The first phase of the exercise would avoid strongholds of the seperatist fighters
Paul Tasong, Minister delegate to the Minister of the Economy, Planning and Regional Development who doubles as National Cordinator of Government’s Reconstruction Plan of the two restive English regions of the country already has an idea of how implementation of the plan would look like.
Speaking in Yaounde Wednesday April 15, 2020 shortly after their installation ceremony presided at by the Prime Minister, Dr Joseph Dion Ngute, Paul Tasong made it clear that the exercise would be done progressively and will begin in less restive areas of the regions.
“will shall work more in a geographical pattern as we intend to pay more attention on areas that are easily accessible so that the plan gets immediately operational from the moment of deployment”
To this, the National Cordinator added that, they will focus on areas with considerable stability, where they can serve the people as they have been called upon to do.
Paul Tasong is considered as a square peg in a square hold as far as the reconstruction project is concerned.
The Minister Delegate at the Ministry of the Economy, Planning and Regional Development, MINEPAT, in charge of Planning greatly contributed to the drafting of the 10-year reconstruction plan for the Northwest and Southwest regions, presented during the Major National Dialogue, and approved by the MINEPAT and the Ministry of Finance, MINFI.
In the National Reconstruction Plan, Paul Tasong would be assisted by Donatus Njong.
Donatus Njong on his part has 24 years of experience as mayor of Kumbo, in the Northwest region.
It should be noted that the mission awaiting the cordinators is not an easy task given that violence is still visible in most parts of the two regions.
The fear of many is for the project to witness serious setbacks like registering immediate destruction by seperatist fighters of what is been reconstructed.
This is what would be rehabilitated and re-established in the Restive NW SW Regions as the War Continues
350 Schools
115 Health Centres
40 Bridges
400 Water Points
500 KMs of Low Tension Power Lines
600 KMs of Rural Roads
45 Markets
12000 Private Houses
25000 Hecters of Farm Land plus Livestock lost by Grazers
About 300.000 Personal Documents Lost, among others.
The estimated budget for the reconstruction is 89.682.938 FCFA.
A detailed plan of action for the first year is expected to be produced by the cordinators and presented to the Prime Minister for adoption.
By Louvier Kindo Tombe
