By Nfor Nkfu 21 health districts of the North West region will soon  be reinforced with hospital equipment. This was one of the major announcements made by Fru Angwafo III, President of the North West Regional Executive Council during the opening ceremony of the seventh session of the North West Regional Assembly currently holding in Bamenda, headquarter of the region. Opening ceremony participants viewed from back  "Once more the Regional Assembly will distribute hospital supplies from Medshare International, an American NGO with members of North-West origin, to all twenty one health districts of the region"  the president announced. "This is the fruit of symbiotic collaboration between the state, the region and the civil society organization, Limona Foundation, local partner of the region" the regional President added saying that "we  are looking forward to more cooperation and collaboration with the diaspora in the USA in this area" The seve

By Bakah Derick  The June Session of the North West Regional Assembly is expected to open this Tuesday 26 June 2022 in Bamenda. The opening was Initially scheduled for Monday 25 July 2022 and postponed as a result of an information seminar organised by the office of the Public Independent Conciliator (PIC) for the region.  Prof Fru Angwafo speaking at the Public Independent Conciliator information seminar in Bamenda  This session of the Regional Assembly comes at the time residents are battling with prices of basic commodities. The increase had earlier been blamed on the ongoing armed conflict in the region and now the Russian-Ukraine War. Though the house has hardly carried out reflections on such issues, it is hoped that the regional structure will use it's June session to think of better ways of improving the livelihoods of the population.  Hilltopvoices economic consultants suggest that inflation rates in the region can be as high as 35% with little efforts from the

By Bakah Derick  The June Session of the North West Regional Assembly has not opened this Monday 25 July 2022 as www.hilltopvoices.com has earlier reported.  According to our reported who was at the regional Assembly headquarters at upstation Bamenda in the early hours of Monday, a few uninformed regional councilors who showed up for the opening event were rather re-directed to the office of the Public Independent Conciliator (PIC) for the North West.  PIC Tamfu and Regional Assembly President Prof Fru (with a hat).  According to a report on the Facebook page of the North West Regional Assembly, the Councilors were being directed to the PIC office for an information seminar for members of the house of chiefs and Divisional Representatives who are all part of the Regional Assembly.  www.hilltopvoices.com has gathered that the seminar had as objective, the education of the above mentioned on the role of the PIC and the functioning of his office or institution. 

By Nfor Nkfu  The North West Regional Assembly shall meet in session on July 25th,2022. The convening of the regional deliberative body was the subject of a press briefing Friday July 22, 2022 in the house chamber in  Bamenda, North West region of Cameroon. Fru Angwafor III (in black suit) presiding over the press conference The house traditionally sat in June but an alteration was recently arrived at.  "We used to sit in June in one of our yearly sessions but decided to shift it to July because we realized that the National Assembly sits in June." Said Fru Angwafor, President of the North West Regional Assembly, adding that "the reason for shifting the session to July is to enable members of parliament who by right attend the session in advisory capacity to attend." According to Fru Angwafor, "this session will be dedicated to enhancing peace in the region and conflict resolution." Journalists at press briefing (photo credit Shey G

By Bakah Derick  Councillors of the North West Regional Council will from 2022 have the capacity to execute some micro projects within their respective constituencies. The information is contained as one of four deliberations voted during the first ever budgetary session of the Council from the 20-22 December 2021.  North West Regional Assembly in session According to the deliberation, the Councillors will receive the sum of 3MFCFA which will permit them to execute some projects within their communities.  In Cameroon, only members of parliament have a right to micro projects grant. For regional councillors, this is a novelty which has been largely welcomed though considered small. "I am happy we have this opportunity. Sincerely when I was running for regional councillor, this was my wish. I think the money is small but it is better than nothing. I hope in future it will be added." A councillor said.  "Bring in office as a regional Councillor, I am expected to

By Bakah Derick  The idea of a dry port for the North West  has resurfaced again in Bamenda. Talks on the issue came as a deliberation during the first ever budgetary session of the North West Regional Assembly from the 20-22 December 2021.  North West Regional Assembly in seesion In one of four deliberations read during the session was a proposal for studies on the posiblities for a dry port in the North West Region.  According to the commissioner for Economy and Planning Gejung Awunti, this is a possible and necessary project for the region.  "The benefit to the region is that we access to certain revenues, we have transfer of technology which will enable us to carry this function, jobs that will be created and of course efficiency for the local business man." He said  Under the control of customs services, people in the region will be able to receive and send goods here without travelling to Douala he explained.  The proposal received a 100 per cent vote from t

By Bakah Derick  For three days of deliberations, It was an empty seat (throne as the case maybe) of the vice president of the North West Regional Council that stood beside the President as he chaired the first ever budgetary session of the institution from the 20-22 December 2021.  North West Regional Assembly executive chairing session without the vice president  HRH Fon Yakum Kevin who also doubles as President of the North West House of Chiefs was a bducted on December 7, 2021,  from his Bambalang palace and has  not been seen.  The deliberations went on till the closing event before the President of the Council mentioned the abduction stating that his institution was working in collaboration with the state to ensure that he ragains freedom.  Voice notes have circulated indicating that the Fon was abducted by non state armed groups operating in his village Bambalang.  The session however went on to adopt 3.538bn FCFA as the budget of the council for 2022.