Councilors of SDF won Bamenda III Council in Mezam Division
have decided to drag Tubah Council to court to answer charges on non vacation
of the old site which belongs to Bamenda III. This resolve was validated during
a stormy deliberation in session to that effect on Friday December 4 2015. This
was following two Prefectural decisions signed by two Senior Divisional
Officers for Mezam spelling in clear terms that the area belongs to Bamenda III
but the properties thereon belongs to Tubah Council.
According to Councilor Afong Lucas Ngu, the decision does not
reflect in its entirety what was discussed at a crisis meeting to seek out a
way forward few months back. He posited angrily that in that meeting, the SDO’s
attention was drawn to the fact that there was no written document indicating
ownership claims by Tubah Council which warrants that all properties thereon
belong to the owners of the area. Embarrassingly after acknowledging this fact,
the SDO Nguele Nguele Felix who is today Governor for South Region took the
same decision just like his predecessor Njounwet Joseph Marshe Bertrand. In
this light the Fon of Nkwen HRH Fon Azehfor III gave his blessing that the
matter be taken to court. This is not withstanding that there is no law
forbidding another council owning properties within another council area.
Councilor Abednego Fon zoomed in a salvo saying at present while the councilors
are busy hitting their heads over who owns what in the area a lady was busy
compiling papers to establish a land certificate under Bamenda III on the said
area. The question as to who has started selling pieces of the land is a
question still hanging in the air. As Mayor Fonguh Cletus motioned that a team
of legal experts be assembled to file a suit by Monday 7 December, he called on
Councilor Abednego Fon (Barrister) to join the team and fashion same with some
of these documents to constitute part of the file.
On the main subject of the day which was deliberation of the
2016 budget balanced in revenue and expenditure at the tune of FCFA 600
million. According to Mayor Fonguh, they opted for a realistic budget given
that the same amount was projected for 2015 and the council did not attain 100%
realization. The budget for 2016 was adopted with 40% investment while
recurrent shall gulp 35% as 15% goes for staff expenditure. This budget he says
shall be able to address the aspiration of the people of Bamenda III
municipality and there is need for total collaboration. Some challenges
recorded in the course of executing the 2015 budget have been taken in to
consideration. The ongoing giant water project carried by the council shall
soon see the light of day with distribution in the municipality. In the days
ahead the Mayor said he shall be travelling to Dublin to enable partners to
visit Bamenda III with interest in funding water projects.
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