Meet Fon of Nkar the Agrarian & a Social Worker of High Integrity

Fon of Nkar is Venerated for Fighting Obnoxious Traditional Practices against Widows & Promoting the Rights of the Underprivileged in his Fondom demonstrated in his unreserved love and care for all his Subject reasons why he was honoured last 27^th of June 2015 as Accredited winner of World Echoes Newspaper Group Inc. International Trinity National Press Icons Award as Father of the Widow and the Underprivileged.

The Fon of Nkar Moolo II in pictures celebrate in pomp and fanfare the special prize of Honour to his Majesty for empowering widows and orphans in his Fondom thus reducing promiscuity amongst widows and vulnerability to HIV\AIDS on the 26^th of July 2015 at his Palace Plaza.

This symbolic action must be scored, if not rated 100% because he happens to be the only Fon in the North West Region who has free willingly given his life and thrown for the underprivileged and has strongly condemned obnoxious traditional practices against widows in his Fondom unlike other Fons who juice at and have left their Palaces to rather fish from the tables of Politicians caps in hand who make mockery of them daily. It should be recalled that his Majesty has stood the taste of time and is a model amongst Fons in the Region. He is also highly venerated for his dignity and penofolly, soft spoken, full of wisdom and above all God Fearing. He is abundantly and exhaustively loved by his people, hear a subject “our Fon is a Model Icon, with a charm and quality given only by God, we love him with all our hearts and strength. He is a father who has offered his selfless service to us his children without reservation. We wish him long live and many more years on the thrown of the people of Nkar as he continues his good works. He merits the Award from the Press, we are proud and lucky to have him as our Fon”. the Fon it must be noted is also an agrarian and a social worker of high integrity.

Trade Training Center to Go Operational Soon In Ngoketunjia Division

Mayor Ndop Mbombo Abel hosted a two days Trade Training centre workshop last week running from the 22^nd to the 23th of July 2015 a C2D project financed by the French Government to sustain development in the grass root and empower local communities on how to improve yield, conserve harvests and why not fetch markets and employment and employ more Cameroonian in the private sector around the upper plateau.

 

The initiative falls within the frame work of Mayor Mbombo’s action plan to take development in all its form to the doorsteps of every family in his Municipality. this without doubt he reiterated to this Reporter at the Ndop Council chamber that “it is God’s will that I serve my people, at all cost even at the mercy of my life, this trade training centre comes to corroborate our municipalities development goals, to better market, improve, mechanize and vulgarize agriculture for poverty alleviation and the improvement of our people’s standard of living. Ngoketunjia people are thankful to the Head of State President Paul Biya and the French Government for the wonderful support and gift which comes at this much expected moment to transform our rice farms into fish pond, improve pasture production livestock breeding, increase production and seek ways to conserve and recycle spoiled harvest for sustained agricultural practices in our beloved municipality. the centre will not only serve Ngoketunjia Division but Cameroon as a whole as our efforts and actions combines with all other Cameroonians to promote second generation agricultural which is a major heading under our 2035 emerging agenda”.

The seminar had as over all objectives to have accurate information on the sectors, trades and structures of the training and services to be offered in the Trades training centre Ndop. Specific objectives has to do with making suggestions on training need, suggestions on the structures of training and services to be offered, take resolutions on the running of the centre, give an order of priority to the suggestions on the training courses.

By the time the centre goes operation she will be offering programs like ; agro-pastoral storage\processing technician, processing equipment manufacturer\repairer, refrigeration equipment installer\repairer, irrigation equipment installer\repairer, bee-keeping equipment manufacturer\repairer, renewal energy production equipment installer\repairer, vegetable and fruits\meat\food sales point manager, agricultural production packaging technician, food distribution network coordinator, fertilizer and phytosanitary products consultant\sales person, poultry, fish, ruminants etc input producer, food processing unit manager, fish pond and fishing net constructor etc.

   

Following Collapse of 4 Floors Building in Tubah: All Buildings to be Evaluated, Soils Tested at the Expense of Owners

Was what was resolved by Councilors of the Tubah Council on the occasion of the mid-term Evaluation session which played host at the Council Hall on the 22^nd of July 2015.

Categorically firm on the point, councilors resolved unanimously that all story buildings, including residence belt within the last ten years in the municipality be reevaluated, cross examined and soil tested by any competent engineering firm or company at the expense of owners of such buildings.

Not leaving out even those which has building permits, because most of those who obtained, did not build following the specifications there in by the council engineer or were the soils properly tested not to talk of the weight load of the building on the pillars and foundation.

 

This to the 35 councilors was a precautionary and preventive measure to avoid any eventuality like the one that occurred around P CCAST Bambili last week where a four story building crumbled and collapsed fortunately without snatching any human soul.

“Just the incident, is enough source for major preoccupation and need for absolute security to prevent a likely situations again”.

Hear the Mayor Tanjong Martin “owners of such buildings careless about the welfare of our children, all they think is business and planting huge structures. Our responsibility is to protect and secure the lives of Cameroonian citizens in our municipality caring less of what financial constrain it will cost investors of such big building who even deliberately shy away from paying their building permits. The time for action is now, it is either we protect the living rights of individuals harboring these structure or we wait to be called to rescue other subsequent grievous incidents that will cost lives”.  

The session amongst other issues, crossed examined the number of projects realized by the Mayor for the Tubah council which ranged from; the purchase of a new Toyota Rav4 2014 Administrative vehicle, purchase of TV Sets, installation of window shed, installation of solar lamps, construction of a pair of improved pit toilets at the Bambili Market, ten set of toilet at the Bambili Health center, purchase of a new grass cutter, purchase of motor pumps for the council, total renewal of electricity system in the council building, roofing of the fingue Fon’s Palace, purchase of 10000 litters water tank for watering of roads, purchase of a crane to be mounted on the Tubah Council 10 ton vehicle, recruitment of 16 parking guards, recruitment of 108 students for holiday job, opening of 8.5km of new roads at Kedjom Keku, construction of one bridge along the Kedjom Keku new road on going, extension of electricity to some quarters in Sabga, regular payment of Council staff and pensioners up to date, purchase of equipment for parking guards etc.. was disclosed and made known to Councilor.   

A to Z about Kumbo Water Crisis, as the Saga Rocks on: Fonlon’s Ghost Hunt BOD

*Lawyers & Bailiffs to Soon Start Audit 25 Years after

*New Status & Name Sort for the water Scheme (Nso Water Authority)

It is news and a gain saying for the socio Economic welfare of the Kumbo Water to decry what has steadily and suddenly taken central stage contrary to the wishes of the brain behind that scheme and the purpose for its creation reasons why his Spirit or Ghost (that of Sir Prof Berbard Fonlon will not lie at rest without hunting,) double minded individuals involved in the management of the water scheme.

It should be noted that, the water scheme was a donation from the Canadian government in the early 60s sort for by Prof. Bernard Fonlon for his community given the urgent need and water crisis that characterized the era (since water is life).

 

The venture was a community based subsidized initiative for the social welfare of the Nso Man with the intension of supplying clean portable water to all for free, not for sell. Jointly managed by the Nso Cultural and Development Association (NSODA) and the Nso Fondom, having the Fon, Mbinglo as the Chief Patron cum overall Boss of the scheme.

The early and mid 2000s, to assure some degree of legality, (that is obtaining a legal status, that will suit the interest of Canadian Continues Funding) introduced another major commitment in the Scheme that is the source of all the wahala that is almost running the project to its ruination.

The Nso community and palace decided to attaché the water scheme to the Council. While under the Council, huge sums started coming in and a board was hurriedly and quickly co-opted by those who have hijacked management of the scheme making the Fon a Board member with the head office residing in one of the Palace Buildings.

In this line and strength, things went on smoothly until the water scheme had to embarrass the public with levies for maintenance, later was water bills per meter reading, not long public taps were disconnected mindful of the questionable services the water authority offered. No accountabilities to the other parties concern, with the Council hijacking and taking full ownership control over the project.

What break the calabash, away from the outright actions of the management was the fact that, the so call front liners wanted to procure a land for ten million and construct what to them is a befitting office. With existing vacant and unoccupied structures of the project idling all around without the consent of the overall lords of the project NSODA and the Palace.

Unable to bear all the odds, the Nso People as one Man for fear that the same Government which was chased out in the scheme (as SNEC) may come in, staged a protest march to the Nso Palace where they emptied their worries to the Fon demanding a series of adjustments in the scheme or the village take control over it. Amongst the pressing demands was for public taps to be reinstated, levies per meter adequately rationed, the water quality upgraded, account be given of what has been coming in as funds from Canadian donors and above all, the head office should not move from the Palace.  

Reacting accordingly, the Fon immediately placed a traditional injunction suspending and halting the payment of bills until further notice, we are talking of last early July 2015.

The SDO Nzete Theophile addressed a quarrel letter to the Fon who replied him not competent to question the actions of a First class Fon and that the people cried to the Palace over what is theirs and were unhappy about the abusive way the scheme was being managed by its authority. Hear him and the people “SNEC was chased once by the people and from the way things are going, if allowed government will come back”.

To worsen the matter, the Fon’s authority was challenged by the same authority that passed another counter communiqué and kept collecting bills in another set up office.

Enters the Lord Mayor in a Press conference on the 23^rd of July to dispel Rumor about the management style of the authority, the council being a supervisory body of the Project

Mayor Njong Donatus to dispel all rumors he termed insinuated, excited by detractors and enemies of progress lashed at false alarm in the Kumbo Council hall, retracing the origin of the scheme (that is since 1967), the developments and achievements of the projects so far and future envisaged plan of action to better the quality, services of the authority for the social welfare of the Bui community, the Mayor made himself heard.

Reacting to the worries of the people raised on huge salaries to workers, heavy bills on consumers, the non audit of the project, personalized management of the scheme, the poor water quality, the issue about the acquisition of land for the building of an office with vacant structures still standing, no accountability etc said, the highest salaries paid to KWA workers was 220,000fcfa, the Fon entitled to 2.4 million a year. On bills, it is but normal that there should be that varying rate which is not certainly the making of the scheme. On financial issues, he showed prove of several audits even the most recent which was the 2014 internal and external audit report laying claims off and saying if the general assembly is not satisfied they are charged to make request for another audit. On the plot issue and the building of a befitting structure, he observed that by virtue of the age and strength of the scheme she is supposed to have a befitting structure, and not be perching in the palace vicinity where a traditional injunction was even placed. He said KWA paid for 2000 square meters at cfa 5000 per square meters, giving a total of 10 million fcfa.On the cleanliness and the portability of water to its consumers, he rightly acknowledge the content of such water and attributed it to constant work in the system to upgrade quality and that would not go without the pipes and thanks been cleaned reasons why the quality of water may not be at its best. Rounding up the public hearing and clarification session, the mayor let out a bag full of anticipated plans for the scheme some of which are currently been instituted and others in the making.  

Mindful of all,    

Things taking its frequency, magnitude and dimension has drawn the attention of all Nso elite around the country who are bent on reinstating sanity in the scheme at all cost and honour late Sir Prof Bernard Fonlon who is probably lying annoyed in his grave seeing the terrible enjeaux surrounding the management and will not give rest most probably to anybody toiling around with the fate of a water project he personally lobbied for and brought to Kumbo from Canada through President Ahidjo.

News are abound that after an enlarge Nso meeting that was supposed to take place on the 25^th of July 2015 in Ngoketunjia Division, the name of the scheme may be changed to Nso Water Authority, Lawyers and Bailiffs brought in to audit and a new status set up for the scheme. Affair a Suivre WANDERS SHALL NEVER END!