The tour which started Thursday
October 26 2017 took the Principal Civil Administrator to the Bamenda III
Sundivisional council where Mayor Fongu Cletus Tanwe and staff treated him to a
round the office tour. The vandalisation of the office and difficulties in
revenue generation due to civil disobedience as part of the on-going crisis featured
as some of the major challenges facing the municipal institution.
While visiting the Inspectorate of Basic Education,
the DO encouraged the Inspector to intensify efforts towards ensuring effective
school resumption. While putting the figures in rate at about 50% of school
attendance, Feni Peter Bulawah Inspector for Basic education regretted that
school going is not effective. The Inspector used the DOs visit to call on
parents to make schools vibrant again. “Before now no one forced parents to
send their children to school so I expect that to happen so as to make our
schools vibrant again."
At the sub divisional delegations of Sports and physical
education and Social Affairs, the delegates Teca Georges and Sama Albertine complained
of limited and no credits both running and investment to manage the affairs of the
office. According to Sama Albertine her office handles a lot of societal
challenges amongst them persons living with disabilities, orphans and underprivileged
persons.
At the sub divisional multipurpose youth employment centre
of the Ministry of Youth affairs and Civic Education, the sub divisional
delegate Bame Victor explained to the DO that what makes his training centre
different from others is the fact that it does not only train youths with
skills but also with social, civic and moral values While the Director of the
empowerment centre Mendouga Pracette looked on, the delegate emphasised the
need for more equipment and office space.
At the Bamenda Regional Handicraft Village Bih Judith
Deputy coordinator welcomed the DO with the plea for the rehabilitation of the
road leading to the center as the poor state "hinders the smooth
functioning of activities."
The four days tour is expected to take the DO to public
and private institutions amongst them security, educational, religious, traditional
and health institutions.