Opposition Parties Boycott 49th Youth Day March past In Bamenda

By Budi Ebala

Bamenda the Capital City of the North West Region joined the rest of the country on February 11 in celebration of this year’s Youth day which is the 49^th edition. Peculiar of this year’s celebration in Bamenda was the absence of the opposition parties most especially the Social Democratic Force SDF and its National Chairman Ni John Fru Ndi. The lone political party that took part in the march past was the ruling Cameroon Peoples Democratic Movement, CPDM marking the close of the event Presided over by the Governor, Adolphe Lele L’afrique.

The Ceremony at the Bamenda grandstand kick started with a rebroadcast of the Head of State’s message to the youth and there after the Governor handed excellence prizes to meritorious laureates in various sectors. This excellence prizes is an initiative by the Chief Executive which is in its third edition. The objective of this award of prizes to performant entrepreneurs according to Governor Lele L’afrique is to encourage hard work among young people.

The National Higher Institute of Sport and Leisure INJES led the march past follow by a stream of nursery and primary schools thereafter secondary, higher professional Institutes which included the University of Bamenda displaying the several departments and new faculties of learning offered at the  University of the future. The number of training schools for nurses in Bamenda could march on unnoticed given that many students who could have entrance in to State training schools enroll in these private initiatives littered around town.

At the close of the event the Governor re-emphasized the message of hope to the youth as propounded by the Head of State in his message. Youths were called upon to study hard lay more focus on technical education as the State is orientating young people on professional education. On the present security concern in the country, the Chief Executive reiterated that the fight against Boko Haram is preoccupying and warrants a holistic approach with everybody being on the alert and not hesitate reporting any suspicious to the forces of law and other. He applauded the oneness with which everybody is responding to the fight against the dreaded Nigerian sect through the support march and ecumenical services organized around the Region.