SW Governor sets Fako SDO on tenterhooks, beware of SNCS activists

Southwest Governor, Bernard Okalia Bilai, has placed the new Fako Senior Divisional Officer (SDO) Emmanuel Engamba Ledoux, on tenterhooks over the activities of the Southern Cameroons National Council (SCNC).

Governor Okalia Bilai told Ledoux that SCNC activists are planning to strike Cameroon from Nigeria as such; the SDO must be vigilant and galvanised security forces to quell any such attacks.

The South West Chief Executive Officer was speaking in Limbe recently, while commissioning the new SDO into his function.

After cautioning the SDO about the impending SCNC attack, the Governor handed over the files of a decade long unresolved Limbe Paramount Chieftaincy Crisis to the new Fako SDO.

The file, which the Governor handed over to Ledoux was the same file that was handed over to him (Okalia) when he was appointed Fako SDO in July, 2007.

But Okalia departed Fako without resolving the problem. Even his numerous successors were afraid to dabble into deadly chieftaincy crisis in Limbe.

Since the demise of the late Paramount Chief of Limbe, Chief Ferguson Manga Williams, the royal family has been unable to designate a new successor to occupy the vacant Paramount stool.

Because of the volatile nature of the problem, the Governor admonished the new SDO to use his sense of wisdom and spirit of good judgment to hold consultative talks with the Kingmakers of Buea and Limbe Paramount Chiefdoms, so that new chiefs would be designated to occupy these long vacant stools.

 “Your Division is also known as a village where chieftaincy disputes or ascending to chieftaincy stools baffles all reasons. Potentially, everyone here is ready to mislead you and make you their scapegoat, after attaining their objectives,” Okalia said.

He urged the new SDO to steer clear of those who will come just to derail him.

He further urged him to do his utmost best to work towards the development of the Division and avoid being misled.

Okalia further beseeched Ledoux to work closely with the people “because you will face both threat from SCNC and those you administer. Always remember that I am here to help and guard you,” he said.