By Walter Wilson Nana
Buea, Cameroon.
Paul Kouam Wokam, the Divisional Officer of Buea Subdivision has said he will create Court Area Forums as a working strategy for his administration.
He made the statement during his tour of Upper Bonjongo, Lower Bonjongo and Middle Bonjongo recently. “The objective is to get closer to the population and work with all the stakeholders. It will be a rotatory meeting, coming up after every three months so that we can touch base regularly,” Kouam Wokam explained.
Paul Kouam Wokam, DO of Buea.
He told the population he is their link to the government, noting that the government is in a contract with the population to ensure that services are rendered. “I am here to assist and encourage everybody in their endeavours and guarantee that peace reigns all the time. But I need the assistance of all to succeed,” he requested.
The Buea DO enjoined the people to be law abiding, hard working, promote educational activities, be of good health, environmental protection, proper family planning, solidarity for one another and shun irregular sales of land.
He reassured the population of his availability and commitment to do the work expected of him. “Let’s do what we are supposed to do and respect each other,” he advised.
According to Kouam Wokam his responsibilities include initiating and encouraging development in a collegiate manner. “We have to do the necessary analysis and find solutions to our problems,” he said.
On the upcoming celebrations marking 50 years of the Reunification of Cameroon due in Buea, the DO made a plea to the population to be part and parcel of the activities.
The people of Upper Bonjongo during DO's visit.
The spokesperson of the Upper Bonjongo village, Norbert Mosoke Billa prayed the DO of Buea to organise consultative talks for them to get a Chief. He will add; “We make a request to the government to offer agricultural grants to our farmers and curb rural exodus by our youths.”
From Lower Bonjongo, John Mbella said they have no potable water supply for the past ten years and the market built by Buea Council should go operational soonest.
Chief S.M Efesua of Middle Bonjongo thanked government for the tarring of their roads and giving in to some of their needs but he wished that the Bonjongo Court Area with about 26 villages should be considered when subdivisions are to be created in the country.
The officials of the other technical services in the DO’s entourage; Livestock, Agriculture, Women’s Empowerment and Youth Affairs gave detailed explanations on how relevant their services are to the population and the various contacts.
The Buea DO’s meet-the-people-tour that opened on Friday, June 7 is expected to end on Monday, July 1 2013. Kouam Wokam is expected to have gone through 74 villages that make up Buea Subdivision.
