Local development: Bafut council evaluates self, votes Mayors’ allowances

Councillors of the Bafut council have adopted the allowances of mayors and their deputies.

This was during an extraordinary session of the council that held Saturday October 2, 2021.

Taking into consideration the level of insecurity in Bafut, one of the epicenters of the ongoing crisis in the two English speaking regions of Cameroon, the Bafut Council has indicated that, many development projects have been realised in the municipality despite the security challenges.

Explaining the reason behind the council’s success story during the council’s Mid Term Evaluation Session, Saturday October 2,2021, Mayor Ngwakongoh Lawrence said “Bafut Arrangement” is responsible for the successful execution of projects in the Bafut municipality.

“The temperament of the Bafut people is down, the level of insecurity has dropped. Now I want to tell you that, it is Bafut Arrangement and it is why we emerged second in Mezam in the execution of Public Investment Budget projects and third in the North West Region,” the mayor indicated.

The mayor added that, the council has made the population to realized the importance of development.

Some of the realized projects include the rehabilitation of the road linking Nsem and Acheni, the handing over of medical equipment to the Mundum Integreted Health Center and donations made to the poor and needy amongst others.

Under the council’s internal projects, the Bafut council said it renovated the roof tops of Presbyterian Secondary School, PSS Bafut which is being hosted by PSS Mankon.

The renovation of the Police post was also done, and the structure will soon be handed to the police.

The Mayor explained that, the project would reduce the pain the population goes through to be issued the National identity cards.

Actions have also taken against the second wave of the corona virus pandemic among others, Mayor Ngwakongoh Lawrence added.

Timfuchi Aaron