No Result
View All Result
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Careers
en English
en Englishfr Français
Support Us
Mimi Mefo Info
  • Cameroon
  • Africa
  • Politics
  • Society
  • Business
  • Education
  • Tech
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
  • Editor’s Picks
  • Sport
  • Cameroon
  • Africa
  • Politics
  • Society
  • Business
  • Education
  • Tech
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
  • Editor’s Picks
  • Sport
No Result
View All Result
Mimi Mefo Info
English | Français
No Result
View All Result

Sangmelima: FCFA 4 Billion-worth modern market lies in ruins one year after inauguration

Mimi Mefo Info by Mimi Mefo Info
October 28, 2020
Reading Time: 2 min
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

In 2019, a modern market constructed in Sangmelima, a town in Cameroon’s South Region was inaugurated.

This was at a grandiose ceremony chaired by Georges Elanga Obam, decentralization and local development minister who acted as representative to long-serving President Paul Biya.

Described by many as an architectural jewel, the structure cost slightly over four billion FCFA.

Close to a year after its inauguration, however, the modern Sangmelima market now lies in near ruins.

It never went operational. The latest images from the area depict a structure covered in grass, closed and abandoned.

Media reports cite traders of the Dja and Lobo Division where the structure is found as grumbling over the fact that those in charge never ensured that the market was put to appropriate use.

Other reports suggest that it never went operational due to some unscrupulous officials that took money from traders for spaces in the market but never had it opened. This happened despite the fact that the process of acquiring a shop at the market was said to be free.

With the market now in ruins, not only has the council lost revenue, which would have been gotten in taxes, but traders have also been extorted huge sums of money paid to gain access to shops to no avail.

Members of the community are another set of losers in the good story-gone-wrong, as they have been deprived of a modern facility built with taxpayer’s money.
Mimi Mefo Info

You can help support our work through the link below
ShareTweetSendShare
Previous Post

Exclusif/ A LIRE: QUI EST LA RELIGIEUSE QUI A DÉFIE ATANGA NJI À KUMBA

Next Post

National And International News Roundup – 28th October 2020

Related Posts

Pastor detained in Kondengui Central Prison over alleged 10 Million FCFA visa fraud
Human Interest/Society

Pastor detained in Kondengui Central Prison over alleged 10 Million FCFA visa fraud

February 25, 2021
Health

North West Regional Delegate for Public Health Orders Compulsory COVID-19 Tests For Pupils, Students, Teachers

February 25, 2021
“We know it will be difficult but we are coming to win” – Cameroon’s U-20 Coach speaks ahead of Quarterfinal Showdown Against Ghana
Live Update

“We know it will be difficult but we are coming to win” – Cameroon’s U-20 Coach speaks ahead of Quarterfinal Showdown Against Ghana

February 25, 2021
Live Update

Cameroon Football Crisis: Professional League To Finally Kickstart

February 25, 2021
“Ambazonia fighters, please stop harassing persons with National ID Cards”, woman cries out
Live Update

Post CHAN insecurity:
Farmers decry amba maltreatment as soldiers pull out from interior localities

February 25, 2021
Two shot dead, houses set ablaze as military raids Oku
Human Interest/Society

Two shot dead, houses set ablaze as military raids Oku

February 25, 2021
You can help support our work via the link below

Recommended

Pastor detained in Kondengui Central Prison over alleged 10 Million FCFA visa fraud

Pastor detained in Kondengui Central Prison over alleged 10 Million FCFA visa fraud

3 hours ago

North West Regional Delegate for Public Health Orders Compulsory COVID-19 Tests For Pupils, Students, Teachers

4 hours ago
“We know it will be difficult but we are coming to win” – Cameroon’s U-20 Coach speaks ahead of Quarterfinal Showdown Against Ghana

“We know it will be difficult but we are coming to win” – Cameroon’s U-20 Coach speaks ahead of Quarterfinal Showdown Against Ghana

6 hours ago

Nord Ouest: Les dessous de la dernière visite d’Atanga Nji

6 hours ago

Popular News

  • Updates: Who killed the 4 chiefs in Lebialem? The Plot thickens

    Updates: Who killed the 4 chiefs in Lebialem? The Plot thickens

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Bui Division:
    Separatist faction challenges CPDM MP’s unity call, promises hell for soldiers

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Dschang road Accident blamed on Illicit fuel trafficking, reckless driving

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • War in NW, SW: Child roasted alive in Batibo

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

You can help support our work via the link below

Category

  • Affairs
  • Africa
  • Afrique
  • Agriculture
  • Business
  • Cameroon
  • Cameroun
  • Culture
  • Développement
  • Economie
  • ECONOMY
  • Editor's Picks
  • Editorial
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Environnement
  • Food
  • Français
  • French
  • Gestion
  • Gouvernance
  • Health
  • Human Interest/Society
  • Human Rights
  • HUMANITAIRE
  • Insécurité
  • Interviews
  • Judiciary
  • Justice
  • Lifestyle
  • Live Update
  • MONDE
  • News
  • News Roundups
  • Opinion
  • Other
  • Politics
  • Politique
  • Religion
  • Road Safety
  • Santé
  • Science
  • Security
  • Société
  • Sport
  • Tech
  • Tourisme
  • Transport
  • Travel
  • Voyage
  • World

Important Links

  • Term of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us

Copyright © 2020 Mimi Mefo Info Ltd. - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Politics
  • World
  • Business
  • Science
  • Entertainment
  • Fashion
  • Lifestyle
  • Tech
  • Health
  • Food

Copyright © 2020 Mimi Mefo Info Ltd. - All Rights Reserved.

en English
en Englishfr Français
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
pixel