Minister Atanga Nji Calls for Spiritual Accountability and Civic Responsibility in Church Circles - A Pivotal Address at the Governors' Conference.

Paul Atanga Nji, the Minister of Territorial Administration, presided over the second bi-annual governors' conference in Yaoundé on Tuesday. In his opening address, he addressed certain men of the God.

"Some pastors and elders of churches, forgetting their noble mission towards the souls of their faithful, engage in genuine acts of favoritism, manipulation, and manipulation of the faithful. Factions emerge within the churches. At times, the faithful engage in brawls during worship. These behaviors must cease," he emphasized.

Regarding land disputes at the center of tensions in both urban and rural areas, Paul Atanga Nji asserted that "traditional chiefs, Lawans, and Ardos are auxiliaries of the administration. Consequently, they must be responsible citizens respectful of the laws of the Republic. The recalcitrant, fortunately very few in number, will face the rigor of the law."

During his discourse, Paul Atanga Nji highlighted, among other concerns, the mindset of the populace in the context marked by the recent rise in the prices of essential foodstuffs, and the intermittent and prolonged disruptions of water and electricity; disruptions in the distribution chain of petroleum products resolved by a historic decision of the Head of State ending the monopoly in this sector; the continued fight against street medicine and drug consumption, especially in schools; the monitoring of development projects; the struggle against urban disorder, with a particular focus on the activity of motorcycle taxis; the resurgence of violence in various forms; femicides; the fight against land speculation; the supervision of traditional chieftaincy; the resolution of disputes over boundaries between administrative jurisdictions and traditional command units.

It is noteworthy that the resolutions of this second bi-annual governors' conference are expected on December 20, 2023.