The Coordination and Follow-up Committee of Implementation of Priority Projects to be Realised in Bakassi Zone held an evaluation meeting yesterday. «All the contracts for priority development projects in Bakassi zone for 2009 have been awarded and most of the
contractors have started executing them??. The President of the Coordination and Follow-up Committee of the Implementation of Priority Projects to be Realised in Bakassi Zone, Jacob Lekunze Ketuma said yesterday, June 04 as he presided at the Committee??s six session at the Prime Minister??s Office. He said the Committee will ensure that the various ministries involved the projects, send reinforced control teams to work with the local authorities for the over 100 projects earmarked for 2009 to be properly executed with lasting and adapted materials. Opening the evaluation meeting, Mr Lekunze Ketuma stated that Bakassi was so dear to Cameroon because of its richness in aquatic products, forest, mines and strategic position in the Gulf of Guinea. The Bakassi Committee he said, has been working for one year five months as at 4th June 2009 created with the mission to elaborate and submit to the approval of government, a priority programme for planning and development of the Bakassi area and to follow up the execution of priority projects. The Bakassi Committee members and those of the operational unit, a sub-committee under the Committee, would have to work bearing in mind important points which needs to be done for people to live and settle happily in the Bakassi area. Mr Lekunze Ketuma outlined the points to include the tarring of Kumba-Mundemba-Isangele-Akwa road. Other points are the provision of water and electricity through sustainable permanent structures, stating that water from streams and rivers should be constructed and transported to settlements. Electricity should be provided by solar and wind or the two systems combined. He stressed that there should be radio and television signals coverage including the construction of Multi-purpose Community Tele-centres in all Sub divisional headquarters in Ndian Division. Jacob Lekunze Ketuma insisted that the construction of health centres, classrooms, sports and leisure infrastructure, public buildings and staff residences should be on permanent basis. He appealed to the competent ministries to as a matter of urgency, resettle the Chiefs and the displaced population back to where they were living before the crisis between Cameroon and Nigeria in Bakassi. The road from Mbonge to Bamusso, he said should equally be included in the studies for tarring, as it will completely the disenclavement of the Bakassi zone. ??We have been given the Bakassi Peninsula to build. Let us dream Bakassi, talk Bakassi and build Bakassi for posterity to judge us??, he appealed to the Committee members.
Emmanuel KENDEMEH, Cameroun Tribune
