Walter Wilson Nana
Buea, Cameroon
President Paul Biya Wednesday, June 4th 2014 appointed new governors in the Boko Haram afflicted North and Far North Regions of Cameroon.
Biya also changed several low level administrators within days after or
Moved - Governors Awah Fonka(L) and Wilson Joseph Otto were transferred to the South of the country
dering a troop surge along the northwestern border with Nigeria.
Cameroon has pledged to wage a war against the Nigerian Islamist group, which has repeatedly extended their brutal campaign into its territory.
Far North, rendered the most insecure part of the country by Boko Haram, will now be headed by a northerner Midjiyawa
Governor Midjiyawa Bakari, moving from West Region to Far North Region
Bakari, formerly Governor of the West Region
Bakari swapped regions with Augustine Fonka Awah, who been redeployed to the West Region as governor.
A former Senior Divisional Officer, SDO, Jean Edi Abate was promoted to the position of Governor of the North Region where he replaced Wilson Joseph Otto.
Otto also moved to the south of the
Prof. Joyce Bayande Endeley, Deputy Vice Chancellor TIC, UB, now pioneer Director, HTTC Kumba
country to become the new Governor of the Center Region, where the national capital, Yaounde is located.
Roger Moise Eyene Lom, who was Governor of the Center until Wednesday, June 4 2014 afternoon has gone on retirement, indicated the presidential decree read on state media, CRTV.
The new appointments appeared strategic, touching only a few regions and clearly intended to send new men to the troubled north.
They came as Cameroon government officials announced that at least 60 suspected militia of the group, Boko Haram had been killed in the Far North Region.
There has now been a huge mobilisation to encourage citizens to help security forces track members of the group.
Boko Haram is believed to be holding at least 10 Chinese road construction workers snatched from a camp in Maroua recently.
In the June 4 Presidential Decrees, the following persons were also appointed to various positions of responsibilities; the Secretary General in the Far North Governor’s office, Louis Florent Ribuem Amungam, formerly DO of Belabo, SDO for Mbam & Enoubou Division, Centre Region, Maurice Tchoffo Sa’ah, SDO for Mayo-Sava Division, Far North Region, Babila Akawo, SDO for Mayo-Tsanaga, Far North Region, Raymond Rokbwo, SDO for Sanaga Maritime Division, Littoral Region, Frizt, Dikosso Seme, SDO for Ndian Division, Southwest Region, Chamberlain Ndong.
In the Ministry of Higher Education, Marcel Laurent Njoda Fouda was appointed Inspector General.
Other officials were appointed in state universities across the country, with Prof. Joyce Endeley, formerly Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of Teaching, Development of Information and Communication Technology and Professionalisation, University of Buea, UB now pioneer Director of Higher Teachers Training College, HTTC Kumba, a new institution under UB.
Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of Research, Cooperations and Relations with the Business World, University of Bamenda, Bathelemy Nyafe.
In UB, Dr Blaise Moukoko was appointed Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of Teaching, Development of Information and Communication Technology and Professionalisation, formerly Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of Control and Internal Evaluation.
Dr Charles Epah Fonkeng was maintained as Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of Research, Cooperations and Relations with the Business World.
Prof. Theresia Nkwo Akenji was appointed Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of Control and Internal Evaluation, formerly Dean, Faculty of Science.
In the Department of Administrative & Financial Affairs, University of Bamenda, Emmanuel Mbanga Kollo was appointed Director.
In the Higher Institute of Transport and Logistics, Alexis Tegia was appointed Director.
Still in UB, Prof. Samuel Ndongwi Ayonghe was appointed Dean, Faculty of Science, formerly Vice Dean, Faculty of Science.
In the University Institute of Technology, University of Douala, Jacques Etame was appointed Director.
Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dean, Emmanuel Ngameni, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, Dean, Antoine David Mvondo Ze, Faculty of Fine Arts in Foumban, Dean, Richard Tamo Ghoghomu.
University of Maroua, Department of Administrative & Financial Affairs, Director, Motapon Usmanou.
University of Yaounde I, Department of Infrastructure, Planification & Development, Director, Thomas, Tatsieseh, Tamo.
Department of Social Affairs, Director, Josiane Beling. University Institute of Technology, Director, Robert Medjo Eko’o.
