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Inhabitants of Njeke, a village in Eyumojock Sub Division in Manyu division were on Thursday 24 July all smiles as they received a water scheme from the South West Development Authority (SOWEDA). The village has gone for more than 25 years without pipe borne water. As such, they were at the mercy of their neighbouring villages for the precious liquid.

Handing over the water scheme that was constructed in a period spanning from May to July 2014, the General Manager of SOWEDA, Dr. Eneme Andrew Ngome told the people of Njeke Village that for the project to last and serve its intended purpose, they must all work together to ensure its proper management. He stated that with the government policy to transform Cameroon to an emergent economy by 2035, it is the place of SOWEDA to accompany the government towards the realization of this lofty dream and projects like the Njeke water scheme is an indication of progress.

The project that cost FCFA 20.5 million has been achieved thanks to the funding provided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. On the functionality of this water scheme, SOWEDA Infrastructural Engineer, Ashu Stephen, explained that it has a pumping skim that is designed using renewable solar energy. "Contrary to diesel engines that were used in the past and posed fueling problem to the villagers, we have used solar energy in Njeke wihch is the first of its kind in Manyu. Solar energy is affordable naturally and there will be no problem to the villagers. We installed the direct radian source collector and it shall pump water only during the day using energy from the sun" he stated.

Receiving the Njeke Water Supply Scheme, the First Deputy Mayor of Eyumojock, Ndip Nelson Mboh expressed gratitude to SOWEDA for a job well done and lauded the structure for its Developmental leadership throughout the South West Region. The Chief of Njeke village HRH Arrah Thomas Takang thanked SOWEDA for the water that has brought smiles on the faces of all his subjects. He promised to ensure sustainability of the water as it shall be appropriately used.

A ten man management committee was installed by the Chief Executive Officer for Manyu, Peter Tieh Ndeh who presided over the handing over event. He cautioned them to work for the interest of Njeke village. The committee members have as task to mobilize villagers to participate in community work, put in place a realistic management maintenance action plan and raise funds for the maintenance of the water scheme.

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Inhabitants of Njeke, a village in Eyumojock Sub Division in Manyu division were on Thursday 24 July all smiles as they received a water scheme from the South West Development Authority (SOWEDA). The village has gone for more than 25 years without pipe borne water. As such, they were at the mercy of their neighbouring villages for the precious liquid.

Handing over the water scheme that was constructed in a period spanning from May to July 2014, the General Manager of SOWEDA, Dr. Eneme Andrew Ngome told the people of Njeke Village that for the project to last and serve its intended purpose, they must all work together to ensure its proper management. He stated that with the government policy to transform Cameroon to an emergent economy by 2035, it is the place of SOWEDA to accompany the government towards the realization of this lofty dream and projects like the Njeke water scheme is an indication of progress.

The project that cost FCFA 20.5 million has been achieved thanks to the funding provided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. On the functionality of this water scheme, SOWEDA Infrastructural Engineer, Ashu Stephen, explained that it has a pumping skim that is designed using renewable solar energy. "Contrary to diesel engines that were used in the past and posed fueling problem to the villagers, we have used solar energy in Njeke wihch is the first of its kind in Manyu. Solar energy is affordable naturally and there will be no problem to the villagers. We installed the direct radian source collector and it shall pump water only during the day using energy from the sun" he stated.

Receiving the Njeke Water Supply Scheme, the First Deputy Mayor of Eyumojock, Ndip Nelson Mboh expressed gratitude to SOWEDA for a job well done and lauded the structure for its Developmental leadership throughout the South West Region. The Chief of Njeke village HRH Arrah Thomas Takang thanked SOWEDA for the water that has brought smiles on the faces of all his subjects. He promised to ensure sustainability of the water as it shall be appropriately used.

A ten man management committee was installed by the Chief Executive Officer for Manyu, Peter Tieh Ndeh who presided over the handing over event. He cautioned them to work for the interest of Njeke village. The committee members have as task to mobilize villagers to participate in community work, put in place a realistic management maintenance action plan and raise funds for the maintenance of the water scheme.

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Inhabitants of Njeke, a village in Eyumojock Sub Division in Manyu division were on Thursday 24 July all smiles as they received a water scheme from the South West Development Authority (SOWEDA). The village has gone for more than 25 years without pipe borne water. As such, they were at the mercy of their neighbouring villages for the precious liquid.

Handing over the water scheme that was constructed in a period spanning from May to July 2014, the General Manager of SOWEDA, Dr. Eneme Andrew Ngome told the people of Njeke Village that for the project to last and serve its intended purpose, they must all work together to ensure its proper management. He stated that with the government policy to transform Cameroon to an emergent economy by 2035, it is the place of SOWEDA to accompany the government towards the realization of this lofty dream and projects like the Njeke water scheme is an indication of progress.

The project that cost FCFA 20.5 million has been achieved thanks to the funding provided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. On the functionality of this water scheme, SOWEDA Infrastructural Engineer, Ashu Stephen, explained that it has a pumping skim that is designed using renewable solar energy. "Contrary to diesel engines that were used in the past and posed fueling problem to the villagers, we have used solar energy in Njeke wihch is the first of its kind in Manyu. Solar energy is affordable naturally and there will be no problem to the villagers. We installed the direct radian source collector and it shall pump water only during the day using energy from the sun" he stated.

Receiving the Njeke Water Supply Scheme, the First Deputy Mayor of Eyumojock, Ndip Nelson Mboh expressed gratitude to SOWEDA for a job well done and lauded the structure for its Developmental leadership throughout the South West Region. The Chief of Njeke village HRH Arrah Thomas Takang thanked SOWEDA for the water that has brought smiles on the faces of all his subjects. He promised to ensure sustainability of the water as it shall be appropriately used.

A ten man management committee was installed by the Chief Executive Officer for Manyu, Peter Tieh Ndeh who presided over the handing over event. He cautioned them to work for the interest of Njeke village. The committee members have as task to mobilize villagers to participate in community work, put in place a realistic management maintenance action plan and raise funds for the maintenance of the water scheme.

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Inhabitants of Njeke, a village in Eyumojock Sub Division in Manyu division were on Thursday 24 July all smiles as they received a water scheme from the South West Development Authority (SOWEDA). The village has gone for more than 25 years without pipe borne water. As such, they were at the mercy of their neighbouring villages for the precious liquid.

Handing over the water scheme that was constructed in a period spanning from May to July 2014, the General Manager of SOWEDA, Dr. Eneme Andrew Ngome told the people of Njeke Village that for the project to last and serve its intended purpose, they must all work together to ensure its proper management. He stated that with the government policy to transform Cameroon to an emergent economy by 2035, it is the place of SOWEDA to accompany the government towards the realization of this lofty dream and projects like the Njeke water scheme is an indication of progress.

The project that cost FCFA 20.5 million has been achieved thanks to the funding provided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. On the functionality of this water scheme, SOWEDA Infrastructural Engineer, Ashu Stephen, explained that it has a pumping skim that is designed using renewable solar energy. "Contrary to diesel engines that were used in the past and posed fueling problem to the villagers, we have used solar energy in Njeke wihch is the first of its kind in Manyu. Solar energy is affordable naturally and there will be no problem to the villagers. We installed the direct radian source collector and it shall pump water only during the day using energy from the sun" he stated.

Receiving the Njeke Water Supply Scheme, the First Deputy Mayor of Eyumojock, Ndip Nelson Mboh expressed gratitude to SOWEDA for a job well done and lauded the structure for its Developmental leadership throughout the South West Region. The Chief of Njeke village HRH Arrah Thomas Takang thanked SOWEDA for the water that has brought smiles on the faces of all his subjects. He promised to ensure sustainability of the water as it shall be appropriately used.

A ten man management committee was installed by the Chief Executive Officer for Manyu, Peter Tieh Ndeh who presided over the handing over event. He cautioned them to work for the interest of Njeke village. The committee members have as task to mobilize villagers to participate in community work, put in place a realistic management maintenance action plan and raise funds for the maintenance of the water scheme.

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The Boeing 737-700 of the Cameroonian Airlines Corporation (Camair-Co) which was seized in France, has been returned to the company.According to the sources the happy ending came after the payment of $1.4 million which the US-based Aviation Capital Group (ACG) had been asking from the Cameroonian company for a long while with no one taking responsibility.

To date the Camair-Co float is made up of three aircrafts which enables her services across Africa  and stopovers in France which serves as its so called Godfather.

The airlines which is 100 percent owned by the Cameroonian State re-launched its activities on 28 March 2011.

The national career has since witnessed countless resignations of its managers with heavy debts estimated between $19 and 20 million,corruption and interfearance from  Government officials occupying passenger seats with their girlfriends for free  on weekend trips to France.

According to observers the difficulties of the company are mainly linked to such demise , coupled with uneasy social atmosphere.

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23.Jul.2014

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  Cameroon Concord's Arrey Echi Agbor-Ndakaw speaks of the prevailing situation since the Biya regime decided to increase the price of fuel--------- 

 

For some few months now, the talk on everyone’s lips is the cost of fuel and transportation. The sudden price hike in fuel means people have to make some drastic changes in their mode of commuting and going about their daily business of survival and putting food on the table.

For those accustomed to going about in plush comfortable cars, the price hike means very little or nothing for them. However, for the average citizen who has to go through a day hopping from one taxi to another, the pinch of this hike is solely felt and what a painful pinch it is.

In big cities like Douala and Yaoundé where the cost of living is generally high, commuting thro and fro is one of the constant headaches for the Johns and Janes Doe. Add this to dealing with insolent taxi drivers especially during a long tiring day and a glaring picture of what all this means to the average person forms into the mind.

Picture a scenario where being used to paying 400-800 frs a day, a person earning 200,000 or less starts spending between 500- 1500frs a day. Sometimes, trying to bargain a price especially for short distances, while some drivers readily accept and take you, others insult and look down their high horse on you as if by making that bargain you committed the worst crime ever heard of in the history of transportation.

In cognizance of the difficulties this price hike may cause to the average Doe, the government released a statement to readjust the salaries of its workers by about 5%. This may be all good if the press release is actually true and not one of those many rumours plaguing the mainstream media. It might actually help some of the commuters in the quest and struggle for survival.

In this instance therefore, those who will really feel the pinch of this fuel price hike will be those in the private sector unless, the powers that be follow suit with the government press release and readjust salaries as well. It just might be too much to ask for considering the fact that many of these private bodies feel they are doing people a favour giving them jobs and as such what they are paid is enough. Others devise all kinds of means possible to delay paying their workers and yet, they expect them to be at work daily.

This begs for some explanations!  How are people expected to be at work day in day out when they are yet to receive salaries for upwards to three or four months at most? Will they be expected to fly or use the natural vehicles God gave them aka ‘Leggdisbenz’?

When one thinks about the repercussions of this price hike, people somewhere in a rural community feel the pangs doublefold. In addition to the scarcity of cars and roads in most of our rural areas, the few available ones will probably be charging passengers an arm and a leg. This makes it extremely difficult for people in rural communities who probably have to trek long distances from scarcely accessible roads carrying heavy farm loads. While those with cars will continue to enjoy their plush rides, the Johns and Janes Doe will continue to brave the elements, unruly taxi drivers and benskineurs as they adapt or hope for a silver lining in regards to the price hikes while wondering if this will be the only hike or if more will follow?

 

 

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21.Jul.2014

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