Emmanuel Nganou Djoumessi , Public Works Minister
North West Regional Delegate for Public Works, Denis Awoh Ndang has pleaded with government to provide funds for the completion of the region’s ring road project, lamenting that several stretches of the road are impassable.
The delegate told The Cameroon Journal in Yaounde on January 15, that he made the plea during this year’s edition of the annual two-day conference of the central and external services of the ministry of public works, which brought together officials of institutions under the supervision of the ministry.
Ndang told The Cameroon Journal that during the meeting, they were asked to suggest a 2016 plan for maintenance of roads in the regions by priority.
“The priority of the North West for now is that the Ring Road should be passable. We are talking about the Kumbo-Nkambe road, the Bafut-Wum road. We are also saying that if there are means, the Nkambe-Weh road should also be included.”
Noting that some roads which are passable at the moment could be out of use in the rainy season, Ndang who doubles as the mayor of Fundong municipality in Boyo division, said roads in other divisions on the frontiers need attention because they make business to boom in the region. “These are the principal worries of the North West.”
Ndang, however, pointed out that they were asked to programme priority roads for maintenance and that they are yet to discuss construction.
The ring road links five divisions of the region, Ngoketunjia, Bui, Donga-Mantung, Menchum, and Mezam division.
In a related development, Public Works Delegate for the South West region, Willington Tanyi Tanyi, told us, that the state of roads in the South West is very poor. He lamented that rain gates are often violated by truck drivers who go to higher authorities to seek passes.
“We have long periods of rain fall in the South West region. Contractors stop work on roads and only resume during the dry season. But when we close the rain gates to prevent certain vehicles from damaging the roads, people bring authorizations and we are forced to open the gates” he lamented. Asked who issues the authorizations, he responded in a seemingly angry tone; “The authorities.”
Tanyi, however, inferred that there is hope. “We have the Bamenda-Mamfe-Ekok road which has been tarred and work is on-going on the Kumba-Mamfe road.” He said.
Public works minister, we learned stressed at the close of the confab, that the new guidelines for management of road projects must be respected. He urged regional delegates to ensure that the tools put in place to guarantee good governance and curb corruption and bottle necks, are mastered and respected by stakeholders in their respective regions.
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