Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute addressing the members of the 7th steering committee
The Prime Minister, Head of Government, Chief Dr Joseph Dion Ngute, has assured the population of the North West Region that the start of construction works on the 6.5km Bamenda urban bypass will commence very soon.
The Head of Government was speaking in Bamenda during the close of the 7th steering committee meeting of the Presidential Plan for Reconstruction and Development of the North West and South West Regions (PPRD).
"I am announcing the imminent start of works on the Bamenda roads. This i can assure you. They will be no excuse, even the rains.
"This will solve the urban mobility problems of the city, and it will change the face of the city." Joseph Dion Ngute said.
The Prime Minister also took out time to explain why the works were delayed.
"They're standard procedures which are supposed to be respected before any road works are engaged. Particularly projects financed by the World Bank. Unfortunately, peoples houses were illegally destroyed. This led to the cancellation of the previous contract and a new one was negotiated.
"When the contract was eventually negotiated, I commissioned the government to carry an evaluation of how much we will pay as compensation. Another evaluation was conducted by the World Bank, which placed the figures at times 10 what we had evaluated. We could not accept to pay such an amount. Eventually, they was a consensus, and everyone whose property was destroyed has been compensated." The Prime Minister said.
Minister Emmanuel Ngannou Djoumessi clarifying issues
With all the bottlenecks haven given way, the Minister of Public Works, Emmanuel Ngannou Djoumessi, and his counterpart of Urban Development and Housing, Celestine Ketcha Courtes took turns to explain how road projects will be carried out in Bamenda.
"The contractor has already been mobilized, and works will start very soon." Minister Djoumessi said.
He went further to state that the Bamenda- Babadjou road and the ring road from Kumbo to Ndu, Ndu to Nkambe and Nkambe to Misaje will be completed at the end of 2025.
The Minister also took out time to explain that construction works from Bamenda to Mbengwi and to other subdivisional headquarters in Momo suffered a setback. The contract was awarded to two contractors. One abandoned the works due to insecurity, and the other did not table a reason. Minister Djoumessi explained that a new contractor has been contracted and works are set to commence.
Minister Celestine Ketcha Courtes
Concerning the other roads in Bamenda, Celestine Ketcha Courtes explained that the French debt relief fund, C2D, will finance the construction of the Fons Street, Independence Street, Vicky street, Ringway street, veterinary junction to the City Council and the road leading to the Bamenda airport amongst other roads within the city of Bamenda. She explained that her ministry financed the solar lighting of the streets from Bamenda upstation to downtown.
This Minister Courtes said is accompanied by development projects such as the construction of markets, and bridges which will completely change the beauty of Bamenda.
The people of the North West through the voice of the President of the Regional Executive Council, requested for the road to the Bamenda Gas plant to be executed so that the facility can start serving the population of the North West Region.
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