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Officials of Bello Bouba Maigari’s National Alliance for Democracy and Progress (NUDP) recently doled out colossal sums of money to woo the population of Kumba to buy the party’s cards and vie for positions in the basic organs of the party ahead of the 2018 polls.
The sums of money that was given out ranged from FCFA 50,000 and above for those who wanted to respectively vie for executive positions in the Main, Women and Youth wings of the party.
Speaking at the occasion, the leader of the reorganisation exercise, Ndasi Elvis Noukam, said the decision to give out money to the militants was taken by the party hierarchy.
“It is an internal understanding which is based on the trust and quality of the people we are dealing with and I think that can be handled in our internal caucus," Noukam stated.
He had told his militants that they are still expected to pay back the FCFA 50,000 caution fee, which the party institutes for every lists tabled for elections.
He reminded his party comrades at the election and installation ceremony that other political parties in Cameroon equally institute caution fee for certain posts of responsibility.
Noukam said that his party believes in the politics of a few quality persons, who can be used to change the dynamics of the masses at the grass root rather than a crowd of uncommitted militants, who only chased food and drinks.
He challenged the new leaders of the party in Kumba to pull a stun in the forthcoming polls.
“My dream is for the NUDP to take over and win with absolute majority. With the quality of persons voted into office today, there is no doubt that the future is bright for the party in Meme,” Noukam asserted.
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The erstwhile Advocate General of the Supreme Court, Justice Ayah Paul Abine, has now turned to the United Nations (UN) to rescue him from Biya’s henchmen, who have been holding him in detention.
Ayah’s plights are contained in curtly worded letter to the UN.
In the epistolary to the UN, the ex-Advocate General asserted that he was virtually abducted from his house on January 21 and caged without any charges.
“Given my very poor health, I am humbly inviting the UN Working Group to take urgent action about my case following my arbitrary arrest and detention,” the letter reads in parts.
The letter which is written on behalf of the victim by his son, Ayah Ayah Abine, says that his father does not have any secured postal address and prefers to be contacted by telephone or mail or DHL.
Justice Ayah was arrested at his Tam-Tam Weekend family home in Yaounde on January 21, by armed security officers and whisked off to detention.
Since then, the former MP of Akwaya Constituency has been detained at the Gendarmerie Headquarters popularly known by its French acronym as SED.
Following his arrest, the 67-year-old is said to be suffering from many diseases. Many hope that the UN will intervene and liberate the National President of PAP from the fangs of the Biya regime.
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Social Democratic Front (SDF) National Chairman, Ni John Fru Ndi, has advised the management of Cameroon Airline Corporation (Camair-Co) to chase away Government Ministers and Directors General of State Corporations who are using the national carrier to transport themselves and their girlfriends to Europe and France on credit.
According to the SDF Chieftain, it is such unruly behaviour by Government top notches that has not only indebted the corporation, but which has also inflicted huge financial scares on it.
“Camair-Co ran into serious financial difficulties that have kept it drowning in debts because Ministers and Directors carried their wives and girl friends to France and Europe and refused to pay the bills. If this bad practice continues, then Camair-Co is doomed,” Fru Ndi asserted.
The SDF National Chair was speaking in Bamenda July 20, during Camair-Co’s inaugural flight to the North West Region, over 30 years after a plane last landed at the Bafut Airport.
Meanwhile, earlier in his address, the Minister of Transport, Edgard Alain Mebe Ngo’o, warned the North West population not to encroach into the Airport land.
To Mebe Ngo’o, the population quest for farm and building land should not be extended to the transport facility.
To Camair-Co’s staff, the Minister cautioned them to respect flight schedules and to be polite to customers.
On his part, the General Manager, GM, of Camair-Co, Ernest Dikoum, said “now that Bamenda has embraced Camair-Co, the economy, tourism and other facilities that come with air transport will follow. In effect, poverty and unemployment will be reduced...
Cardiovascular patients seeking treatment at the Shisong Hospital and other illnesses in specialised hospitals in the Northwest Region can travel faster and safer by Camair-Co.
This inaugural flight is an expression of our desire to extend the domestic network by providing three flights per week throughout the year between Douala, Yaounde and Bamenda.
Bamenda is an important market for our company. Its proximity with Nigeria, the presence of agricultural cooperatives, economic and commercial traders with varied profiles, academic institutions, chiefdoms and other touristic sites are all worth exploring.
The flights will be operated by our two MA 60 aircrafts- the Mantung and Logone – 45 seats each. The fare is FCFA 32,840 from Bamenda to Douala and Yaounde,” he said
Earlier in his welcome speech, Jude Waindim, Secretary General of the Bamenda City Council, said the population can only enjoy the airport if Government tackle the Babadjou-Bamenda Road and major roads in the city.
He encouraged Camair-Co to keep the flame alive, maintain the enthusiasm brought about by the inaugural flight.
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The Head of State Paul Biya, went to visit his village last Saturday, after cancelling his journey to Geneva in Switzerland.
On his table, are many documents about issues which he needs to sort out like, the organisation of the 2019 AFCON and the BIR vessel which capsized in the South West Region.
He is expected to be back by tomorrow Friday in Yaounde, where he will prepare to receive the Head of the Chinese EXIMBANK, and then afterwards go on an official trip in August.
Biya is reported to be very angry with his security service that allowed his daughter Brenda Biya to distribute wine in all of Meyomessala.
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has been surveying for more than a year for what it says could be vast oil reserves in the Lake Chad Basin, a region wracked by Boko Haram's eight-year insurgency. At least 20,000 people have been killed and millions have been forced to leave their homes and flee to neighboring countries.
Boko Haram is also known for kidnapping civilians, especially young women and boys, for recruitment purposes. The most prominent one was when they abducted 276 girls from a government school in Chibok, northeastern Nigeria. Since then at least 100 of the girls have been rescued.
Two-thirds of Nigeria revenue comes from oil. But constant attacks on energy facilities in its southern Niger Delta oil heartland last year cut production by more than a third, deepening the recession in Africa's biggest economy.
NNPC spokesman Ndu Ughamadu said the contractors were kidnapped near Jibi village in Borno state on Tuesday afternoon.
"About 10 members of the University of Maiduguri geology and surveying department were abducted by suspected Boko Haram members," Ughamadu said, noting that the group included academic staff, drivers and other workers. The university is still waiting for a report from security agencies.
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