Principals of Schools in the North West
region have showered praises on the President of the Republic Paul Biya despite the growing crisis in the NW and SW regions.
The
Principals were speaking Friday April 27 during a conference to officially
launch official examinations for the 2017 session and preparations for the start
of the 2017/2018 academic year in the North West Region. |
| NW Secondary Education Family in session |
In a motion of support and appreciation addressed
to the President, the secondary education family thanked him for appointing
Anglophones into key ministries notably; the ministry of territorial administration
and secondary education for the first time since 1972, the maintenance of
Philemon Yang as Prime Minister and Head of Government, the ongoing
anti-corruption efforts in the country, efforts made to solve the problem of
teachers in the country by creating more advance Teacher’s training colleges
including ENSET Kumba and Ebolowa, the redeployment of teachers to places where
they can best use the language they master, the creation of the common law
department in ENAM and the Common Law bench in the supreme court, the
diplomatic offensive of the head of state evident in the recent visit to China,
efforts to tackle the crisis rocking the country especially the Anglophone
Crisis and the Boko Haram, continuous efforts to realize the 2035 vision, with
the construction of dams to improve electricity supply, the ongoing
construction works on the Mbouda-Bamenda, Kumbo-Nkambe stretches of road,
Construction of a first class high way linking the NW/SW regions, the creation
of a ministry of decentralization and local government, amongst others.
The teachers however use the motion to appeal
that the President engages meaningful dialogue with Cameroonians who matter to
as to return the country to the once island of peace in the African sub region,
completely tare the ring road as promised in 1990, increase the number of
Anglophones admitted into higher institutions of learning and decision making
circles and to provide service cars to divisional delegate to ease work.
Speaking earlier during the conference, the
Secretary General to the Bamenda City Council regretted the turbulent times
which have made work very difficult for those in the education sector. Ntumfoyn
Bobe Jude Waindim noted “we are equally aware dear seasoned managers of the
education of our kids and society that at all times and most especially now
your sacrifices have always been enormous. It is only unfortunate that our
society is slowly but steadily disintegrating before our very one eye and we
seem to be so lawless easily resigning t fate as it were.” He encouraged the
teachers to hold on despite the challenges.
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| NW Governor Adolph Lele Speaking after Conference |
The regional Delegate for Secondary Education
evaluated the ending school year marked by challenges amongst them “exposure to
attacks, insecurity, tempestuous closure due to attacks, low attendance,
personnel lacunae in many rural and some urban schools, competent teachers
leaving in quest for greener pastures, even questionable transfer of teachers
usually to urban areas and especially to/in Bamenda.” He praised the teachers
for playing their role in ensuring the adequate and effective preparation of
students for the end of year and course examinations. Apah Johnson Itor urged
his collaborators ensure a successful examination session by not tolerating
indiscipline, respecting all laid down regulations, involve administration and
the forces of law and order when the peace of the examination center is
threatened, fight examination fraud, and ensure safety of examination safe.
While congratulating and encouraging the
teachers, NW Governor Adolph Lele L’Afrique who attended the conference
described the just ended school year as satisfactory despite the difficulties
faced by the school authorities who faced them with courage. On examination
session security the Governor said “security is our duty; all of us but I
cannot disclose here the security device that has been setup to face the
challenges that are expected but we are ready to face them. I will like to ask
all the stakeholders the parents but foremost the school children to seat in
and write their exams. They shouldn’t fear. We have taken necessary security
measures to make sure the exams unfold in the NW region hitch free.”
Indefinite school boycott, ghost towns,
arson, destruction, threats, wounding of students and teachers have
characterized the school year making school attendance a think of cities.