The Governor
of the North West Region has debunked claims on social media that curfew time
across the region has been extended.
In a
document signed yesterday Lele L’Afrique Adolph Tchoffo Deben said “the
restriction of movements of persons and goods within the North West Region has
not changed and remains between 9pm and 5am contrary to the information
circulated on the social media.”
It should be
noted that since Tuesday, information has been making rounds both from mouth to
mouth and social media that curfew time in the North West has been extended
from 6pm to 6am presumed to be from the office of the Governor. Though many
doubted the information since it there was no release to that effect, many were
prepared to begin respecting the embargo.
The release
from the governor which debunks the extension will like allow many to heave a
sigh of relief though it is coming at the time Bamenda has witnessed a timid
resumption of economic activity since Monday with only taxis and commercial
motorbikes working as shop owners have turn day watchers over their own shops
with many sitting by them and not opening.
Wednesday’s
release from the governor also reacts on this appealing “to all Bamenda City
dwellers especially business people and other economic operators to remobilize
against unpatriotic calls from secessionist activities by bringing to an end,
the very costly and destructive ghost towns. He further “urges them to continue
opening their shops and going about their activities in serenity as law abiding
and patriotic citizens, failure which the councils shall be obliged to take all
necessary measures to save the economies of their municipalities.”
The ghost
towns being observe is part of calls for an anti-national Day participation in
the restive NW region due to the ensuing Anglophone crisis grape vine say has
not also gone unnoticed by the Governor whose release concludes “while counting
on the total and unflinching collaboration of the North West population with
the Administrative Authorities and the forces of Law and order in our quest for
a speedy return to normalcy in our blessed region. The Governor finally Calls
for massive mobilization and
participation in the celebration of this year’s edition of the National Day on
Sunday the 20th of May 2018.