By Bakah Derick
Blogger @hilltopvoices.blogspot.com
The installation of Jude Waindim as new General Secretary , GS was brief and solemn this Monday July 27 2015 in the conference hall of the Bamenda City Council.
The installation of Jude Waindim as new General Secretary , GS was brief and solemn this Monday July 27 2015 in the conference hall of the Bamenda City Council.
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| Jude Waindim New General Secretary to the Bamenda City Council |
The installation was chaired by the First Assistant Senior Divisional Officer, SDO for Mezam Jean Pierre Ndumbe Ndika. In his opening remarks, the SDO praised the Outgoing GS Formefret Victor for his dedicated six years’ service to the City Council. Mr Ndumbe Ndika assured Mr Formefret of Governments remembrance saying "as you go home please do not sleep. The Government can always come back to you if need be."
According to the SDO, Jude Waindim was taking over at the time the City Council is caring out many projects and consequently he should work with other service heads for the realisation of these projects.
Addressing the installation ceremony, the Government Delegate to the Bamenda City Council Ndumu Vincent Nji noted that Jude Waindim is not a new name in the City Council where he was serving as a Public Relations and communication consultant prior to his July 1, 2015 appointment. Expressing signs of hope, the Government Delegte welcomed Jude Waindim describing him as fit for the function.
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| Jude Waindim in his former office as Public Relations and Communication Consultant |
The Outgoing GS Formefret Victor however staged what looked like a protest during
his intervention when he described the use of "incoming" and
"outgoing" as out of place. According to him the July 1, 2015
Ministerial text appointing Jude Waindim did not make mention of him thus
insinuating that there was something not clear about the appointment. While handing
over what looked like a protest memo to the SDO, the Outgoing GS demanded that
he needed a "an attestation of Service" before he will consider the
event serious.
The Government Delegate however waved the issue by convening a meeting in his
office just immediately after the installation ceremony saying that "the
issue will be looked into."
Hilltopvoices cannot say what happened during the meeting but immediately after the meeting, the outgoing GS or "out gun GS" went straight to his office where he did a few things before stepping out. While leaving, Mr Formefret Victor told his private Secretary that he had no reason staying in the office. He insisted that they here the Government Delegate and the SDO must give him “an attestation of service” before he hands over the notes. He pointed at a cupboard full of well-arranged files saying “these are the documents I have prepared so that someone does not come to accuse me later.” When this reporter asked him what he needed the document for, Mr Formefret said "I will not give any word to the press I had that where I worked before." An observer however told this reporter that since he was "contesting the appointment of Mr Jude Waindim he needs the document to follow-up legal procedure."
Sources close to the City Council further told hilltopvoices blog that Mr Formefret was due retirement about four years ago but had continued to occupy the function of Bamenda City Council GS.
A reception to celebrate the incoming General Secretary is expected later in the evening at Club 58.
Enter Jude Waindim
This is what we got about Mr Jude Waindim the New GS to the Bamenda City Council
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| Jude Waindim |
Professional
profile
Bilingual postgraduate educationist/linguist/communicator (English-French) with a multi-cultural background and a solid teaching, administration and communications experience gained in public and private institutions as well as civil society project management consultancy.
With a 26 year-experience in a variety of professional sectors: 9 years in corporate administration, 17 years in TEFL and teacher-training, communications and outreach sustainable development with indigenous communities, "I enjoy a high track record of organisational and leadership skills, quality-focused while working to meet deadlines, a good team player, comfortable and confident in a cross-cultural dynamic environment with a universal approach in socio-professional tasks." He wrote
Bilingual postgraduate educationist/linguist/communicator (English-French) with a multi-cultural background and a solid teaching, administration and communications experience gained in public and private institutions as well as civil society project management consultancy.
With a 26 year-experience in a variety of professional sectors: 9 years in corporate administration, 17 years in TEFL and teacher-training, communications and outreach sustainable development with indigenous communities, "I enjoy a high track record of organisational and leadership skills, quality-focused while working to meet deadlines, a good team player, comfortable and confident in a cross-cultural dynamic environment with a universal approach in socio-professional tasks." He wrote
Academic
background
Master’s Degree in African Languages and Applied Linguistics (1987), University of Yaounde, Cameroon.
B.A. in English Modern Letters; Minor in Theatre Arts and Bilingual Communication Skills (1986), University of Yaounde, Cameroon.
Professional training, field readings and interests
English Modern Letters.
Linguistics/Socio-Linguistics.
Sociology/Anthropology.
French-English Bilingual training.
Mother Tongue Semantics and Translations (American Summer Institute of Linguistics, Yaounde).
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) / Teach English Prevent AIDS Training (American Peace Corps, Yaounde-Cameroon).
Library Use and Cataloguing: J. Bright, The British Council Yaounde-Cameroon.
Journalism basics and ethics, Cameroon Post Group of Newspapers, the Yaounde Advanced School of Mass Communications (ASMAC) and the Freidrich Ebert Foundation Yaounde.
Master’s Degree in African Languages and Applied Linguistics (1987), University of Yaounde, Cameroon.
B.A. in English Modern Letters; Minor in Theatre Arts and Bilingual Communication Skills (1986), University of Yaounde, Cameroon.
Professional training, field readings and interests
English Modern Letters.
Linguistics/Socio-Linguistics.
Sociology/Anthropology.
French-English Bilingual training.
Mother Tongue Semantics and Translations (American Summer Institute of Linguistics, Yaounde).
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) / Teach English Prevent AIDS Training (American Peace Corps, Yaounde-Cameroon).
Library Use and Cataloguing: J. Bright, The British Council Yaounde-Cameroon.
Journalism basics and ethics, Cameroon Post Group of Newspapers, the Yaounde Advanced School of Mass Communications (ASMAC) and the Freidrich Ebert Foundation Yaounde.
Human
Rights Leadership and NGO Management (Centre for the Rehabilitation &
Abolition of Torture, CRAT Cameroon).
Community-based project impact assessment and environmental designs for small scale activities, USAID.
Problem Solving for Better Health (PSBH) / Communications for Better Health, Dreyfus Health Foundation, NY.
Personal Development; Customer Service; Leadership Management; Marketing and PR (New Generation Academy, UK, in association with the Cameroon Forum Foundation and Make it Happen VJB, Uk).
Other skills
Translations (French, English).
Public Relations and Outreach Communications.
Newspaper and Newsmagazine Editing.
Literary Appreciation / Media Criticism.
Information Technology: MS Word, MS Publisher, MS PageMaker, Excel, Power Point and Electronic Communications.
Financial and Administrative Procedure.
Languages: a good command of English and French, Pidgin English and reading knowledge of Latin.
Community-based project impact assessment and environmental designs for small scale activities, USAID.
Problem Solving for Better Health (PSBH) / Communications for Better Health, Dreyfus Health Foundation, NY.
Personal Development; Customer Service; Leadership Management; Marketing and PR (New Generation Academy, UK, in association with the Cameroon Forum Foundation and Make it Happen VJB, Uk).
Other skills
Translations (French, English).
Public Relations and Outreach Communications.
Newspaper and Newsmagazine Editing.
Literary Appreciation / Media Criticism.
Information Technology: MS Word, MS Publisher, MS PageMaker, Excel, Power Point and Electronic Communications.
Financial and Administrative Procedure.
Languages: a good command of English and French, Pidgin English and reading knowledge of Latin.