South West Region: Manyu mayors come under attack from anti Minister Agbor Tabi politician

Abey Napoleon, former  CPDM Section President for Eyumojock and current Divisional Delegate of Economy Planning and Regional Development for Manyu Division has revealed that the mayors of Mamfe, Eyumojock and Akwaya councils are lazy,  not serious and self-centered.  The Maradona of Eyumojock politics thinks Mayors Ayuk  Takunchong of Mamfe, Julius Nkom of Eyumojock and Martin Ekwalle of Akwaya councils are architects of underdevelopment. Abey Napoleon Ntui who has been at war with Minister Peter Agbor Tabi ever since he joined the ruling CPDM party disclosed that apart from Mayor Bate Robert Epie of the Tinto Council, the other three mayors are a hindrance to development in their municipalities. Said Abey, “They do not take interest in developing their communities, they take ages to submit priority projects, at times the projects are not even submitted”.

Abbey Napoleon wondered aloud why people voted to foster development in the various sub constituencies are rather embarking on personal interest. Abey added that  all efforts by the divisional delegation of the MINEPAT to assist the mayors draft their projects have always proved futile. Out of the 64 projects granted to Manyu division for the 2016 fiscal year, 20 are still to be awarded by the tender’s board.  90 per cent of the 2016 Public Investment Projects in Manyu are still hanging. 

Through the efforts of the Ministry Of Economy Planning and Regional Development, a consultation meeting chaired by the SDO of Manyu, Peter Tieh Nde involving stakeholders agreed to strengthen the effective and efficiency of the awards.  Abey disclosed that all projects below five million have already been awarded except 15 projects above the said amount which are still pending.  The Divisional Consultative Organ has reportedly set a deadline for all vote holders to judiciously ensure that all projects of this category are duly awarded so as to enable timely execution.

The outspoken Manyu CPDM elite stated that it poses a lot of difficulties executing projects in Akwaya. He called on government to facilitate the total disenclavement of Akwaya sub-division so that projects destined for this area can easily be implemented in record time.