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Joel Embiid Showered With Accolades by Cameroon President

17, August 2024

Joel Embiid Showered With Accolades by Cameroon President 0

After Team USA won the gold medal at the Olympics, Joel Embiid was honored by Cameroon. Joel Embiid, the center for the Sixers, was awarded the Medal of Commander of the Order of Valor by his native Cameroon following his victory with Team USA at the Olympics.

Embiid received the accolade from Paul Biya, the president of Cameroon, according to TMZ Sports. It is given to individuals who make “exceptional contributions in the fields of arts, science, agriculture, commerce, or industry.”

Born in Cameroon, Embiid resided there until he went to the United States at the age of sixteen in order to pursue a career in basketball. Having played in seven All-Star games as a professional, Embiid won the 2022–2023 NBA MVP award.

Embiid was given the choice to represent France, the United States, or Cameroon; nevertheless, he finally selected the USA.

The Americans finished the Olympics with a perfect 6-0 record, winning 98-87 over the host nation, France, to seal their gold medal run.

Source: blacksportsonline

Bafoussam: Papal Nuncio urges peace in Cameroon

17, August 2024

Bafoussam: Papal Nuncio urges peace in Cameroon 0

Archbishop José Avelino Bettencourt, the pope’s representative to Cameroon, is urging Christians to remove the obstacles to peace as the central African country reels from a separatist crisis to the west and Boko Haram incursions to the north.

The Apostolic Nuncio was speaking August 14 during the annual Diocesan Peace Pilgrimage held at St. Joseph Cathedral of Bafoussam Diocese.

He emphasized the divine origin of peace and condemned all forms of violence.

“Peace is the creation of God. It is also a gift from God. Violence is the creation of evil. Violence is never justified. Let us stop any obstacles to peace,” the archbishop said.

He urged Christians to “carry our branches of peace with conviction, with humility, and raise them up to the Lord.”

“Let us place them in our doors, in our windows. Let us make everybody know that we have new symbols of life, not a Monday that is a symbol of death because of someone’s definition, but a branch of life which is a symbol of life and freedom and resurrection in Christ,” Bettencourt said.

The reference to Monday as “a symbol of death” is predicated on the fact that separatists in Cameroon’s two English-speaking North West and South West regions have enforced lockdowns on Mondays as they seek to undermine state presence.

Those who violate the lockdowns are kidnapped, tortured or even killed.

Bettencourt said it was critical that those who pursue peace should do so in humility, and respect towards others.

“I have to be humble before God. I have to be humble before my brother Bishops. We all must be humble before each other in order to be able to understand each other,” the Portuguese-born archbishop said.

“Violence is not justified today, which is Wednesday, or Thursday, or Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, or Monday, or Tuesday. It doesn’t matter what day of the week it is, because every day is a creation of God,” he added.

Violence erupted in the two English-speaking regions in 2016 when the government responded to teachers and lawyers’ strikes with lethal violence.

The teachers and lawyers in the two regions were striking over what they saw as the overwhelming influence of French in Anglo-Saxon schools and courts.

The government’s violent response led most Anglophones to coalesce around a common theme: The time had come for them to reaffirm their identity as Anglophones, with a distinct educational and legal system.

But it also led to the growth of a separatist wing who felt that the only way for Anglophones to practice their legal, education and political systems was to break away and form a separate nation to be called Ambazonia.

The conflict is now in its eighth year, and has led to the deaths of at least 6000 people, according to the International Crisis Group. More than one million others have been displaced, with more than 70,000 seeking refuge in Nigeria.

The United Nations says 2.2 million of the Anglophone regions’ four million people need humanitarian support while about 600,000 children have been deprived of effective schooling because of the conflict.

The country also faces a reinvigorated jihadist insurgency with deadly attacks in the Lake Chad area. According to the International Crisis Group, the war with Boko Haram, centered in the Far North, has killed over 3,000 Cameroonians, displaced about 250,000.

During the Bafoussam pilgrimage, Christians seized another opportunity to pray for peace in their strife-torn nation. Bishop Paul Lontsié-Keuné of Bafoussam urged both individual believers and the collective community to become ambassadors of peace, spreading harmony wherever they go.

The bishop also urged Christians to “do everything necessary to register and vote in the 2025 presidential elections for the candidate they believe will bring peace to Cameroon.”

He said such a vote would “promote social justice in a country where many live in fear due to kidnappings, the rise of hate speech, tribalism, and other challenges.”

Cameroonians are set to vote in a presidential election next year with ailing president, Paul Biya, now in power for over forty years, expected to seek re-election.

Opposition leaders have accused the president of plotting to extend his stay in power after parliament recently passed a bill extending the mandate of members of parliament by one year and shifting parliamentary elections by the same period.

That move has technically knocked off some of Biya’s potential challengers from the ballot. The Cameroon law requires a candidate for the presidency to belong to a political party that has representation in either parliament or in councils.

The country’s main political party, the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (CRM) of Prof. Maurice Kamto is neither represented in parliament nor in the councils.

The CRM said it expected to take part in local and parliamentary elections that should have taken place in February 2025. That way, Kamto would have been able to run in the presidential.

Kamto said the law extending the term of parliamentarians, along with a presidential decision postponing local elections, is another ploy by 91-year-old Biya to remain leader for life.

In light of the growing uncertainty in the country, Lontsié-Keuné urged the faithful to “trust in the saving grace of God, not to succumb to fear, and to strive for unity and fraternity while rejecting all forms of tribalism and division among them.”

Source: Crux

Football: Zirkzee an instant hero as Man Utd beat Fulham in Premier League opener

16, August 2024

Football: Zirkzee an instant hero as Man Utd beat Fulham in Premier League opener 0

Joshua Zirkzee made himself a Manchester United hero on his debut with a late winner to beat Fulham 1-0 in the opening match of the Premier League season on Friday.

Zirkzee, lacking match fitness after his £36.5m ($47 million) move from Bologna last month, came on only for the final half hour.

The Dutch international saved the Red Devils from a frustrating evening at Old Trafford when he poked in Alejandro Garnacho’s cross on 87 minutes.

“To win here in my first home game and to grab a goal, it couldn’t be better,” said Zirkzee.

“I’ve been told (scoring at the Stretford End) is one of the best feelings at Manchester United. I’m so thankful and blessed I could experience it in my first game. It’s an amazing feeling.”

United boss Erik ten Hag survived at the end of last season, despite finishing eighth in the Premier League, thanks to winning the FA Cup.

Whether that shock victory over rivals and English champions Manchester City in May could be a springboard remains to be seen after a performance that was eerily reminiscent of many last season.

“I have seen many spaces where we have to improve but that is normal,” said Ten Hag. “It (the win) is good to strengthen the belief.”

The Dutchman revealed on the eve of the game that his side were “not ready” for the new campaign with key players missing through injury or a lack of match fitness, and it showed.

Bruno Fernandes started in a centre-forward role in the absence of Rasmus Hojlund, while Zirkzee was on the bench after returning to pre-season late following Euro 2024.

Noussair Mazraoui was thrown straight into the starting line-up at left-back after joining from Bayern Munich this week.

But there was no place in the squad for Jadon Sancho even though the winger and Ten Hag appeared to have settled their differences.

Fulham won at Old Trafford last season for the first time in 20 years in February during a torrid campaign for United.

Little seemed to have changed in the opening 20 minutes as the visitors started confidently and Andre Onana did well to prevent Kenny Tete’s dipping effort finding the top corner.

But United grew into the game after a slow start.

‘Kill in the box’

Twice Fernandes missed huge chances by firing too close to Bernd Leno before the German goalkeeper spread himself brilliantly to this time deny Mason Mount a rare goal since his move from Chelsea just over a year ago.

“We created a lot of chances and we should have scored earlier,” added Ten Hag. “That is the only criticism of the team: kill in the box!”

Ten Hag turned to Garnacho and Zirkzee from the bench in the search of a winner.

In doing so United left themselves open and Fulham could have secured another famous three points at the Theatre of Dreams.

Andreas Pereira’s poor pass cost Alex Iwobi the chance to run clean through on goal.

Moments later Lisandro Martinez produced a goal-saving clearance from Pereira’s dangerous low cross.

Instead it was the home side that snatched all three points.

Garnacho’s ball from the right was not the best, but Zirkzee managed to get a toe on it to divert it beyond Leno into the far corner.

United should have had a second in stoppage time when Garnacho somehow skewed wide with an open goal to aim at from Marcus Rashford’s unselfish pass.

But United held on to give Ten Hag the winning start he badly needed.

Source:  AFP

MOHWA: When fools lose the argument, insults become their tool

16, August 2024

MOHWA: When fools lose the argument, insults become their tool 0

MOHWA, a once global organization, has become a shadow of its former self. Before EYUMEMA, only MOHWA could pull Manyu people together. Today, Manyu’s beloved organization seems to have developed a dangerous disease and many people of Manyu descent are walking away from MOHWA.

Though many people are walking away from MOHWA, they are doing so with a heavy heart. The organization’s corrosive and radioactive leaders have destroyed an organization which many Manyu people held so close to their hearts.

For many days, MOHWA has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. The leaders have been accused of all the crimes and sins in the world – financial malfeasance, intimidation, manipulation, etc.

Instead of seeking to address the issues, the beleaguered MOHWA president and her ‘lame dogs of war’ have been chasing shadows. First, it was the threat of law suits, but finding out that going down that route will bring them more pain than joy, they have resorted to insults. When fools lose the argument, insults become their tool.

MOHWA has been diminished. Its president is spiraling into a depression and the decamping is hurting MOHWA’s executive in a big and bad way.

Financial malfeasance hurts a country or a community more than anything else. MOHWA has been looted. Millions of CFAF have simply vanished from the organization’s coffers and there is nobody to account for the missing money. In the USA, it is alleged that the USA chapter president refused to provide receipts for her spending estimated at over USD 25,000.

Reckless spending has become the hallmark of the Comfort Beyang MOHWA administration. As the president of MOHWA, she burns through money like wildfire. During the last MOHWA Annual General Assembly (AGM) in Yaoundé, Agbor Tambe Martina and Comfort Beyang deliberately crafted a strategy to ensure that the organization’s finances did not get discussed. There was no closing ceremony and the various delegations from the various Cameroonian towns were very disappointed with the way the AGM was conducted.

MOHWA’s catastrophic crash has divided many Manyu families. Comfort Beyang’s Machiavellian plan seems to be working. In the USA, sisters-in-law no longer communicate properly like before. Lawyer Eno Charles’ wife, Joan Enow, who is a Comfort Beyang surrogate, is now at loggerheads with her sisters-in-law who cannot stand the mess playing out in MOHWA.

Her sisters-in-law are now very strong members of EYUMEMA and there are videos of at least one of them dancing off her frustration with MOHWA during EYUMEMA’s launch in Columbus, Ohio.

In a voice note released to the Cameroon Concord News, lawyer Charles Eno, a man of integrity and examplary objectivity, could be heard telling a MOHWA lady that there was a massive issue with MOHWA, but his wife who has aided and abetted Comfort Beyang in her mismanagement of MOHWA holds that by insulting the Cameroon Concord News journalists who are simply doing their job, the issues which are stalking MOHWA like a stubborn shadow will suddenly disappear.

Joan Eno is simply mistaken. She is backing the wrong horse. The die has been cast and Comfort Beyang belongs to the past. Her place is on the nasty ash heap of history. She has failed to immortalize her name. She has lost her best chance of achieving her heart’s desire – that of becoming a popular Manyu politician.

Her Machiavellian charm has failed her this time around. This is the second time Comfort Beyang is failing to leave   a positive mark on her community and society.

First, it was at the Buea City Council where with the help of a politician like Senator Mbella Moki, she found a place at the Buea City Council as the fourth deputy mayor. Since honesty and loyalty are not her things, once she got a place at the Buea City Council, she joined Mbella Moki’s enemies to give him a bad name.

But when you have made the devil your Lord and Master, know that he will visit you in ways that will be far from being pleasant.

Her pact with Mayor Patrick Ekema of blessed memory against Senator Mbella Moki could not last. Ekema was a man of war and he would stop at nothing to obtain whatever he wanted. Once Mbella Moki was out of the way, Ekema’s knife turned inward, stabbing Comfort Beyang in a bad and big way. The uncouth Ekema just threw her out of the council like a piece of junk because of her bloated ego, manipulative tendencies and immeasurable expansive ambitions which did not sit well with him.

It was as if her tragic dismissal from the Buea City Council did not teach her any lessons. Until Comfort Beyang shrinks her ego, she will not learn any lessons and she will not know any real peace of mind.

Seeking to rebuild her image which had been bruised by Patrick Ekema, she manipulated her way into the MOHWA leadership and, once at the helm, her demons started rearing their ugly heads again. Again because of her manipulation and love of money, Comfort Beyang’s ambition and political dream have taken a nosedive as many MOHWA women have left the organization she leads. She is now the president of an empty shell which cannot implement any meaningful projects in Manyu Division. EYUMEMA and NYENE MAWN have simply killed MOHWA.

In the USA alone, EYUMEMA walked away with 800 members. Today only less than a hundred women in America support MOHWA and most of MOHWA’s development resources came from North America.

In Canada, a massive decamping is in the offing. MOHWA Canada which had gathered momentum before this scandal is struggling. Many women are wanting out and even those who have recently paid their registration and uniform dues have opted to leave their money behind. The Comfort Beyang scandal has hit MOHWA like a tidal wave. NYENE MAWN’s launch at the end of this month will surely be that proverbial last nail in MOHWA’s coffin.

But Comfort Beyang is not even learning from her own errors. Despite advice from many senior Manyu women, Comfort Beyang has continued her comedy of self-destruction. She has rejected all the pearls of wisdom which have been given to her.

On Tuesday, the Cameroon Concord News reported that a senator had called Comfort Beyang with the objective of giving her the best possible advice. Faithful to her self-destruction philosophy, Comfort Beyang, who was loud on the phone, told the senator that she was busy. It was just a tactic. She did not want to hear anything about MOHWA. The Cameroon Concord News Group’s Buea correspondent was very close to where she was and he obtained all the necessary information.

Despite her refusal to talk, the senator did however obtain an appointment from the ‘Queen of Evil’ for the next day. Faithful to her ways, Comfort Beyang did not come to the location of the appointment, leaving the senator disappointed.

But the Cameroon Concord News Group’s correspondent was not disappointed. He was instead having a field day. Comfort Beyang’s missteps are indeed good news to the correspondent who hastily called headquarters to report the mistake by the ‘Queen of Evil’ who has embraced the path to self-immolation.

By Soter Tarh Agbaw-Ebai

Group Chairman and Editor-in-chief

Cameroon Concord News Group

Biya marks ‘sacrifices’ of African soldiers at commemoration of Provence landings

16, August 2024

Biya marks ‘sacrifices’ of African soldiers at commemoration of Provence landings 0

France on Thursday, August 15, commemorated the 1944 Allied landings in Provence, an event overshadowed by the Normandy landings two months earlier, but still key to the World War II endgame in Europe.

Six African leaders joined official events as President Emmanuel Macron singled out the contribution of soldiers recruited – often forcibly – in French overseas colonies, notably in Africa.

It took decades for France to highlight the crucial role of non-white soldiers in the fighting. Cameroon President Paul Biya told Thursday’s ceremony that their effort had been decisive. “There would have been no Allied victory without the contribution from the other peoples, without the foreigners,” he said. “The fight was conducted together, to defend the universal values and ideas of peace and justice.”

Macron added in his speech that “when it comes to defending the nation’s vital interests all those who identify as French are called upon to come together.”

Source: Le Monde

US: Harris will be ‘one hell of a president’, says Biden

16, August 2024

US: Harris will be ‘one hell of a president’, says Biden 0

Vice-President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden have appeared at an event together for the first time since the president ended his run for a second term and Ms Harris replaced him as the Democratic nominee.

The event, held just outside Washington DC, came as Donald Trump spoke at a news conference in New Jersey – his second campaign event in the past two days.

The Democratic event on Thursday celebrated the Biden administration’s newly announced deal to cut the cost of 10 common prescription drugs for millions of Americans.

It also offered a glimpse of the pair’s dynamic, weeks into a realignment of the party ticket.

The White House said some 2,300 people attended Thursday’s rally in Upper Marlboro, Maryland – a Democratic stronghold.

“I have an incredible partner in the progress we made,” the president said. “She going to make one hell of a president.”

But more than the policy announcement, Mr Biden boosted his vice-president. He brought the crowd to their feet multiple times.

The warm feelings were mutual.

“There’s a lot of love in this room for our president,” Ms Harris said. “Few leaders in our nation have done more, on so many issues, including to expand access to affordable healthcare, than Joe Biden.”

Thousands stood in line in the summer heat for the chance to see Mr Biden and Ms Harris speak. Social media video showed hundreds still in line as the venue reached capacity.

It’s the latest in a series of events Ms Harris has hosted that have drawn large crowds of supporters, marking a noticeable shift in energy in the presidential race.

Ms Harris, however, has largely avoided media questions and has yet to sit down for an interview since becoming her party’s candidate.

Her supporters’ enthusiasm is showing up in polling data, too. A recent survey from the Cook Political Report suggests Ms Harris is erasing former President Donald Trump’s polling leads in Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Vivian Strong waited three hours to get into Thursday’s event. She hoped to be part of a historic moment, she told the BBC.

“I feel a sense of urgency to actually ensure she gets elected,” she said. “I would hate to have another administration of the other guy.”

Before the president and vice-president took the stage, some supporters led the crowd in chants from Howard University – the historically black university Ms Harris attended in Washington DC.

Many supporters of the vice-president donned pink and green, the colours of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKA) to which Ms Harris belonged.

Linda Jones, a Howard alumna and a member of AKA, said their shared identity excites her. But she was also eager to see Mr Biden speak.

“I’m happy for President Biden to get something accomplished that he’s worked so hard for,” Ms Jones told the BBC, referring to the prescription drug deal.

“He’s such a good man and I felt very bad he was leaving with a cloud, so now I feel [this policy] is one more boost for him.”

Source: BBC

Thailand: Ex-PM’s daughter picked as youngest ever leader

16, August 2024

Thailand: Ex-PM’s daughter picked as youngest ever leader 0

Thailand’s parliament has picked Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of billionaire tycoon and former leader Thaksin, as prime minister.

At 37, she will be the country’s youngest PM and the second woman in the post, after her aunt Yingluck.

Her selection comes just two days after former PM Srettha Thavisin was dismissed by a constitutional court. Both are from the Pheu Thai Party, which came second at the 2023 election but formed a ruling coalition.

Ms Paetongtarn faces the difficult task of reviving Thailand’s stalled economy and avoiding the military coups and court interventions which have deposed four previous administrations led by her family.

Ms Paetongtarn, who received 319 endorsement and 145 against votes on Friday, is the fourth member of the Shinawatra clan to become prime minister in the past two decades.

The other three, including her father Thaksin and aunt Yingluck, were deposed by military coups or constitutional court rulings.

The same court dismissed Mr Thavisin on Wednesday for appointing to his cabinet a former lawyer who was once jailed.

After being put forward as the PM candidate, Ms Paetongtarn told reporters at Pheu Thai’s headquarters on Thursday that she admired Mr Srettha’s work and thought his dismissal was unfortunate.

Educated at elite schools in Thailand and at university in the UK, she spent some years working at the Shinawatra family’s Rende hotel group, where her husband serves as deputy chief investment officer.

She joined Pheu Thai in 2021 and was appointed party leader in October 2023.

Ms Paetongtarn’s appointment brings fresh energy to Thailand’s top leadership. Members of Pheu Thai may also be holding out hope that she can help revive the party’s political fortunes.

Mr Thaksin first became prime minister in 2001, but his second term in office ended abruptly after his government was deposed by a military coup in 2006. He returned to Thailand after 15 years in exile last October, hours before Mr Srettha was voted prime minister.

He was allowed to return as part of a grand bargain with his old conservative enemies, who are now in coalition with Pheu Thai.

In June, he was charged with insulting the monarchy. He is the most high-profile figure to face charges under Thailand’s notorious lese majeste law, which has been used against political dissidents.

Wednesday’s ruling to dismiss Mr Srettha is also being widely interpreted as a warning to Mr Thaksin, who still dominates Pheu Thai, to rein in his ambitions.

Ms Yingluck won a landslide in the 2011 election, but she too was later disqualified by the courts, and her government ousted by a second coup. She is now living in exile.

Source: BBC

MOHWA SAGA: The heat is on!

15, August 2024

MOHWA SAGA: The heat is on! 0

As Comfort Beyang and her group of loyalists examine how they can take legal action against anybody who criticizes MOHWA, some concerned citizens have reliably informed the Cameroon Concord News Group that they will be undertaking a massive diplomatic initiative to keep Comfort Beyang out of the European Union and North America.

The group, which has invited the Cameroon Concord News to join it, says it has already enlisted the services of a lawyer to inform immigration services in Europe and North America about the massive fraud that Comfort Beyang and her disciples have orchestrated to enrich themselves at the expense of MOHWA.

“We are prepared to stop her from entering the European Union and North America as she continues to be defiant. She has been openly called out and called upon by the Cameroon Concord News and other influential people are currently talking to her, urging her to step down. If she does not step down in the coming days, our lawyer will be sending a full report on her crimes to the EU parliament, urging various countries to bar her from entering the EU space in particular and copies will be sent to the American and Canadian embassies in Yaoundé for appropriate action,” the leader of the group who has elected anonymity said.

“She is a criminal. We know her American visa is still valid, but we would call for a revocation of that visa as we would send all the pieces of evidence against her. She is noted for playing nasty. We would beat her in her own game,” the leader stressed.

“Her disciples thought this matter would go away but it will be a nightmare that will not be going away anytime soon for her. Comfort Beyang must be made to understand that others can be as destructive as she is and she and her friends must understand that they are not the only people who know the law,” the group leader underscored.

“Financial malfeasance and intimidation are serious crimes in North America and Europe. These crimes are taken seriously by immigration services in countries of the North. The British have already denied her a visa. If she refuses to resign in the days ahead as the MOHWA president, we will send our document to the UK foreign office with her picture for appropriate measures to be taken,” the group leader said.

Meanwhile, more frustrated MOHWA members are urging the Cameroon Concord News to turn the heat on a broken Comfort Beyang for her to yield to popular opinion.

A MOHWA member in Germany has intimated that Comfort Beyang loves traveling, especially when the trips are financed by other people or MOHWA.

She said that whenever invited for the installation of executive members of a chapter, Comfort Beyang would insist that she be received at the airport like a rock star. She loves other women to bow to her as angels do to God and this scandal will significantly diminish her in the eyes of those who admire her, the lady said.

“This media blitz is a massive blow to Comfort. I have been reliably informed that she has lost weight and is regretting some of her actions. She seems to be spiraling into a depression. I doubt those stories as that woman is very manipulative. Her ego is in control of her. A humble person should have found a way to reach out to the Cameroon Concord News Group. Nobody wins against a powerful media house like the Cameroon Concord News Group, especially as there is lots of evidence against her,” the lady said.

“I know she has disappointed many people, but what will it take for the Cameroon Concord News Group to stop this campaign that has diminished her image and given a bad name to MOHWA. The evidence is overwhelming and it is wrong to think that silence is golden in this context. MOHWA should sue for peace and take appropriate action to clean up its image,” she said.

“Comfort Beyang has to tell her supporters to stop giving her the impression that this storm will be over soon. Over the last few days, the storm has morphed into a massive hurricane as some of her MOHWA members turn against her and provide new evidence every day. Those who help her to dig in her heels are doing her a disservice. The media has nothing to lose. She is being exposed everyday and every new detail only goes a long way in shrinking her reputation and ego. Each time her supporters attack Cameroon Concord News journalists, they only provide more fodder to the Cameroon Concord News’ cannon. This is regrettable, especially as all those insults get leaked to the journalists,” she regretted.

Meanwhile, the Cameroon Concord News Group is studying a proposal to get Comfort Beyang barred from the EU and North America. The proposal has been shared to the Concord Board Members and a decision will be out in the days ahead.

By Soter Tarh Agbaw-Ebai

Group Chairman and Editor-in-chief

Cameroon Concord News Group

Biya still loitering in France!

15, August 2024

Biya still loitering in France! 0

Cameroon’s 92-year-old, President Paul BIYA, and First Lady, Chantal BIYA, are now in Cannes, France, after the Olympics, wasting the country’s taxpayer’s money.

Mr. Paul Biya, who barely walks, will attend ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the Allied landing in Provence, France, on 15 August 2024.

The ailing Cameroonian head of state has been out of the country for 3 weeks since July 24, 2024 and his return date has not yet been announced.

Mr. Biya who hardly attends any event on the African continent is always healthy and young enough to attend events out of the continent.

By Alain Agbor Ebot

Manyu: SDO’s visit brings pain to the struggling people of Mamfe Central!

14, August 2024

Manyu: SDO’s visit brings pain to the struggling people of Mamfe Central! 0

The new Senior Divisional Officer for Manyu Division, Awounfack Alienou Yves Bertrand, will be visiting Mamfe which is the Manyu Divisional headquarters in what many have dubbed a meet the people’s tour.

The visit, which will be attended by many elites of the Division, has led to some Yaoundé-based Mamfe Central elites to call on many sons and daughters of the sub-division to spend their last savings just to be in the good books of the Yaoundé-based, CPDM Manyu elites.

In a message from Professor George Echu, Adviser at the Presidency of the Republic, the sons and daughters of Mamfe Central were urged to pay out of pocket just to make the event a success even when the government provides a budget for such visits.

“Good morning brothers and sisters from Mamfe Central Subdivision. The new SDO for Manyu will be visiting our Subdivision on the 16th of August 2024. In order to prepare for the said tour, the DO for Mamfe Central presided over a meeting on Tuesday this week in Mamfe. Committees were put in place, and I was designated to head the Steering Committee. To facilitate financial contributions towards the success of the event, levies have been agreed upon. They will be communicated in the hours ahead. The Treasurer designated for collection of funds is the Municipal Treasurer, Mrs Etape Otilia (Tel. 670 15 77 59)

Note that this Forum is apolitical. We therefore count on the participation of all sons and daughters of our Subdivision.

Prof. Echu George

Technical Adviser, PRC,” the message says.

The above message was accompanied by another document urging the people of Mamfe Central who are dealing with tough financial times complicated by inflation and unemployment to dig into their meager resources just to enable the SDO who reside in Mamfe town to visit Mamfe town.

Even retirees, who have fixed incomes and are dealing with serious financial headwinds, were called upon to chip in for an event which will last for three hours.

The message which was sent out at short notice has already brought in over CFAF 12 million, testimony to the fact that money is not a problem in Manyu Division, but the lack of a strong will to mobilize resources for development purposes.

If Mamfe Central can bring in over CFAF 12 million at short notice, then the entire Manyu Division can mobilize significant amounts of money for development purposes for the development-thirsty Division.

Strangely, this type of mobilization cannot be attained for the Division’s development because none of those on the list that has been sent out will be expecting an appointment. The disease of appointment has destroyed Cameroon but Mamfe appears to be the hardest hit.

Manyu needs a huge development injection. It needs job-creating opportunities but the Division’s political elites, who are supposed to provide much-needed leadership, are not interested in anything that will not give them the political visibility they desperately need.

If those in Cameroon could be convinced to pay for a visit which will not last more than three hours, the same leaders can also come up with transformative projects for Manyu and call out on the Diaspora to bring its financial weight so that the Division can be given the facelift it needs.

Below is the list of those who have struggled to pay:

Update for contributions

1 Min Victor Arrey Nkongho Mengot 303000frs

2 Nfor Tabetando 500000frs

2 Min Mbiayor Clarkson 51000frs

3 Prof Echu George 205.000pfrs

4 Hon Agbor Ntui Johana 102.000fr

5 Chief Eshobi 250.000fr

6 Mamfe Council 1.000.000frs

7 Mayor Tabenchong 500.000fr

8 Colonel Enow Joseph 102.000fr

9 Mrs Ebai Pauline 25000frs

10 Mr Ebai John 25.000fr

11 Dr Etchu kingsley 50.500frs

12 Mr Tabi Betek 51.000frs

13 Nchang family meeting yaounde 50.000fr

14 Mr Mbiwan Nchaffu 30.500frs

15 Harrison Ako Eku 25.350frs

16 Dr Boniface Fortaboh 30.600frs

17 Mr Etchi Raph Enow 30.600frs

18 Mrs Arrey Pauline Echu 25.300fr

19 Pa Agbor B B 30.000fr

20 Mayor Egbe Ebai Frida 30.000fr

21 prof Eyong 100.000fr

22 N A Harman Taku 26.000fr

23 Epouse Obi Etchu Maureen 40.500fr

24 Mr Kingsley Ayuk MGbatu 25.500fr

25 Mr Fredy Eta Besong 56.000fr

26 Mrs Enow Orock Sarah Besem 53.000fr

27 Okoyong Chiefdom 250.000frs

28 Prof Agbor Tabe Nicoline 25.000fr

29 councillor Mbiatem Collins 10.000fr

30 Bachuo Ntai Chiefdom 400.000fr

31 Mr Mbiayor Mbiayoh Davidson 25.000fr

32 Mr Eric Agbor Eyong 20.500fr

33 Mrs Mary Anne Etchu 30.000frs

34 Mr Victor Eyong 25000frs

35 Hon Rose Abunaw 25.000fr

36 Mr Fru George Ntung 100.000frs

37 Nso Andreas 25.000frs

38 Mr Andrew Egbe Enow 61.000frs

39 Gilbert Foto Asongna 10.300frs

40 Mrs Rose Ojong 25.000frs

41 Mr Martin Tabe Eyong 20.500frs

42 Dr Nsoh Agbor Ferdinand 25.000frs

43 Mrs Teckla Ayuk Enow 10.000frs

44. Mr George Agbor Ntoh 50.000frs

45. Mme Agbor Brenda Bessem 30.000frs

46. Mrs Ashu Prisley Ojong 15.000frs

47. Mr Enow Taku Princewill 25.000frs

48. Mrs Takor Frida Enow 20400frs

49. Mr Besong James Ako 61.000frs

50. Barrister Fotso Martin Tabi 20.000frs

51. Mrs Ayuketah Pamela 100.000frs

52. Ashu Synthia Manyia 25.000 25.000frs

54. Mr Lukas Boukar 100.000frs

55. Mariette Nadine 30.500frs

56. Mrs Christne Nathalie Kenmoe 25000fr

57. Mr Egbe Herod 30.500frs

58. Mr Echu John Betek 25000fr

59. Mrs Ayuk Grace 25000fr

60. Mrs Bridgette Ndiep Asam 25000frs

61. Mr Tangi livinus Ngu 25000fr

62. Chief Bala Ibrahim Baba 15.000frs

63. Prof Julius Oben 250.000frs

63. Eyang Nchang Chiefdom 250.000frs l

64. Barister Ako Robert 50000fr

65. People co-operative 25000frs

66. Egbekaw Chiefdom 250,000

67. NOCUDA Manyu 25,000

68. Mr and Mrs Etchu Ayukegba 60,000

69. Mitanyen Coop credit Union 100,000

70. Mrs Ojongobi Joan 10150

71. Mr  Mutas Lawrence mbo 100,000

72. Eyang Ntui Chiefdom 253,500

73. Prophet Jack Tabetando 30.500frs

74. MrsCatherine Beyang 50.500frs

 75. Sessekou Nyenty 30.500frs

76. Mr Abang Charles 102.500frs

77. Dr Agbor Magdaline 51.000frs

78. Mamfe Chiefdom 600.000frs

79. Hon Nfor Dr Godson Orock 50000fr

80. Mrs Oben Agnes Betek 20000fr

81. MrTambe Tarkang 100.000frs

82. Mr  Bisong Egbe Tabi 302,000frs

83. Mr Mua kwo 25000frs

84. Mr Moleka Nakeri 25000frs

85. Mr Njita Christo 25000frs

86. Mrs Tarh Rose 25000frs

87. Mrs Noromo Victorine 25000frs

88. Mr Nchoteba Jerome 25000frs

89. Mr Nathaniel Okenyi Eyong 25500frs

90. Mr Afulgang Donald 25000frs

91. Hybrid Engineering 50000frs

92. Mr Enow Etta Emmanuel 100.000frs

93. Mrs Winifred Ayuk Arrey 15300fr

94. Mr Tarkang Jane 25500frs

95. Justice Charles Oben Mbiatem 102.000frs

96. MrEmmanuel Enow Oben 10300frs

97. Besongabang community 400.000fr

98. Nchang community 400.000frs

99. Councillor Nkongho Bessem 10000frs

100. Chief/Prof Ferdinand Orock 102,000

101. Prof Sarah Anyang Agbor 25,200

102. Mrs Agbor Tambe Martina 51,000

103. Mr Ayamba Perkins 10000frs

104. Councillor Pius Ngangmanyi Attoh 10000frs

105. Manager NFC Bank 30500frs

106. MrAgbor Sampson Eyong 51000frs

107. MrAyuk Manfred 30600frs

108. Chief JusticeAgbor James

Eyong 51000frs

109. Mrs Lilian Alweli Etoki 50000frs

 110. Mr Kenneth Ako Eyong 40500frs

111. ÉLÈVE Construction 52000frs

112. Mr Ayuk Iyok 50000frs

113. Transporters syndicat 100.000fr

114. Mr Victor Agbor Enow 10100frs

115. Mrs Anna Etaka Egbe 25600frs

116. Prof Mathias Esum 52000frs

117. Mr Ivo Enongene Etone DD Sport 25300frs

118. Mr Ernest Egbe Enow 51000frs

119 D.O Orock Benjamin

 Agbor 51000frs

120. Princess Tabetando Enow Etaka 51000frs

121. Tabe Felicia Hair dresser 20400frs

122. Mayor Emeritus Ayuk Takonchung John 51000frs

123. Mr Besong Andrew Mboe 30000frs

124.Justice Eware Ashu 50000frs

125. Mrs Sarah Effimbi Ayuk 31000frs

126. Mr Abunaw Martin Tiku 25000frs

127. Mrs Abunaw Esther Takem  Nforsong 25000frs

128. Barrister Ayuk lambert Mbeng 31000frs

129. Mr Orock Samuel Otang 60000frs

130. Mr Roland Agbor Ekem 20400frs

131. Jennet Ayuk Tanyi 10000frs

132. Dr Taku Armstrong 25300

133. Mrs Takangeyong Colette 41,000frs

134 Mrs Takang Ernestine B 20000frs

145 Mrs Ebai Anna Etchibarow 10200frs

146 Dr Desmond Tiku Ayuk 25300frs

147 Mr Terence Achuo Ashu 21000frs

148 Mr Kenneth Oben 51000frs

149 Mr Emmanuel Oben Takoeta 50000frs

150 Mr Emmanuel Asa Ashu 25500frs

151 DD MINEPAT 25500frs

152 Councillor Asabe Karl Toumi 10000frs

153 Mr Sone Gilbert DTMamfe 25000frs

154 Councillor Mbi Eyong  Christopher 10000frs

155 Nigerian Community 150000frs

156 Chief Taku Agbor Elias 150000frs

157 Nfaitock 11 Community 250000frs

158 Mamfe Central Head Teacher 150000frs

159 Mr Mbiatem Richard 10000frs

160 Mr Ebai Takang 25000frs

161 Mr Askam Jacob 25000frs

162 MASAWA 25000frs

163 Mrs Eyong Tambong Christy 25000frs

164 Mrs Eheh Debora 25000frs

165 Mrs Tata Mercy 25000frs

166 Mr Eta Ojong 25000frs

167 Mrs Ebongo Sarah 25000frs

168 Mr Ayuk Ayuk Thomas 20000frs

169 Mrs Melvis Njume 20000frs

170 Mrs Enow Nsong Alvin 20000frs

171 Mrs Miranda Edube 20000frs

171 Butchers Union 50000frs

172 Ndanjoe Comprehensive 10000frs

173 Petrol Union Mamfe 500000frs

174 Manyu Home Boys/Girls 20000frs

Total =12,096,600frs

By Staff man Alain Agbor Ebot

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