Douala city dwellers rubbish drainage constructed by the city council

Local inhabitants rubbish drainage constructed by the contractor hired by the Douala city council at the Genie Militaire neighbourhood in Douala

The drainage recently constructed at the Genie Militaire neighbourhood in Douala has met serious criticisms as the serious rains that have characterized the town these days seem to be washing the structure away.

According the angry population, the quality of the materials and labour force used in the construction were questionable; reasons why the drainage soon became the victim of the rain it was supposed to channel.

Mama Cecile Nganteu of the Genie Militaire neighbourhood, expresses concerns on the safety of the population around the area. 

She says “They do a job with putting safety measures for inhabitants. Apart from the bad quality of job done, this huge hole they dug, puts the population in danger. It is the whole quarter that will be trapped very soon”. “It was even better to allow the road as it was because now they have just helped to increase the number of people who will fall and die in this mighty hole” she adds.

Marcel Mbianhou, an angry local inhabitant describes the method the drainage was constructed by the company in question.

He says “When you see the destruction they have caused here, you will see that the job is useless. The workers were using the torch lights of their mobile phones at 11:00PM in the night to mix the concrete used to build this thing”.

The entire population of the Genie Militaire neighbourhood concluded by calling on the delegate to the Douala City Council to send them a more competent company that will do the job satisfactorily.