Bafut Council Holds her Mid Year Evaluation Session

Bafut Council Holds her Mid Year Evaluation Session

Coordinated by its Chieftain Ngwakongo Lawrence and chaired by the first assistant SDO for Mezam on the 20th of August 2020 at the Bamenda I Council hall.

The mid year assessment session is aimed at evaluating the rate of execution of the 2020 budget of the Bafut Council from the 1/1/2020 to the 30/06/2020. In effect it’s a cross examination of the present regime’s six months of stewardship out of the 59 months they have been entrusted the council to manage by the population.

Opening the session where 90% of all councilors were present, the Mayor thank all for their massive presence which to him was a show of goodwill in following up the day to day running of the Council. He thanked God for keeping all safe and prayed the Lord Almighty to continue protecting all in the midst of the entire crisis and the CORONA Pandemic. 

On the budget, he stressed that the budget for 2020 was initially balanced in revenue and expenditure at the sum of 519, 309,559 frs, but an additional budget of 287, 306,055 frs was later added by special authorization to give a total of 806,615,614frs. The additional budget came from the surplus revenue of 2019 accounts amounting to 268,112,719 frs and 2019 BIP brought forward out of this amount, so far, 211,222,400frs  have been collected giving a 22.2% realization. For the expenditure, a total amount of 98,171, 807 frs have been spent pending councilors adoption.

On the council looted properties by separatist’s fighters, he said quite a good number of council movables were recovered by the forces of law and order. 

On projects totally and partially realized, he mentioned; the construction of two class rooms at G.S Ntabuwe which was realized at 35%, equipping of G.S Ntabuwe with benches 0%, supply of roofing materials to the Mbebali community hall 0%, completion of the Akossia mini portable water supply 66.1%, construction of water supply project of Ndung village 7%, rehabilitation of Municipal roads, 50%, support equipment in favor of vulnerable population 0%, rural electrification of Nchoho village phase II 85%, distribution of 2020 didactic materials to government primary schools stands at 100% etc… all the council investment projects stands at a 100%.

The well over 3 hours smooth secession crowned with deliberations, we must we must emphasis ended with the adoption of all the reports and minutes presented.

The SDO of Mezam’s representative on his part praised the maturity councilor exercised through out the cross examination session and thanked all for coming while asking all present to be each others keeper and to carry the message of peace wherever they go, so that in their individual or collective efforts, peace can eventually be restored in Bafut municipalit