want to congratulate you for your hard work
after the ceremony, the
and success, you are celebrating today. So, mind you that as you are
DAWN’s President,
going out to face the world, there are a lot of challenges that await
Tricia Oben said “the
you”,
DAWN is moving from
“The community you are going into is highly competitive, so
strength to strength. This
is a new association and you need to continue to work hard so as to catch up with the prevail-
our impact is already ing competitive market.” Madam Diffang Judith said.
being felt to the advan- She added that as flag bearers of the Centre, the trainees should
tage of our region. We do go out and shine like the light of the world.
the little we can do to Madam Diffang Judith appreciated the staff and trainers of the
make a difference.
Centre for making this day a reality. She encourage them to keep up
Aloulekou Shannel
with the spirit of hard work and team work.
Neba is a one of the ben-
to needy chil- Speaking on behalf of her peers Metuge Brenda Mbulle said It
eficiaries who expressed
is a moment of immense pride, not just for them but for all who have
joy and appreciation to
the DAWN for such a kind gesture. “My had the privilege of witnessing the journey through-out this training
mother has not been able to afford my program.
school needs. She is a single parent and it She urged her peers to implement what they have been taught
has not been easy on her. These items during the training and shape the world
given to me today will help lift the burden “Your time at the center has not been easy. It has been filled
off her shoulders.” Shannel sheds tears of
with challenges, late nights, hard work, and of course, the occasion-
joy as she explains. The DAWN, estab-
al self doubts. But you persevered, and you stand here today as a tes-
lished three years ago by a dedicated
tament of your determination and resilience”,
group of journalists from the South West
“This journey transformed you not just academically but as
region stands a beacon of hope for sup-
plying information with a dual focus on individuals who are ready to make their mark with your various
advocacy and project implementation. skills.” Metuge Brenda said.
The association strives to improve the She told her peers that graduation is not the end but It is a new
plight of the people by championing the beginning. “As you step out into the world with the knowledge and
rights and needs of the region while skills you have acquired here, remember learning never ends. This
actively engaging in projects that uplift
center has equipped you with the tools to make a difference; it's up
the community.
to you wield them wisely” Metuge added.

Rural women are major life wire of She urged her peers to embrace every opportunity to expand
their horizon and adapt to an ever challenging world.
Metuge Brenda thanked all those who supported them to make

every country - Fako SDO Chaibou the day a reality.

By sImoN NDIVe kalla fish and even the water we drink is the women who get it for Nation some twenty-eight years back to bring to the lame light
us,” the enormous contributions of the rural women in the develop-
he Senior Divisional Officer, SDO, for Fako Division

T Chaibou says rural women are the life wire of every

country because about 70% of women are rural
women and are involved in agricultural activities and petit
“Together we must make our mark. We should remember
to be advocates of peace and sustainable development,” Chief
Woka Ndive said.
On her part, president of zone IV Limbe II forum Mrs.
mental processes of their respective nations.
She added that most of the rural women in this Division
are engaged in primary our production precisely in crop and
fish farming ensuring a steady supply of food to homes. and
trading.
Lyonga Rose Elio expressed joy that Bobende community transformation.
Chaibou made these remarks on Sunday, October 15,
was hosting the event for the first time. Mrs. Limunga Luma said the rural women are faced with
2023 during the 28th edition of the commemoration of rural
She explained that Rural Women's Day was organized by a lot of constraints and difficulties that hinder them from attain-
women at Bobende village field in Limbe II municipality
the Women World summit Foundation, to see that the Rural ing their full potentials which include; Poor access to resources
tagged “Rural Women and Green Economy: Better
Woman is not left behind for the development of the nation. such as landed properties and finances, lack knowledge on
Production And Processing to Seize the Opportunities of the
“Rural Women are active agents of the economy in their modern farming techniques, Poor road infrastructure from farm
African Continental Free Trade Area” (AfCTA).
society, they are very important in nation building especially to market, the Russian-Ukrainian crises which has led to a price
He said the huge turnout of the women at the event was
a proof of government’s continuous support to rural women Cross section of dignitaries during the event when it concerns their role as farmers, producers, investors increase in agricultural inputs.
and caregivers etc”, Quizzed on the important of the theme this year, she said
and development partners. “The role of rural women in ensur-
In his welcome address the Mayor of Limbe II Council “We will not stop emphasizing on the roles of the Rural this year's theme is chosen to encourage rural women to move
ing food security and eradicating poverty in both urban and
HRH Chief Woka Ndive Daniel Ngale I said the rural woman is Women in the society. They sow, plant crops, weed, do irriga- from primary production of raw materials to secondary produc-
rural setting needs not to be over-emphasised”, Chaibou said.
truly the back bone of the economy. “Your activities which are tion, fertilizer application and other works related to crop man- tion involving processing of the primary products into finished
He added that the government cannot undertake any mean-
mostly primary production; i.e. farming, fishing, petit trade etc. agement in the local way.” Lyonga Rose said. goods thereby seizing the opportunities offered by the Africa
ingful development project without reaching grassroot women.
must take into account the future of our planet” Chief Woka She pleaded with the government to create modern train- Continental Free Trade Area to which Cameroon is a member
"The government as we all know on its part is doing a lot
Ndive said. ing centers to train the Rural Women and the girls to improve in ratified since 2019.
to improve on the living conditions of rural population through
He added that the society cannot succeed without the rural their method of agriculture, smoking fish, rearing animals and Mrs. Limunga Luma thanked Limbe City Council, Limbe
several projects, through the ministry of Women Empowerment
woman became they are needed to fight and eradicate poverty birds. I Council, the Management of SONARA, Ports Authority,
and the Family, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
and recover the economy and reduce global warming and envi- The Divisional Delegate for Women Empowerment and CDC, EZE I, FINI Hotel, Honorable Member of Parliament for
Development, the Ministry of Public Health, the Ministry of
ronmental degradation. Family for Fako, Mrs. Limunga Luma explained that the World Fako East (Etombi Gladys) Limbe II Women's Forum executive
Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Husbandry, among others”,
“The food we eat from the market is the rural women, the Rural Women's Day is a day which was instituted by the United members, Limbe II Mayor for their support.
Chaibou added.

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Special Report

Elung Paul takes peace message to Nguti

- Announces imminent start of construction of Nguti – Bangem road
- Absence of “Pathfinder” Okie Johnson, others raises eyebrows
By a speCIal CorrespoNDeNt Multiculturalism, amongst other things have been completedand the construc-
he Assistance Secretary General as good faith that government has tion work handed to the Rapid

T at the presidency of the

Republic, Elung Paul Che has
called on the population of Nguti sub
division to shun fear, live in peace and
continue to send their children to
school.
He was speaking Saturday, October
14, 2023 at the Nguti Municipal grand-
stand in the last stop of his tour in the
three sub-divisions that make up Kupe
Muanenguba division of the Southwest
region.
In the presence of administrative
authorities, forces of law and order, an
enthusiastic crowd of Nguti sons and
daughters from across Cameroon,
Minister Elung Paul Che centered his
message on peace, development and
living together..."I have come as a sit-
ting minister in government from
Kupe-Muanenguba division as your son
and brother to see you and to greet you,
to listen to you...and to also tell you that
it is time for us to work together to
overcome our common challenges.."
Minister Elung said.
Just Like in Bangem and Tombel,
the minister echoed the message of
hope drawing the genealogy of the cri-
sis while stating that government has
done a lot since the crisis turned into an
armed conflict in late 2016.
The ASGPR recalled how he was
again dispatched toNguti alongside
other elites to listen to the worries and
aspirations of the people.
The Member of government cited
different measures like the holding of
the major national dialogue, the cre-
ation of the common law section in
ENAM, the creation of the common
law department in the Supreme Court,
the recruitment of 1,000 Bilingual
Teachers, the creation of the National
Commission on Bilingualism and
shown since the grievances of teachers
and lawyers were manifested.
Elung Paul Che called on the col-
lective conscience of all sons and
daughters of the sub-division to appeal
to their brothers, to listen to the voice of
reasoning and drop their arms and fol-
low the path of peace..."conflicts are
everywhere but ours shouldn't define
who we are and we must stop it by con-
tinuing to appeal to the population to
accept the olive branch of peace from
the Head of State." Minister Elung said.
Nguti, a place close to Paul Biya's
heart
Elung Paul Che reminded the popu-
lation that “Nguti sub division has
always been very strategic to the heart
of the president of the republic that's
why he dispatched me to bring you this
message of peace and love”. Minister
Elung Paul continued that it was not a
mistake that the President of the
Republic had to replace him at the helm
of CSPH with a son from the sub divi-
sion, the creation of the Tradex petrol
station during his period as general
manager of the institution, the tarring of
the Buea-Kumba-Nguti-Mamferoad
right to Ekok are all testimonies of the
love for the sub division.
The minister talked about the immi-
nent tarring of the Nguti-Bangem road
which will open up more villages of the
sub division and linking it with its divi-
sional headquarters Bangem.
The Member of government called
on the population to give a standing
ovation for the head of state who has
always put the plight of the Nguti man
at the forefront of the development of
Kupe Muanenguba since its creation in
1992.
The Minister told the population
that studies on the Nguti-Bangem road
Intervention Batallion, BIR, for imme-
diate execution.The Minister of Public
Works is expected in Nguti anytime
soon to launch the construction work.
Absence of Okie Johnson, others
raises eyebrows
Despite the massive turn out and
success of the event, the absence of
some personalities at the event raised
quite a few eyebrows. Most noticeable
was the absence of the one generally
referred to as “Nguti’s pathfinder”
because of his numerous social and
economic investments in the area espe-
cially during this crisis period.
Okie Johnson Ndoh, who replaced
the ASGPR at the helm of the
Hydrocarbons Prices Stabilisation
Fund, HPSF, was conspicuously absent.
This has kept tongues wagging and
seems to have exposed the frosty rela-
tionship between the two.
While things were unfolding in
Nguti, Okie Johnson was doing what he
does best outside his official duties
which is breaking new grounds with the
Catholic Men Association. The CMA
national executive held a statutory
meeting in Douala over the weekend.
(See separate story).
Another very visible absence was
that of the President of the Nguti
Cultural and Development Union, Elati
Bebum, Mbu Eyeli Nelson, who the
organisers blame for not attending any
of the planning meetings reason why
there wasn’t any speech by the Union
on Saturday despite the presence of the
assistant, Esapa Patrick Enyong during
meetings and even during the event.
Sources close to Mbu Nelson told The
SUN that he is in a mourning mood fol-
lowing the loss of his junior brother
who died in his hands.

Orange Cameroun DG, Patrick Benon speaks on

how company contributes to digital transformation
By Doh James soNkey medical to agribusiness. that. This is how we help farmers sell faster
he Director General of Orange Bertrand Foffe told The SUN that and at better prices.’’

T Cameroun, the PlatinumSponsor of

Cameroon Digital Week, Patrick
Benon spoke on Tuesday, October 17,
2023 on the role of operators in the digital
transformation journey of Cameroon dur-
ing Day 2 of the Cameroon Digital Week
at the Yaounde Hilton Hotel..
Talking earlier with reporters, Patrick
Benon said "Digital transformation will
necessarily be with the use of smart
phones and we spend a lot of time today on
our smart phones. We look at our smart
phones at least 60 times a day. Mobile
operators such as Orange Cameroun have a lot
to play. We have many initiatives to accompa-
ny the digital transformation of Cameroon. We
have to be an enabler of the environment pro-
viding reliable and secured connectivity so that
customers can have the best experience. The
basis of digital transformation is that the cus-
tomers should have the best experience. And
then the customer needs to feel secured and so
we are working on security solutions to make
sure that network hitches will be limited on our
network. It will pass by furnishing good con-
nectivity and internet security connection and
many initiatives to encourage the ecosystem.
The ecosystem must be present that is, startups
should furnish services. Orange Cameroun
supports the young startups, all the young tal-
ented people interested in the digital to bring
their ideas to reality. Cameroonian talents will
offer services. You can see that Orange
Cameroun has a battery of initiatives that go in
that direction to encourage digital transforma-
tion in Cameroon."
"Orange Cameroon has more than 13 mil-
lion customers. We are a key player when it
comes to social responsibility through Orange
Foundation. We are reforesting about 2,000
‘‘Orange Cameroun has a program called
Orange FAP. It is actually an incubator; it
helps small startups to accelerate to the
process by providing technical and legal
The Communication Manager of Waspito,
Kemoe Laurel explained that ‘‘Orange is giv-
ing us this opportunity to showcase here at
Hilton during this Cameroon Digital Week. We
expertise. We were selected last year to collaborate on different things such as family
be part of this programme with two other doctor allowing several families to have their
startups and that is the reason we are families’ doctors. With our package people can
here. Orange Cameroun offers us some have your family doctor throughout the year at
financial assistance and they introduce a small or minimum cost. Waspito was found-
us to potential investors. The Cameroon ed by Jean Lobe Lobe, the Chief Executive
Digital Week is one of the programmes Officer in 2022 as a tele-health platform that
that increases our visibility and also to allows people to consult or to make tele-con-
Orange Cameroun GM, Patrick Benon make us have access to financial people sultations with generalists or specialists
hectares in the Littoral region." The DG dis- or institutions.’’ 24h/24h through video or audio consultation.
closed. The system architect in ICT also said ‘‘I Waspito allow people to order their laboratory
On quality service, the Orange Cameroun live between Cameroon and the Netherlands. I tests exams. If you have your Waspito app, you
General Manager said "Quality service is our founded jangolo.cm some six years ago in a order your lap exams and the lab will come to
day to day struggle. We have initiatives to rein- move to assist my country Cameroon because I you to take the samples and the lab exams
force the network. We have a population which realize that farmer’s loss about 40 percent of results are sent through the app. We also have
is very dynamic and increases in certain areas their productions between harvesting time and discussion forum where people can interact
so we take special measures to reinforce the end of sale. So I decided to use technology to with doctors in an anonymous manner for
network where it is needed. We have many ini- solve that problem. A farmer comes to us and free.’’
tiatives with local authori- proposes his products and we find a buyer for
ties, with other operators
because all operators are
inter-connected so when
there is a situation some-
where, it can affect the oth-
ers."
exposure to start-
ups
Orange Cameroun is
offering spaces for startups
to get exposure at the
Cameroon Digital Week
that is holding at the
Yaounde Hilton Hotel from
October 16 to 21, 2023. The
CeO of Jangolo Communication Manager, Kemoe Laurel and colleague
three startups vary from

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Op-ed
Dr. Aja Oro tackles Hon. Ngalle Etongo
on “manifest bias towards Boa-Balondo”
his article exposes the true
T colours of Hon. Ngalle
Etongo in the conduct of
his duties as the Bamusso subdivi-
sion Member of
Parliament.Bamusso is a political
entity that encompasses the entire
southern Balondo mainland and its
ancient fishing ports of Betika,
Isangele, and Idabato etc.
The behavior under scrutiny
was manifestedwhen in a fit of
fury, he had reacted angrily to an
accurate historical rendition of
Bamusso being a Boa balondo
“Dibondo” or fishing port. Hon.
Ngalle is part Boa-balondo [moth-
er] and part Bakolle [ father]. As a
child of both worlds, it was
expected of him to adopt a neutral
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posture not an arbitrarily biased
one, which in this context, show-
show he is more supportive of his
father’s lineage than his mother’s.
In proceeding, “What was the
matter then with the narrative that
could have triggered so much bit-
terness in him up to the extent that
Dr. Aja Oro ( Balondo Global scholar)
Obanandongo 1 of ekondo-enene
he could not control his tem-
per?”“Could it have been that he
could not bear learning for the first
time in his life that his
‘beloved’Bamusso Island called
‘Bosama’ in Balondo was the mar-
itime property of the Boa Balondo
people in ancient times not the
Bakoles’, the indigenous Bamusso
fishing tribes’ people, who
musthave instilledin him the false
idea that it belonged to them?”
Notwithstanding his rage, both
the Boa-balondo Oral accounts
and the Reverend Father Gluth’s
which he recorded in his unpub-
lished manuscript, “Balondo ba
Mbenge”upheld the same point of
view that“The original owner of
the Island was Boa balondo not
Bakole [ Bamusso]”.
To ‘piggyback’ on both
accounts;the Bakole, a riverine
tribe from an unknownregion
occupied the Boa Island known
presently as Bamusso in about the
1820s. The marauders probably
thought it was a “No Man’s Land”.
Sadly, it was not because when
King Afo of Boa heard about their
illegal occupation of his fishing
port, he immediately declared war
against them and successfully
defeated them. The surviving
Bakoles not having anywhere else
to go, deemed it wise to sign a
treaty with the King.
As a result, they agreed to pay
monthly royalties which consisted
initially of damsels followed by
constant supply of fish and other
food items. The truce was subse-
quently discontinued in the colo-
nial and post-colonial
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Cameroonian government eras.
Frankly, there is no other version
of this history that is known to
exist in any other place.
When, therefore, this brief his-
tory of Boa and Bamusso was
posted on November 12th, 2022,
in the BACUDA [ Balondo
Hon. Ngalle etongo
General] forum, Hon. Ngalle who
is also a member, given that his
mother allegedly comes from Boa,
reacted swiftly not with any alter-
native more realistic version but
with blind rage unworthy of a
Member of Parliament represent-
ing both constituencies.
Undoubtedly, had he voiced that
the story was not verifiable and
stopped there, the author would
have politely asked him to produce
the accurate version to help “fix
the problem”.
He did not;instead, he went on
the offensive by baselessly attack-
ing the author, his family, and
entire lineage, whose image
and/or existential reality he
shamelessly twisted, distorted,
and shredded into smithereens,
irrespective of the fact that the
forum, on which he was desecrat-
ing a noble person from a royal
Balondo family, comprised many
members of his constituency, as
well as a many other balondo peo-
ple, who already appreciatedthe
authorfor his great role as a com-
munity leader and a positive
social role model. Based on that
fact, it appeared as if his efforts to
distort and completely render the
author’s ancestry and good works
tabula rasa wasegotistically moti-
vatedsince his “Papa’s land”was
supposedly under siege and need-
ed to be rescued at all costs even at
the expense of “Mama’s” land. For
the benefit of the doubt, the graph-
ic nature of his nefarious attacks
on the author is hereby cited
below:
“Aja you are getting into this
your excesses again. I remind you
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that I am a Balondo child material-
ly and Bamusso paternaly…May I
remind you that you to the Ijaw in
Ngeria. That is where your father
comes from. Your mother who is
related to the Oro’s cursed you
when you abandoned her so you
can not even claim any material
relationship with the Balondo’s.
your brothers (the Aja’s are in a
fishing port called New Bamusso.
I can help you identify them, you
bastard. Foran Ijaw son to refer to
a fishing port as ‘smelly’ tells you
the level of such a son good day”.
He would go on to say:
“You excel in rantings because
of your debased mentality. You
know I do not have time for that. I
am a busy man impacting the lives
of Cameroonians. You have said
you will take over Bamusso and I
see you do not have the capacity to
do that you should first of all take
care of your filthy self). Let us be
judged from what we have said”.
If one was not told that the out-
burst was exhibited by a Member
of Parliament in the Republic of
Cameroon, one would not have
known. One would have thought
that such derogatory and overly
malicious slander and/or character
assassination of a person never
known before to the assailant [
MP] was made up stuff, cooked up
by an illiterate “Njamba Njamba”
[ vegetable] seller in Muea
Market, Buea-the kind of quarrel
and attendant insults that is rife in
that kind of environment. More
importantly, this undeniable attes-
tation is bolstered by the poor
grammar or handling of the
English language displayed by the
Honorable from Bamusso. As is
obvious, his disparage character
assassination of the author of the
said write up was unnecessary,
naïve, and disgraceful since the
person he is attacking is not a
politician nor did he ever envisage
running for political office. Above
all, a “Man of The People” should
not be so condescending but
ratherpolite, respectful, and diplo-
matic regardless of the circum-
stances. What a shame!
Dr. aja oro [ Balondo schol-
ar, usa].
obanandongo1 of ekondo-
enene.
+1 240 714 9912
ajaoro200@yahoo.com
 No. 0742
Interview
My vision for the S
B
arely a 10 days to
the elective con-
vention of the
social Democratic Front,
sDF, party, on October 28
and 29 in yaounde,
Honourable Joshua Osih,
co-opted National
Chairman of the party and
a candidate for the chair-
manship unveils his vision
for the party. He also suc-
cinctly replies to accusa-
tions levied against him
and explains lingering wor-
ries bothering some mili-
tants and observers. He
spoke exclusively to The
sUN’s CeO and managing
editor, Norbert
WassoBinde
Thank you for finding time
to granting this interview
to The sUN newspaper
despite your very busy
schedule. How has it been
like running the sDF after
the death of the founding
Chairman, Ni John FruNdi?
It has been a very challenging
time but I think all of us have
been up to the task. Transitions
are always fragile moments for
groups and the most important
engagement at this time for all of
us is to maintain the actual group
dynamics. Our late National
Chairman, may his gentle soul
rest in peace, did his very best to
make sure that the Party lives on.
He had planned to retire from his
role of National Chairman in
July and this position was clear
to everyone in the Party, but
unfortunately the cold hands of
death stroke before. This has
made things a bit easier than if
these responsibilities fell upon
us without any prior grooming.
During the NeC meeting
before the most recent you
were co-opted as National
Chairman. Why?
The Party Constitution pro-
vides for the replacement of a
position in case of vacancy. A
Party cannot work without a
head and so the National
Executive Committee, decided
to co-opt its 1st Vice President to
the vacant post of Party Chair.
Without this technical move, we
would not have a vote holder for
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the Party.
The constitution had envis-
aged this scenario why
weren't you simply con-
firmed and not co-opted?
Section 18.6 talks of doing a
replacement. The constitution
requires for a member of the
concerned executive, in this case
the National Executive
Committee, to replace so in our
case the National Executive
Committee chose the 1st Vice
reason why you can talk of des-
ignation or co-option. It is not an
automatic exercise.
you have overseen the last
phase of the re-organisa-
tion at the regional levels.
How do you describe the
various outcomes?
The nationwide reorganisa-
tion of the Party has been a huge
success with mobilisations in
most places exceeding expecta-
tions. We have 10 new regional
chairpersons with who we’ll
redeploy to win.
Before the regional elec-
tions there are reports
many electoral districts
especially in the Northwest
and southwest regions
were either not profoundly
re-organised or the exer-
cises were rushed? Are
these not worrying signs
to the weakening of the
party especially with elec-
tions in the horizon?
Well, I don’t think so. The
North West and South West
regional conferences had the
necessary quorum of at least 2/3
of the structures in the regions so
that means that the work was
done. Furthermore, reorganisa-
tion is not a static exercise, the
regions will pursue this where
the NEC teams ended.
The elective convention
comes up in a fourth night.
How prepared is the party?
Well, it is our 10th Ordinary
Convention so I would guess
that experience is on our side.
We had the unfortunate demise
of our late National Chairman
that has made things a little bit
complicated with preparedness
but I remain very confident that
we will have a successful con-
vention.
Logistics insufficiencies
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Page 6
have marred previous con- your vision?
ventions of the sDF. Are The most important aspect
we sure delegates are here is that we are presenting
going to be well lodged ourselves as a group, within a
and fed this time? group dynamic. It is important
I do not recall any previous that you understand that being a
logistical shortcomings. This is a National Chairman with an
convention and so delegates are unaligned group at the National
delegated by their structures to Executive Committee makes it
attend the convention. The Party simply impossible to lead the
at the National level comes in to Party. The legacy of our late
support these structures as much National Chairman must be
as it can. It is the Party’s conven- upheld and preserved. I think
tion not a convention party.
However, we are doing
everything humanely possi-
ble to support our delegates
as much as possible.
Who is to attend the
convention? Any high-
profile guests to
attend?
Invitations have been
handed out. We initially
invited our friends and then
had to postpone our con-
vention due to the passing
of our late National
Chairman. This change of
date created some degree of
planning conflicts for many
of our guests. We are not yet
in possession of a list of
confirmed guests at this
time.
What is the budget of
the convention and
how much has been
realised?
This question should be
directed to the Chairperson
of the Convention organisa-
tion committee. Hon. Joshua Osih
Campaigns are being
launched for elective positions, that having worked with him for
meanwhile the deliberations of more than two decades gives me
the Investiture Committee have the necessary ability to do just
not been made public, neither do this. Furthermore, this legacy
we know the composition of the should be a bedrock on which
National Advisory Council, we can transform ourselves to be
NAC. more determined to win in the
The National Advisory future. This is the tribute we owe
Council’s composition is known him and I know that he is watch-
since 2018, its mandate is valid ing.
up and until this convention. The
How would your chairman-
list of candidates will be pub-
ship make the sDF more
lished 10 days to the convention
attractive to the youths
as stipulated by the constitution.
and reposition the party as
you're one of the candi- a veritable political
dates for the position of machine comparable to the
National Chairman. Is Osih 1990s and why not go
his own man or you're run- beyond that
ning on the legacy of the All I can say at this point is
late Chairman. What is that we will work hard together
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Interview
SDF – Hon. Joshua Osih
to achieve that objective. I want
it to be very clear that I’m not
going in for a one-man show. I
want this to be a team that will
deliver the goods and as such, in
order to align the team, we will
have to strategize together. The
only thing I can already be sure
of, is that we all agree to move
away from Party politics which
has been predominant for the
past years to more of public pol-
icy development and dissemina-
tion which is how you position
yourself as a Party and how you
win elections. Spending time
with infighting doesn’t help and
actually renders the Party less
attractive to new recruits. My list
of proposals to strategically
position ourselves is long but
these proposals are to be shared
and developed by the team that
will come out of the convention
so that we can all claim owner-
ship of them while we unroll the
strategic outcomes.
How are you going to do
this with the crisis still rag-
ing in the Anglophone
regions, the CPDM’s domi-
nating force, the rise of
MRC in the Littoral and
W e d n e s d a y, O c t o b e r 1 8 , 2 0 2 3
West your fiefs, the immi-
nent arrival of a new party
led by Hon. Nintcheu and
other sDF dissidents
Those are all normal obstacles
on the path of victory. Nothing
good comes easy. If all of these
political obstacles didn’t exist,
then we would not need to strate-
gize. We will offer
Cameroonians a pathway to a
better country and we will need
to market this pathway appropri-
ately. We will have the best
political offer a Party can
present to our citizens and
we will hope that
Cameroonians will have the
courage to take the right
path at the next elections.
What's all this talk
about constitutional
amendments? some
are accusing you of
planning to arrogate
more powers to your-
self
Change never comes
without extreme resistance
but being at the head of the
constitutional amendment
committee doesn’t mean
that the amendments are
from me. They came in
from all over and we simply
synthesised them and put
them in the right format.
These proposals are not to
be tabled at the upcoming
convention but the next, for
which I may not even be a
candidate, considering our
determination to win the
forthcoming elections, so I
don’t know how mature that
accusation is.
From reports, it seems
you're having a lot of
resistance from some top-
notches in the Party who
are even vowing to sup-
port your opponents. Are
we not heading for further
cracks in the party after
the convention?
When an amendment is tabled
on the floor of the convention,
the convention sovereignly
elects to approve or dismiss it. If
you are against an amendment,
you should inject your energy
into campaigning against it with
delegates instead of trying to
fight the sub-committee chair
who is simply the delivery serv-
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ice.
What's the reason for the
hike in fees for candida-
ture forms who many link
to you. How collective was
this decision?
Well, you are probably right
when you say it was linked to me
because during that debate at
NEC, many of my comrades
pushed for even higher amounts
for the National Chairmanship
position only, anticipating that I
would stand for that post. The
amounts where finally obtained
through consensus and agreed
by all present.
Hon. Osih, how would
react to accusations that
you're corky and that
you're difficult to advise
Well, being corky which actu-
ally means being lively and fun
to be with can only be a compli-
ment that come from others.
Being difficult to advise is actu-
ally a quality when you are in
leadership because it shows that
you can not be easily derailed or
manipulated. So I don’t consider
any of the above as an accusa-
tion.
Many say your openness
and softness to the gov-
ernment do not bode well
for sDF's political future
Open maybe. Soft, not at all. I
am in politics to govern, and you
can only govern to be able to
deliver the long-awaited public
policies that will free
Cameroonians from the actual
autocratic regime of Yaoundé. I
am fighting against a system and
not necessarily against individu-
als. This is exactly where many
get it wrong. If you want things
to change, it is the system that
needs to be changed.
If you try only to change some
people, you provide immunity to
the system. If just one minister
steals money from
Cameroonians, the entire gov-
ernment and thereby the presi-
dent himself are a liability. In
working towards a system
change, you have to be able to
talk to each other. This does not
mean that you agree, it means
that you have the courage to face
each other.
This is why politically, effec-
tive radicality is found in partic-
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ipation. Building bridges not
walls. The fact that we disagree
should push us to move towards
agreeing to deliver something in
between for a better Cameroon,
rather than moving further apart.
It is more difficult to accept dis-
agreements and work towards
making progress a reality rather
than just disagreeing and taking
opposite directions while leav-
ing the country in the middle.
Let's talk about National
Assembly matters where
you're Questor. Are the
allegations of greed,
favouritism, mismanage-
ment founded?
The National Assembly can
only be a mirror copy of the
executive and judicial powers.
Remember as I just said, it’s a
system. Look at the personalities
heading the executive, the judi-
cial and the two legislative arms
and you see what I mean. Hoy
can you expect anyone arm of
power to be different from the
other when all of them are part
of the same system.
Have you had convincing
explanations to the FCFA
2.7 billion shortfall high-
lighted in the questors'
preliminary audit report?
Your allegations, I think, refer
to work being done by an Ad-
Hoc committee put in place by
the Right Honourable Speaker,
of which I am a member. Our
report is solely addressed to the
speaker who put in place this ad-
hoc committee. He can choose to
present it to the bureau of the
National Assembly and the
Bureau can chose to present it in
plenary at which point it will
become public.
Thank you very much. Any
last word to your mili-
tants?
Well, I think this last point for
me should be the most impor-
tant. I sincerely wish that we all
move to the Convention as one
family. It is a very complicated
convention due to the special
circumstances as well as the
context. As such, each of us has
a duty to make this exercise a
resounding success so that at the
end of the Convention, there will
be only one winner: the SDF.
Thank You.
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Column
“ T h e K n ow h ow ”
Zeal or missionary business?
By Father luDoVIC laDo, oCtoBer 10,
2023. traNslateD From FreNCh to eNGlIsh
By NChumBoNGa GeorGe lekeleFaC,
oCtoBer 11, 2023.
hat are the motivations behind send-
illness to stay in the West for better care and
therefore find themselves de facto involved in
the pastoral care of their host diocese. Still oth-
ers left for studies or pastoral ministry and
ended up escaping the authority of their bishop
NchumboNga
george
LekeLefac
What poses a problem to me in this model
relates to the very nature of sending on a mis-
sion. What are the criteria that govern the
choice of the priest to send on mission? His
suitability for the mission abroad or his ability

W ing an African priest as a missionary

to Europe? Anthropologist and
director of the Center for Study and Training
for Development (Cefod) in N’Djamena,
Chad, Jesuit Father Ludovic Lado wonders.
For several days now, a letter has been cir-
culating on the web from the bishop of the dio-
cese of Buea, in the Southwest of Cameroon,
suspending from ministry two of his priests on
mission in a diocese in the United States who
allegedly refused to return to their diocese of
origin in Cameroon despite the injunctions of
their bishop.
Cameroonian social networks have seized
on this story to put the clergy on trial, who are
increasingly and openly criticized for their real
or imaginary errors. If the bishop of Buea is in
his role in recalling his two priests, their
refusal to return could well be the tree that
hides the forest of what looks like missionary
trafficking between African bishops and
Western bishops in need of priests. And we
need to talk about it.
Around 3,000 foreign priests
in France
If we take only the case of France, the
number of foreign priests on mission in this
country is estimated at around 3,000. African
priests alone represent 80% of this number, or
around 2,400 African priests officiating in
France. What explains this African missionary
boom? I would like to believe that this is a
comeback after the evangelization of Africa by
the West. But things are probably not that sim-
ple.
In principle, the sending of a priest on mis-
sion to another diocese is the subject of an
agreement between two bishops and the sce-
narios are varied. Some are on a study mission
but must devote some of their time to pastoral
ministry to be able to pay for their studies.
Others have left for treatment but are forced by
for one reason or another. A new bishop taking
the helm of a diocese often has difficulty
accepting certain decisions of his predecessor,
which leads to many conflicts. Many bishops
finally resolve to leave in the West a priest who
resists the call to return to the diocese. That's
one less conflict.
In most cases, these are personal relation-
ships between an African bishop and a
European bishop which promote missionary
cooperation between their respective dioceses
according to terms agreed upon by mutual
agreement. But it is up to the African bishop to
choose among his priests or nuns who goes on
mission to the West and for how long. But we
are increasingly seeing the emergence of a
model of sending missions abroad, and this is
not specific to Africa, which looks more like a
transaction than disinterested missionary coop-
eration. This is a model that involves several
levels of financial transactions.
Financial Transactions
The first level is that of negotiation
between the two bishops: “You send me some
of your priests on mission and I contribute
financially to the budget of your seminary or
your diocese”. In principle, this first level
seems irreproachable to me because many
African bishops experience great difficulty in
running their seminaries financially. It is com-
pletely normal for a Western bishop who bene-
fits from the fruits of a seminary to contribute
to the improvement of his financial health.
But it is the second level of financial trans-
action that poses a problem to me. This is the
one that takes place directly between the bish-
op of the diocese and his priest sent on a mis-
sion abroad. A priest of Asian origin, and this
is also the case for many African missionaries,
confided to me that part of his mission income
in the West is paid directly to his bishop. This
is the agreement they made before sending on
the mission.
to respect the clauses of the agreement? Or
both ? When money comes into play in mis-
sionary cooperation, what are the issues?
Beyond the missionary aspect itself, I have
rarely come across an African missionary on a
mission in the West who was in a hurry to
return to his diocese of origin. Why do many
resist when they are ordered to return by their
bishops? One of the main reasons for this
resistance is economic. The material condition
of the African priest on mission in the West is
far superior to that of the confreres remaining
in Africa, which arouses much envy. The mis-
sion in the West is often an opportunity to earn
some additional income before returning to
your diocese of origin. There's nothing wrong
with that! But we understand why being sent
on a mission to the West is widely perceived in
clerical circles as a privilege from which a few
local favorites would not benefit. In the
absence of a long-term mission, the number of
African priests asked to replace them in
Western parishes during the summer is increas-
ing.
Missionary vocation
This is why without calling into question
the principle of incardination and the commit-
ment of the priest on his ordination to obey his
bishop in matters of sending on mission, the
Church in Africa must seriously consider the
question of missionary cooperation with the
West, especially since this is often done at the
expense of missionary needs in other African
countries. If the financial benefits take prece-
dence over the missionary vocation, everything
is biased in favor of the money which is sorely
lacking in African churches. How many of
those who are sent on missions abroad truly
have a missionary vocation like Saint Paul or
Saint Francis Xavier? However, there is no
shortage of African models!
What Nigeria has done deserves attention.
The Catholic Church in Nigeria has created an
entire missionary society which has its own
seminary where only candidates who have a
truly missionary vocation are welcomed. This
is the Missionary Society of Saint Paul which
has thousands of missionaries operating across
Africa and in the West. In short, how do we
discern and support missionary vocations in
Africa today? This question deserves reflection
at this time when the synod on synodality is
being held in Rome. Let us not forget, the
Church has an essentially missionary vocation.
But what do we mean by mission today?
Ludovic Lado SJ
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CMA breaks new grounds in Douala

- New branch created in New Bell Prison
By a CorrespoNDeNt contribution for the CMA National Secretariat in Littoral and West Regions respectively and some
National Enlarged Executive Buea. Directors of State Corporations, family members

A Meeting of the Catholic Men

Association (CMA) Cameroon held
in Douala from Friday 13 to Sunday 15
October, 2023. Besides discussing and com-
ing out with a blue print on the association,
one of the high points of the three-day meet-
ing was carrying out corporal and charitable
works of mercy.
One such place for these works of mercy
was the New Bell Prison in Douala.
Delegates did not only ‘spoil’ the inmates
with assorted gifts to make life easy for them
while in prison, they were more than happy
that a branch of the CMA Cameroon has
been created at the New Bell Prison, thanks to the
Catholic Chaplaincy of the prison under the supervi-
sion of the Sisters of St Therese, through Vision
Offender Prison Care Support (VOPS).
Seeing a delegation of CMA officials from
across the national territory clad in their National
Uniform and led by the Association’s General
President, Okie Johnson Ndoh, the New Bell Prison
Branch President of the CMA, Bulawuh Edwin Ndi
said they started the School of St Joseph in the
prison on 4 October, 2022 when one of the Sisters of
St Therese, Sr. Anastasie Mvondo was appointed to
start moral instruction group in the Douala Central
Prison, New Bell. “We are very proud to say this
moral instruction group then gradually got a strong
desire to begin a Catholic Men Association.” Edwin
Ndi said. The group meets weekly and bases its
teachings on how to grow spiritually, to know about
Christ, how to pray and show love and concern to
fellow brothers.
He said they have also benefitted a lot from
from the CMA in the Archdiocese of Douala and
promise that all the love they have received from the
CMA members has encouraged them to also learn
how to give love out.
Sr Caroline Nanyi Acha, Coordinator of VOPS
while high lighting on the mission of VOPS, on
behalf of the prison administrators thanked the
CMA members for who have been providing them
with spiritual and material food. She said, the items
they have received will keep not only the 50 mem-
bers of the New Bell Prison Branch of the CMA but
also the entire 4,500 inmates in the prison. Sr
Caroline Nanyi said the members in the prison are
always very open to learn.
Speaking later, the General President of the
CMA Cameroon, Okie Johnson Ndoh gave them
words of encouragement and said they shall never
be abandoned. He assured them that the first group
of dedicants would be giving free pieces of the
national fabric.
He used the occasion to sincerely thank them for
the surprised financial donation as their own part of
The inmates trailed their guests with beauti-
ful melodies that sent shockwaves on the spines
of many as the team left the New Bell Prison to
the St John Orphanage at Deido and the Main
and friends of the newly dedicated.
Worthy of note is that the CMA Cameroon with
over 10,000 members is spread across 23 of the 26
dioceses in Cameroon with a significant number in
dans la Main Orphanage to also hand some food the Diaspora. Their spirituality is focused on the life
and none-food items to the two orphanages. of St Joseph, the Forster Father of Jesus Christ.
Earlier within the day, they visited the Major
Seminary at Ngoma and the St
Paul Minor Seminary at Nylon,
Douala. Here, the future priests
were presented CMA Spiritual
documents to help them under-
stand about the CMA.
According the Okie Johnson, as
future priests, and if called upon to
be Chaplains of the Association,
they should have understood the
modus operandi of the CMA.
Other high lights of the three-
day meeting was discussions and
way forward of the CMA, and the
consecration of 200 new members
into the CMA from the Archdiocese
of Douala. The dedication ceremo-
ny at the Sts Peter and Paul
Cathedral in Douala was presided
at, by Bishop Jean Bosco Ntep,
Bishop of Edea who is also the
President of the Douala Provincial
Episcopal Conference, it was an
occasion for him to remind the
newly dedicated to tailor their lives
like that of St Joseph.
The Pontifical Mass was also
attended by the Governors of the

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Column, Health
“ N a t u r o p a t h i c wo r l d ”
By prof. raphael Nyarkotey obu
Is loud noise during sex a crime?
canning through Kofi Kumado’s book
S “Introduction to The Law of Torts in
Ghana” (2nd Edition) Page 95 on
Private Nuisance, we chanced on an interest-
ing question he asked on excessive noise
during sexual intercourse and the legal
implications.
This question stems from the defini-
tion of Private Nuisance. Indeed, a pri-
vate nuisance is defined in Bamford v
Turnley 1860 as “any continuous activ-
ity or state of affairs causing a substan-
tial and unreasonable interference with
a [claimant’s] land or his use or enjoy-
ment of that land.”
Kofi Kumado held the view that the
crux of a nuisance then is the unreason-
ableness of conduct. Consequently, he
said, the problems in nuisance turn on
reasonableness. For instance, in deter-
mining the reasonableness, the Courts
The Authors
look at both the defendant's conduct
and its effect on the plaintiff.
The Courts and Loud sex Noise
The courts have rarely been asked to rule
in a case where the sound of female sexual
rapture is a legal issue, but it has happened in
some jurisdictions. In the Ghanaian and the
Gambian Courts, we are yet to witness any
such case. We, however, explore some cases
in other jurisdictions which could have per-
suasive effects.
Cases
In Uganda, there is a report by the
LuciPost(2019) of a couple in Meru, arrest-
ed and charged for noisy sex. According to a
court hearing, three people, 24-year-old
Chacha Mwiti and 31-year-old Joan
Makokha were having loud sex claiming
they were stuck while Magoola Twaha, a 27-
year-old Ugandan man who posed as a witch
Gambian Jollof is the best
By proF.raphael Nyarkotey oBu
ecently, my phone rang, and there came a
r call from a lecturer at one of the Public
Universities in Ghana. He wants to go to
the Gambia to study law and he is so optimistic
about it. In our conversation, the Gambian delica-
cy, jollof sufficed and I told him how the Bar
school had had a toll on my immune system.
However, what brought my energies back was the
Gambian jollof Mao Ceesay's wife made for me.
Mao Ceesay is a great colleague I met at the
Gambia Law School, in Banjul. He has a cooking
wife. I am of the view that the qualities of a good
cooking wife are not the same as those of a good
partner.
A good-cooking wife can cook, clean, do
laundry, and take care of her family. She is like a
ship on the river Gambia, and Mao Ceesay want-
ed me to feel her cooking prowess.
The Gambia Jollof
The issue of who has the best jollof has been
the subject of debate for years. Ghana and Nigeria
always take center stage in this debate. So as a
novice, I thought the best jollof comes from either
Ghana or Nigeria.
As a traveler, I tasted Nigerian jollof during
my days in Ikorodu and Ilorin. In the case of
Ghana, I have tasted different versions of jollof
funeral jollof, party jollof, streetside jollof and
jollof made by my late grandma.
However, in recent times, The Gambia has
come into the limelight as the country with the
best jollof in some news publications. I thought it
was one of those publications.
Well, I was privileged to receive an invitation
from Mao Ceesay after the Bar exams. I think
Mao invited me to have a taste of the Gambian
version of Jollof to cool off the pressurefrom the
Bar school before I left for Ghana.
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doctor, pretended to be helping them out.
In the Cartwright bedroom case(2009),
Caroline Cartwright, 48, was remanded in
custody and later charged with three breach-
es of her Asbo( anti-social behavior order)in
just 10 days.
Another case was reported by Gena
Kaufman(2014) of Romeo Artemio Lori, a
42-year-old man in Italy who was also jailed
after his neighbors filed a civil lawsuit over
the loud noises of his lover’s screaming,
which disturbed the peace and “the build-
ing’s decorum.” The charge against him was
actually for stalking, but he argues that he
was punished for being too good at sex. He
was found guilty and jailed for six months.
They were further ordered to have sex
only in the daytime after the man’s wails of
ecstasy provoked complaints from neigh-
bors. Retirees next door, who claimed the
grunts equaled decibel levels of a jackham-
mer, will now be able to sleep soundly after
a Rome judge imposed a sex ban from 11
p.m. to 7 a.m. on a married couple. This is
the third case of roof-raising sex to hit Italian
courts in a year; all three judges have
I honored Mao’s invitation. I met his beauti-
ful Gambian wife. They were good couples and
their chemistry and energies pierced me like
“Elvis film”. Their union prompted me to start
the search for a wife.She went to the kitchen at 1
p.m. As typical of men, we were in the hall watch-
ing some Ghanaian television channels.
I heard Mao’s wife pounding.I became more
curious and when I enquired and was told she is
pounding the ingredients together. I realized the
recipes were all natural including green hibiscus
flower, as a natural health influencer and advo-
cate for hibiscus teaI got more interested.
The Gambian Jollof is made from a combina-
tion of different local spices, one observation is
that Gambians eat more local rice as compared to
Ghanaians whoeat more polished rice which is
often imported. It took her about 4 hours to get
the jollof ready. The Hibiscus and the carrots in
the food served as an alternative to meat in the
food.
The origin of Jollof
As usual of me I picked up my laptop to do
some studies on this meal “jollof”. I found that
the origin of jollof rice itself emanate from the
Senegambianregion that was ruled by the Wolof
or Jolof Empire in the 14th century, spanning
parts of today's Senegal, The Gambia, and
Mauritania, where rice is grown. If that is the
case; how come Ghana and Nigeria are claiming
ownership?
In fact, the right name in the Gambia is called
“Benachin” which is the Wolof word for “one-
pot” after the traditional practice of cooking all its
ingredients in one pot. So I now understand the
concept of why Mao's wife pounded all the ingre-
dients together in one pot!
No wonder, this debate was settled on
December. 15, 2021, when the Senegalese ver-
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imposed a blackout on sonorous lovemaking
at night.
In Birmingham City Council v Gemma
Wale(12 May 2015), the respondent, Wale
was given a two-week prison sentence after
a civil court judge concluded that she had
breached the order by screaming and shout-
ing while having sex at a level of
noise that annoyed a neighbor. Judge
Kelly concluded that Wale had
breached an antisocial behavior
order. She said Birmingham city
council took legal action after a
neighbor complained.Kelly said the
antisocial behavior order had barred
Wale from making loud sex noises
and from causing a nuisance by play-
ing loud music, shouting, swearing,
making banging noises, stamping,
and slamming doors.
The judge concluded that she had
also breached the order by arguing
with her boyfriend, swearing at a
neighbor, “banging around the house” and
“running around in the property”. She
imposed separate two-week jail terms on
Wale for each breach but said all terms
would run concurrently.
The judge indicated that Wale lived on a
property owned by the Birmingham council
and said she had heard evidence from a
council housing officer and one of Wale’s
neighbors. Kelly said a neighbor had com-
plained that at about 5am on 29 January
paragraph 3 of the order had been breached.
“Gemma started screaming and shouting
while having sex, which woke us up,” said
the neighbor. “This lasted 10 minutes.”
The judge concluded: “I am satisfied that
during the early hours of 29 January 2015, at
around 5am, the defendant was guilty of
screaming and shouting whilst having sex at
sion of this one-pot dish called ceebujën (Wolof)
or thiéboudiène (French) was included in the list
of United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Intangible
Cultural Heritage of Humanity. With this listing,
the dish will have better protection and be more
known abroad.
Although, Jollof rice may be a delicacy in
most of other West African countriesits real home
is in the Senegambia region. This is why there
have been tumult (afterUNESCO declared
Senegal as home to the rice-and-fish-based dish.
More than a regular meal
After tasting the Gambian jollof, I found that
this is more than just a normal meal as it is medic-
inal too. Traditionally, the Gambians like eating
together in the same bowl even with their guests
therefore, Mao’s wife invited me to join them
which I obliged.
As I ate with Mao Ceesay, he encouragedme
to eat the green hibiscus to improve my health.
The green hibiscus flower appeared slimy like
okra and tasted fine. I was brimming with joy as
I ate the specially prepared Gambian jollof.
On a normal day, I do not like eating rice. But
this particular jollof was more than a meal and
like (Oliver Twist I asked for more).When I eat
polished rice, I often see a rise in my sugar level.
But this was not the case. I suggest Gambian
researchers and nutritionists should conduct a
study on the impact of Gambian jollof on diabet-
ics. There could be some interesting revelations in
it.
What I also found was that the recipes used in
Gambian jollof could vary depending on who is
preparing it. I say this because I happened to eat
another Jollof at the Brikama College during a
conference, but that looks and tastes different.
The local recipes Gambians use could be their
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a level of noise which caused nuisance or
annoyance to (a neighbor).”
Unreasonableness
The question is how much is unreason-
able in nuisance in bedroom sound?In
Cartwrights' case, the local council recorded
the noise at 47 decibels which is more than
the 45 decibels. The EPA states:
Noise levels for various areas are identi-
fied according to the use of the area. Levels
of 45 decibels are associated with indoor res-
idential areas, hospitals, and schools, where-
as 55 decibels are identified for certain out-
door areas where human activity takes place.
A level of 70 decibels is identified for all
areas to prevent hearing loss.
We state that it’s not illegal to have con-
sensual sex, but it can also be heard of as a
nuisance by a neutral bystander(s). In
Cartwrights' case, she appealed claiming that
she is unable to stop the loud shouting and
screaming she makes during lovemaking
with her husband Steve. However, she lost
the appeal against an order banning her from
making loud noises during sexual
activity.The British Court said she can’t have
loud sex. Hence, we urged everyone to keep
it safe and keep it down, as there are possi-
ble legal implications of loud noise during
sex.It will be interesting to explore the law
on this in Ghana, the Gambia, and others.
the authors: prof. raphael Nyarkotey
obu is a full professor of Naturopathy and
a recognized prolific writer and martina
akusika mensah is a Ghanaian lawyer
and a Gender activist.this article aims to
create awareness of bedroom nuisance
only. e-mail:
professor40naturopathy@gmail.com
culinary supremacy as compared to the
Ghanaians and Nigerians.
Mao further explained that the quality of the
ingredients — fish and vegetables — is deter-
mined by the importance of the event or the
degree of affection one has for a guest. The recipe
and techniques are traditionally passed down
from mother to daughter.
At the BrikamaCollege, I notice that the
Gambian jollof is eaten with the hands, although
spoons or forks are usually used in restaurants.
The dish is also tied to specific cultural practices.
For instance, I was told it is forbidden to sit with
a raised knee, the bowl must be held with the left
hand, and grains of rice must not drop whiles one
is eating.
All the local spices and herbs used by Mao’s
wife were purely natural and medicinal in making
the jollof. I think she understood what
Hippocrates said, "Let food be thy medicine, thy
medicine shall be thy food."
And also am sure she read what was con-
tained in Genesis 1:29: And God said, “Behold, I
have given you every plant yielding seed that is
on the face of all the earth, and every tree with
seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.
That night, when I got home, I only went
straight to bed and I forgot all the nitty gritty of
the Bar school and Exam. The rest they say is his-
tory.
I only envy Mao for such a wonderful wife.
No wonder the bible says, he who finds a wife
finds a good thing. I will say, that he who finds a
wife who can cook homegrown foods finds a
good thing. So I urge food lovers to try Gambia
jollof. Keep the debate on.
the writer is a professor of Naturopathic
healthcare, a medical Journalist, an author,
and a science writer. e. mail:
professor40naturopathy@gmail.com. this arti-
cle is taken from the Book- life in the Gambia-
perspective from a professor and an aspiring
Barrister’ authored by the writer.
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Biz / Society
Cameroon increasing gold reserves in BEAC Presbyterian pedi-
By NDumBe Bell
Joseph GastoN IN
on behalf of
the state for
global benchmark.
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A state is in the process
of increasing the
country’s gold reserves with
the amount of
gold ingots
(above). Also
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should not be overem-
phasised due to the
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the Central Bank.
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and copper ic instability and By sImoN NDIVe kalla
of fused gold (with other ele-
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ments / substances) had to
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residue 500 24 carat gold
ingots weighing 500.86 kilo-
was not pre-
cise whether this was included
in the total refined weight of
be refined as ingots to meet
the standards necessary to
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Central banks welcome

l Thursday, October 12, 2023 to com-
memorate World Sight Day under the
theme; ‘Love Your Eyes at Work' underscores
the gold reserve. It is the acquire the state’s gold gold reserves for promoting the need to prioritise eye health, promoting
grams. awareness and proactive measures for main-
National mines Company that reserve with the Central Bank confidence in their currency.
The result is the co-opera- taining optimal.
has replaced Capam. (BEAC). The yellow metal is also
tion between the Ministry of Speaking to reporters at Presbyterian pedi-
It was also explained that So, the Minister of appreciated by investors in
Mines and the Ministry of atric eye hospital in Mile III Limbe the admin-
the occasion is anopportunity Finance Louis Paul Motaze times of economic or financial
Finance (and an enabling istrator Mbua Matofe said World Sight Day is a
to demonstrate the policy laid revived the gold project in turbulence. The Central bank
refining Company) empow- day set aside by World Health Organization to
down by the state that any June 13, 2013 and added a says the reserves can be used
ered by decree of June 1, 2015
active mining company clause instituting a working during short-term financing
for the purposes of constitut-
involved in extracting gold group or committee responsi- needs.
ing state reserves.
within it’s territorial bound- ble for the state’s strategic Due to the offsets created
The declaration was said
aries must revert a share to the gold stock. and multiplied by the war in
to have been made by the
state. This is according to the This group, Louis Paul Ukraine, a study states that in
Acting Minister of Mines Fuh
mining code said to have been Motaze stated in Octobre 3, 1922 Central banks globally
Calistus Gentry who detailed
launched in 2012. It is the was in charge of teleguiding rushed to buy gold worth
that theSupport Framework
public treasury that is respon- the refining of material gold 1,136 tonnes which has been
for Mining Crafts (or Capam)
sible in receiving the mined into monetary gold based on estimated to be a record high
was the unit that collected the
returns from which they will the internationally-reputed since 1967.
amount of fused gold (above)
London Bullion Market, the

Second Edition of Ladies Business and Cross section of patients with eye diseases
ready to consult
raise awareness about issues of eye health.
Exhibition Forum to be hosted in Bangui “Actually, it’s very common that most peo-
ple neglect their eye health. On a day like this
as an institution we thought it necessary to give
By NDumBe Bell Joseph financing. free eye screening to the entire population,”
GastoN IN Douala The sun of FCFA 13 million francs “So that those who can’t afford will have a
he first edition of the was donated to support the course of the chance and get their eyes screen for various eye

T Ladies Business and exhi-

bition Forum (LBF) in
Douala recently, has aroused the
determination of women of the
larger Central African states
(CEEAC) to be forward looking
and ready to participate in the free
exchange of goods, persons and
services (ZLECAF/African Free
Group photo of participants from CeeAC and
Trade) in the Africa continent. Cameroonian officials with the organizer at the foot.
The Project Manageress,
Madam Ngameni in her opening address
acknowledged the presence of delega-
tions from the Congo D.R., Congo,
Central African Republic, Rep of Tchad,
Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria and
Cameroon in the presence of Ministers of
the Central Africa Republic and the
MINPMESSA and visiting Minister of
Commerce, the Governor, the super
Mayor, the President of the Chamber of
Commerce Hon. Christophe Eken and a
host of others.
The project manageress thanked the
administration of various countries for
coming to terms with the realities that
women entrepreneurs in whatever catego-
ry are impacting immensely to the GDP
of their individual states, so if they are
given the push or support and conducive
business environment, they will create
more wealth, and provide employment
for the youth.
In order to achieve these, many chal-
lenges have to be overcome such as the
need for road and communications infra-
structures to access the region, the signing
of many protocols, lift visa and customs
restrictions, to name a few, including
ladies business forum by the Chamber of
Commerce announced by the President
Christophe Eken who said the efforts
made by the organiser was worth
applauds. He also wished that they should
use this assistance to grow from strength
to strength and never go down.
The project Manageress revealed in
appreciation that the Chamber has done
so much for them from the very birth of
the project that took eleven months to
complete and that if not of the technical
team provided for by the President of the
Chamber of Commerce, they will not
have realised the project.
The MINPMESSA in a press briefing
said women had been given the necessary
tools and support to succeed and more is
in the pipeline. He said the women are
working above board.
The Minister from the Central African
Republic with the highest number of par-
ticipants, announced that the second edi-
tion of the Ladies Business and
Exhibition Forum will be hosted in
diseases” Mbua Matofe said.
He added that they have done series of
awareness through radio, churches, town cryer
among other. He disclosed that they actually
consulted over 590 persons during the World
Sight Day at the Presbyterian pediatric eye hos-
pital.
Mbua prescribe early detection is the key.
He advised people to check their eyes at least
once a year, so that if there is any eye disease
they can easily detect and manage it easily to
prevent it to degenerate and result to blindness.
He encouraged parents to come to the hos-
pital with their children and especially teachers
in schools to be vigilant to study the children
on how they are evolving in class so they can
easily identify any child with sight issue, so
their parents can bring them to the hospital.
Mbua urged the population to make maxi-
mum use of the Presbyterian pediatric eye
hospital in Limbe which can host about 50
patients in a ward. He cautioned them to avoid
traditional eye medicine by the road side.
Bangui and that they will use the experi-
ence from Cameroon to organise the best.
Tchad also anticipated to host after CAR.

Universal Business Tour offers to train ing to the tourist. This, he said,
should be developed using local
tools, arts and crafts, gastronomy,

Cameroonian tourism actors in Canada lifestyles, historic and archeologi-

By NDumBe Bell Joseph
GastoN IN Douala
he Universal Business and
cal sites, typography, road infra-
structure, parks and taking inti
consideration the safety and green-
most and whose contribu- destination.
tion to the GDP in some Kuete listed a long ness of the environment.
countries remains the high- list of initiatives that He told anxious participants

T Tour brought together

actors and stakeholders in
the tourism sector in Douala to
reinforce their capacities and to
acquaint them to the objectives,
concept and challenges of an
upcoming international internship
and B2B that is to hold in Canada
organised by MATDEL in partner-
ship with SDEG and CED, from
October 30 to November 5, 2023.
Jean Solaire Kuete, the General
Manager of UBT ignited the value
of tourism in the World today as
being the sector that employs the
est and only second to other
countries after oil and gas or
timber in other countries.
So, for it to reach this
height, tourism should be at
the front row of the devel-
opment and economic strat-
egy of African countries
and in Cameroon in particu-
lar. Unfortunately,this is not
the case. Instead, the rich
touristic resources that is
part of our natural and cul-
tural endowment is not being given
the attention and financial
Group photo showing tourism actors and organizer Mr
Kuete6thfrom right at seminar
resources it deserves to make
Cameroon a huge and rich tourism
can improve the
recognition of our
cultural and natural
sites in order to make
that the site choosen in Canada
(Lac Megantic) for the internation-
al training hub was little known in
the past but because it has been
developed, it now has the visibility
an attractive tourism
destination. He con- at the international level and the
attractiveness as a major tourist
tinued that those
things that we ignore destination. The G.M. Askedall
those who wanted special appoint-
are those things that
the tourist from ments to indicate in advance.
Close collaborators such as Dr.
abroad or from within
may like. So, he Bertrand Lemgoua also spoke on
the resultant impact of research
counselled that actors
in the sector should not undermine and development in the tourism
sector.
or overlook what may be interest-

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Dateline Nigeria Pastor, three others

caught with human
Naira under pressure, Nigeria skull in Ogun
By uthmaN salamI
may seek dollar loan –IMF A
pastor with the Christ Liberty Evangelism
Church, Rosco, Iyana Iyesi, Ota, Oyenekan
Oluwaseyi, and three others have been
By oyetuNJI aBIoye fell from about 450/dollar to The CBN governor said bank will lead to tweaking or
an average of 760/dollar fol- the new leadership team would jettisoning of some policies as arrested with a human skull in the Saje Area of
he International

T Monetary Fund has said

the naira is currently
under pressure and Nigeria is
free to seek loan from the
Fund to stabilise the currency
if it considers a good option.
The Washington-based
lender however noted that
recent exchange reforms and
other steps taken by the
Nigerian authorities were in
order.
It also expressed support
for Olayemi Cardoso-led
Central Bank of Nigeria’s last
week’s decision to halt the
eight-year foreign exchange
ban on cement, rice, poultry
products and 40 other items.
The past administration of the
CBN had imposed the forex
ban in 2015.
The made this known at
the World Bank
Group/International Monetary
Fund Meeting in Marrakech,
Morocco.
IMF said inflation in
Nigeria was till high at 26 per
cent in August while the naira
continued to be under pres-
sure.
The local currency, which
lowing the exchange reforms
of the President Bola Tinubu,
has continued to drop at the
parallel market.
The local currency plunged
to 1045/dollar on Thursday.
Edun had during the World
Bank/IMF meeting listed a
number of fiscal initiatives
aimed at collecting more tax
revenue and reducing waivers
to boost economic growth.
Also, Cardoso had listed
plans to stabilise the market
and navigate the country
through the current turbulent
economic challenges.
review foreign exchange mar-
ket policies, the central bank
corporate governance prac-
tices and monetary policies to
reposition the apex bank to
achieve its core mandates.
Already, he said the new
team members, who resumed
fully at the bank a few weeks
ago following their confirma-
tion by the National Assembly,
was currently carrying out a
comprehensive assessment of
the challenges facing the cen-
tral bank.
According to him, the
ongoing assessment of the
part of a wide-ranging pro-
gramme to reform the bank as
a catalyst for economic growth
and development.
Abeokuta, the Ogun State Capital.
PUNCH Metro learnt on Sunday that
Oluwaseyi and the three others, 30-year-old
Ibrahim Agbowewe, 40-year-old Suleiman
Ogunbunmi, and 57-year-old Gafari Akinsanya,
In a document titled,
“Preliminary assessment of were arrested by men of the state police command
in the early hours of Saturday.
challenges facing the Central
Bank of Nigeria”, Cardoso A source in the command told our correspon-
dent that the suspects claimed they had intended to
outlined the challenges facing
the CBN and introduced high- use the skull for rituals.
The source added that the arrest was made fol-
level proposals aimed at
addressing reformation chal-
lenges.
He also examined the role
of a refocused central bank in
supporting the economic agen-
da of President Bola Tinubu.
He also harped on what
should be put in place to revert
to evidence-based monetary
policies, including the discon-
tinuation of unorthodox mone-
tary policies and foreign cur-
rency management, unortho-
dox use of Ways and Means
spending, and development of
control limits in the use of lowing a tip-off from members of the public about
the suspects’ suspicious movement and activities in
Ways and Means in financing
public sector deficit. On the the area.
Following the intelligence, policemen were said
backlog of FX demand,
Cardoso emphasised the need to have stormed the area and arrested the suspects.
PUNCH Metro learnt that other items such as
for creative financing options
for clearing the short to medi- one big calabash, one black Toyota Camry car and
one ram found with the suspects had been recov-
um-term backlog.
ered and taken to the police station.

Ohanaeze to meet Tinubu over Nnamdi Kanu

The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP
Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the arrest, told
our correspondent that the four suspects had con-
fessed to the crime.
pex Igbo socio-cultural the worsening security situa-

A organisation, Ohanaeze
Ndigbo Worldwide, has
disclosed its plan to meet with
tion in the region.
According to him, some per-
sons are using Kanu’s name and
VVV
to cause unnecessary trouble and problems
in the entire southeast and for their selfish
President Bola Tinubu to can- his incarceration to perpetrate interests. There must be peace and stability
vass for the release of the crimes in the region, saying they in Igboland.
leader of the Indigenous are only after their selfish interest. “Immediate release of Mazi Nnamdi
People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi “Your request and solidarity Kanu will restore sanity,” he said.
Nnamdi Kanu. visit have reinvigorated my leader- Meantime, Nigerian troops of Operation
Ohanaeze President, ship intention to see President UDO KA II conducted clearance operations
Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, said Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on issues on terrorist camps in Imo and Anambra on
this on Saturday during a cour- concerning the Igbo ethnic group, Saturday.
tesy visit to the leadership of more especially the need to release The troops arrested a suspected terrorist
the Supreme Council of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu of the and also recovered Improvised Explosive
Nigeria Traditional Rulers, Indigenous People of Biafra, Device-making materials, motorcycles,
Southeast chapter led by the IPOB. His continual detention is stored foods, and other logistics items in the
President, HRM escalating insecurity in the south- camps.
EzeIheanyichukwu Nwokenna east. Acting deputy director of Army Public
of Abia State at his Glass Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB Leader “After he’s released, let us now Relations, 82 Division, Enugu, Lt.-Col.
House, Orji-Owerri office see any person or group that will Jonah Unuakhalu, stated yesterday that the
complex. Iwuanyanwu stated that the move to be instigating insecurity or crisis in clearance operations were held at Lilu com-
He said the planned visit to the president push for the release of the secessionist from Igboland using his name or detention. munity and Orsumoghu Forest in Orsu
is centred on all issues bothering the people the custody of the Department of State “Some people and groups are illegally Local Government Area of Imo.
of the South East geo-political zone. Services, DSS, became necessary following feasting on his popularity and detention just

Tinubu appoints new EFCC Chairman,

CEOs for CAC, NEPZA, NIPC, ITF, others
resident Bola Tinubu has appointed resignation of the sus- ence in public finance management who

P Mr. Ola Olukoyede as the new

Chairman of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
According to a statement by presiden-
tial spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on
Thursday, he said by the powers vested in
President Tinubu as established in section 2
(3) of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004,
that “the Chairman and members of the
Commission, other than ex-officio mem-
bers, shall be appointed by the President.”
Ngelale said Olukoyede is a lawyer
with over 22 years of experience as a regu-
latory compliance consultant and specialist
in fraud management and corporate intelli-
gence.
“He has extensive experience in the
operations of the EFCC, having previously
pended
Chairman
Economic
Executive
of the
and
holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
Accounting from the University of
Maiduguri and a Masters in Business
Financial Crimes Administration from the same university.
Commission (EFCC), “He began his career as a lecturer at the
Mr. Abdulrasheed Federal Polytechnic, Mubi. From there, he
Bawa,” he said. went into banking, including successful
Furthermore, the stints at the defunct Allied Bank and
presidential spokesman Standard Trust Bank.
said President Tinubu “President Bola Tinubu tasks the new
has approved the leadership of the Economic and Financial
appointment of Crimes Commission (EFCC) to justify the
served as Chief of Staff to the Executive Muhammad Hassan confidence given to them in this important
Chairman (2016-2018) and Secretary to the Hammajoda to serve as Secretary of the national assignment as a newly invigorated
Commission (2018-2023). As such, he ful- anti-graft Commission for a renewable term war on corruption undertaken through a
fills the statutory requirement for appoint- of five years in the first instance, pending reformed institutional architecture in the
ment as Chairman of the EFCC. Senate confirmation. anti-corruption sector remains acentral pil-
“Olukoyede’s appointment follows the “Muhammad Hassan Hammajoda is a lar of the President’s Renewed Hope agen-
public administrator with extensive experi- da,” he said.

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News / Sport
SDF flags off campaigns
for elections into NEC
- Hon. Joshua Osih, Godden Zama and Shewa Jestel
running for SDF National Chairman post
By Doh James soNkey
hree candidates are
T running for the post
of the
Democratic Front, SDF
Social
party National Chairman.
They are Hon Joshua Osih
Nambangi, Godden Zama
and Shewa Jestel.
The revelation was
made by the Secretary
General of the leading
opposition Social
Democratic Front, the SDF
party, Barrister Adeline
Njomgang Lord during a
press conference she joint-
ly granted with the
President of the Organizing
Committee of the party’s
10th Convention, Mayor
Njong Donatus on
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
at the Centre Regional
Secretariat of the SDF at
Olezoa in Yaounde.
The SG disclosed that
the lists of candidates run-
ning for elective posts in
Friends of the Limbe Botanic Garden sensitise
on nature conservation value, tree planting
By Ikome ChrIstIe-Noella
eposI IN Buea
ith an objective to
W promote the Limbe
Botanic Garden as a
hub for biodiversity and con-
servation in the South West
region, an association, Friends
of the Limbe Botanic Garden
(FoG) has educated the popula-
tion through pupils and stu-
dents on conservation educa-
tion and the importance of
planting trees.
In his address, the chair-
man of FoG, Dr Mbome Njie
Victor said the mission of the
Friends of the Garden is to pro-
tect the values of the Limbe
Botanic Garden. “One of the
values of the garden that we
want to preserve for posterity
is conservation of the environ-
ment. We started this conserva-
tion education exercise last
year in about 6 schools in
Limbe and this year we
thought it wise to continue
with the exercise in Buea” he
noted.
“We decided to start with
the young ones because they
are smart and they are the
future. What they assimilate
now hardly goes out and that is
why we decided to begin the
tree planting crusade with them
and their responses have been
encouraging” FoG Chair
revealed.
The Chairman challenged
everyone in Buea to plant just
one tree every year to cover up
for the abusive deforestation.
“We are here to educate the
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Victoria United will be
Elite I Champions
-President Nkwain
Valentine
By sImoN NDIVe kalla
he President of Victoria United, alias
expecting more than 2,000
delegates to the convention
T OPPO, Nkwain Valentine, aka
Bobdidy says Victoria United FC will
be the champions of the 2023/24 MTN Elite
in Yaounde both national
and international invited
party officials."
The Secretary General
1 championship. OPOPO despite currently
sitting 4th in Pool B with 3 points, 1win, and
2 defeats.
Nkwain Valentine was speaking on
of SDF said, for the post of Monday, October 16, 2023 during a press
National Chairman, the conference at the team’s head Quarter in
Investiture Committee
Ngem Limbe.
received three candidates
“We want to assure the supporters that
namely, Joshua Osih,
there is nothing to be afraid, Victoria United
Godden Zama and Shewa
Football Club will be the 2023-2024
Jestel.
Njong Donatus said Cameroon Elite One champions” Nkwain
Valentine said.
sDF sG, Barrister Adeline Djomgang and "National Chairman before
Mayor Njong Donatus middle his death asked me to be He however urged to football lovers in
the SDF will be published will continue until the put- President of the Organizing
in the party channels ting in place of a federal Committee, the last wish
according to the party con- system of governance in was making me Chairman
stitution and that the cam- Cameroon." of this Committee. Single
paigns kicked off same She said that they are ballot paper will be experi-
Tuesday, 2023 nationwide. about 90% prepared mented at the convention
In her preliminary state- towards the 10th conven- on October 27 and 28,
ment, the Secretary tion. 2023."
General of the SDF said The President of the The convention will
"the 33 years foundation of Organizing Committee of hold at the Warda
the SDF were laid on solid the 10th Convention of the Multipurpose Sports President of Victoria United, alias OPOPO Nkwain
soil. We decided that the SDF, Njong Donatus tak- Complex in the nation cap- Valentine speaking to the press
heritage of Ni John FruNdi ing the floor said they are ital.
Limbe, SW and Cameroon at large to remain
very ambitious in club’s vision.
Nkwain announced that in the nearest
future viewers of our social media handles
will need to subscribe to gain access, ensure
the team to attain the professional status of
population the friends of the teams in Europe, soon to unveil the official
through these Limbe Botanic kids sponsors of the team in the days ahead,
young ones on Garden are female team and the cardet team are in the
the importance
of tree planting.
Launched
this Wednesday
lovers of nature.
“We are identi-
fied as a local
support organi-
build-up and shall be presented to the public
when it is time.
“Our mission since 2019 has not changed.
October 11 zation to the The goal has been to attain our vision of put-
2023, the pupils Limbe Botanic
and students of garden. We are ting Victoria United Football Club in the light
of African football and to equally accompany
K i n g s t o n here to create
memorial as awareness about the FECAFOOT President Samuel Eto'o Fils
well as those of the value of in making Cameroon football great again”,
Government nature conserva-
High School tion and tree “To conclude, the goal of the management
Buea town were planting. It is of Victoria United Football Club was to bring
schooled on important for us Elite One football to the South West Region
conservation to plant trees and thereby bringing life back to our Region to
education by take care of abu-
members of sive deforesta- the appreciation of the Elites and residents.”
FoG, Mme tion. Next week Nkwain Valentine said.
Miriam Mulema we shall contin- He however thanked the Prime Minister
and Fominyam ue the tree plant-
Christopher who ing crusade to
Chief, Dr. Dion Ngute, the director of cabinet
at the Prime Minister’s office, Ebune
said that it is FoG bring tree planting and conservation education to schools in Buea B.H.S Great
important to Soppo, G.H.S Confiance, the Secondary
conserve and actively in conservation”. Monjongo”. Education Minister her Excellency
plant trees. “You need to have The paramount ruler of Through collaborative
more trees to provide shelter, Buea, Chief Dr Robert Esuka efforts with the Ministry of Professor Nalova Lyonga, Senator Mbella
wood, coal, food; clothing etc. Endeley in his remark recount- Forestry and international Moki Charles, Governor of the South West
the absence of trees is the pres- ed the story of a bird called organization, Friends of the Region, Bernard Okalia Bilai, Senior
ence of soil erosion”. ‘koka’ (a special bird in the Garden (FoG) carryout proj- Divisional Officer for Fako, Mr. Chiobu,
Adding his voice was the days back especially to farm- ects to revamp, maintain and
Mayor of the Buea municipali- ers) which is facing extinct as a sustain the Limbe Botanic gar- Limbe City Mayor Paul Efome Ngale, my
ty, Bar. David Mafany result of the felling of trees. den by creating awareness of Vice President, Mayor of Limbe II Council
Namange who encouraged the “Everything we do that affects its facilities and also promoting chief, Ndive Waka Ngale Daniel among oth-
pupils to plant trees. “This the environment also impacts conservation. Founded in ers for their support.
rainy season, nature spoke to us negatively. If we show kind- 1998, the FoG have guided
us and told us that we have ness on the environment, we tours, organize conservation “One of my objectives is to accompany
been felling trees too much also show kindness to our- education workshops, con- our government in creating job opportunities,
without replanting. Let us selves. We must protect our tribute to maintenance and of which we are proud that Victoria United
respect nature by planting trees environment by planting trees” cleaning of the garden and con-
and avoid felling trees when it he opined. tribute to the sustainability of
Football Club has employed a good number
of youths, directly or indirectly” Nkwain
is not necessary. There is still Talking to the press after the garden by mobilizing funds
hope but that can only be the tree planting exercise, Dr via projects and partnerships. Valentine said.
meaningful if we participate Mbome Njie Victor stated that
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