By
Bakah Derick
After
laying the foundation Stone of the National Center for Youth and Sports CENAJES
Bamenda in 2005, Sports and Physical Education Minister Bidoung Mpkatt returned
to Bamenda in the same capacity Friday October 23, 2015 that is ten years later
to preside at the diploma award ceremony of the 9th batch of
Students of the institution.
Welcoming
the Minister to Bamenda, Jude Waindim Secretary General to the Bamenda City
Council on behalf of the Government Delegate regretted that the institution that
hosted the 57 graduates did not have the bright physical image expected for the
holistic formation of future sports men and women. Coming at the time the
Cameroon Football Federation FECAFOOT palaver has been put under cover check,
Jude Waindim reminded the Minister for Sports that though with the challenge of
organizing the 2016 and 2019 African Nation Cups, he is not Minister for
football and consequently should look into the improvement of infrastructure
and personnel at CENAJES Bamenda and other sport sectors.
Nsoh
N. Michael Director of the Institution presented facility lacking in infrastructure
and basic facilities like telephone, means of transport, cords and fields,
fence, computers and much more. While assuring the minister and parents of
qualitative products leaving the school, the Director edged the students to be
facilitators of Cameroon’s emergence, obedient and respectful.
Addressing
the event, Minister Bidoung Mkpatt admonished the young instructors to be
responsible Cameroonians and proof to the head of state that they are worthy of
his trust. While encouraging the new graduates to be ambitious by continuing
studies in the higher institutes for sports and physical education INJS Yaounde
so as to meet the ever growing need in the country, the minister noted that it
is important to be exemplary models. According to Minister Bidoung Mpkatt
complaining is unnecessary but rather integrates the acquired skills at the
various levels of education.
Prior
to the Ministers speech the 31 senior instructors and 28 instructors of sports
and physical education received their diplomas from the minister and other
administrators present.
Richard
Kings, the students, traditional dance groups and other artists graced the
solemn event with outstanding songs, playbacks and sketches.
The
Minister before leaving for Yaounde visited the Bamenda Sports Center for a
first hand appraisal.
Photo Credit: Ma Stey
Photo Credit: Ma Stey