Senator Simon Achidi
Achu
Senators of the North West Region led by Senator Simon
Achidi Achu former Prime Minister, have
undertaken a week marathon visiting all the seven Divisional Headquarters
distributing motor bikes to Councils as a form of appreciation to the
councilors for voting them in to office since 2013. This gesture coming two
years after is seen as an insult to the electorates whose expectations were
very high as per the promise made by these elected Senators. Councilors saw
this gesture as a form of preparing for 2018 election which they say the
Senators have fallen short of expectation and should not expect anything much
from them.
Donga Mantung Councilors that turn up in Nkambe for
this maiden visit of the Senators had high hopes of at least taking home FCFA
200.000 each as promised in 2013 only to be given FCFA 10.000 each as
transport. Those from Nwa rejected the money saying they cannot travel from far
away Nwa just be insulted with meager FCFA10000 which is not half of their fare
from Nwa and back. The Mayor of Nwa Council Ngomfe David Loma who had collected
the money and himself very bitter opted to make up for this money from his
pocket just to appease his Councilors and safe the face of these Senators. Some
Fons of the Division that turn up on invitation were given FCFA 2000 each as
transport with some coming as far as Akwaja in Ako with a fare of FCFA 10.000
to Nkambe. During question and answer
session a councilor from Nwa asked what has become of the micro-project money
of late Senator Jikong Stephen and the respond by Senator Fon Teche was so
unconvincing stating that the standing orders of the Senate has not made
provision on how late Senators’ micro-grants are collected and managed. Many
questioned whether the lower House which makes available such sums to the
nearest Parliamentarian to manage is different from the upper house. The head
of the team Senator Simon Achidi Achu had complained to the councilors that all
has not been rosy and that they are lucky that up to now their properties have
not been seized by creditors who gave out huge loans for their campaigns in to
the Senate. In Wum councilors and Chiefs protested against their Senator,
Wallang David Akwo questioning what he has done with two years micro-grants.
The Fons rejected the meager 2000 given as transport.
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