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By Martial Gnoukapasi   Photo credit: NWRA Communication Division  some beneficiaries in a group photo with the assembly's president, state representative and other members of the house The 14th Ordinary Session of the North West Regional Assembly has come to a close with donations of back-to-school materials to schools and students. With aim to promote academic excellence, and education in the region that witnessed a timid start for the 2024/25 school year.  Among the items distributed were 32 state-of-the-art computers with printers and complete accessories, 2,000 school bags, and a staggering 20,000 exercise books.  A section of Computers, printers and other donated Consignment The initiative also extended to provide 2,700 birth certificates across the 34 municipalities in the region, along with 103 certificates of excellence awarded to outstanding students. Speaking at the event, the representative of State, Governor Adolphe Lele Lafrique, commended the initiative from the Reg

By Martial Gnoukapasi  Minister Paul Tasong(M) flanked by North West governor Lele Lafrique (R), President NW Regional Assembly (L) Bamenda, Sept.17 - The Steering Committee President of the Presidential Plan for the Reconstruction and Development (PPRD) of the North West and South West, Minister Paul Tasong, has reiterated that the purpose of the reconstruction plan designed to rebuild the two English speaking regions engulfed by a seven year old conflict is not just to build, but to build back better. Minister Paul Tasong was speaking Tuesday September 17 at the 2nd session of the Regional Follow-up Committee meeting of the PPRD/NW as he school stakeholders on the new organic framework and key innovations of the plan. On July 30th, 2024, prime Minister, head of government, Chief Dr. Joseph Dion Ngute, who is the supervisory authority of the Reconstruction and Development Plan signed an order, modifying the existing framework that came into being on April 3rd of 2020. implementing sta

By Martial Gnoukapasi Adolph Lele Lafrique- state's representative addressing members of the North West regional assembly North West governor, Adolph Lele Lafrique, has urge local authorities to use social and cultural festivities to promote back-to-school, peace and social cohesion in their respective communities Adolph Lele Lafrique was speaking at the 14th ordinary session of the North West Regional Assembly Monday September 16th in Bamenda. As the state representative at the event, the governor who appreciated the efforts of the house in achieving it's peace building mission, called on local authorities present like the mayors and the fons to use annual cultural events and festivals to advocate for peace and development. Traditional and local authorities of the house Understanding that these persons are direct custodians to of the population they govern, Adolph Lele Lafrique expressed beliefs that such is possible, owing to the immediate closeness these persons have with me

By Martial Gnoukapasi School resumption statistics in the the north west for the 2024/25 academic year The regional delegate of secondary education for the North West , Mbaijong Ezekiel has appreciated the efforts of The North West Regional Assembly in promoting education in the region The delegate during a presentation at the on-going 14th ordinary session of the assembly indicated that many students where able to write the General Certificate of Education and other exams thanks to the North West Regional Assembly. The structure which came as part of measures to resolve the anglophone crisis in the north west, thanks to the special status, registered a good number of students for the official examinations in the 2023/24 academic year.  NW secondary education delegate Mbaijong Ezekiel presenting at assembl According to north west delegate for secondary education "   the assembly last academic year , was able to register a total of 563 vulnerable candidates for official examination

By Martial Gnoukapasi North West Regional Assembly President Prof Fru Angwafor III briefing Media men and women The auditorium of the North West regional Assembly will play host to the 14th ordinary session of the house from Monday 16th to Wednesday 18th September 2024. Though members will be convening for the 16th time, this seating will mark the 14th ordinary session as there's been two extra-ordinary sessions in the current mandate of the people's representative at the assembly. At a media briefing, Sunday September 15, the president of the regional legislative body, professor Fru Angwafor III indicated that the session will provide an opportunity for the members, who are already 45 months gone into their 60-month mandate, to evaluate the ground covered so far. Projects executed by the structure in the entire North West from 2021-2024 will be reviewed in the session. An evaluation that will also take into account the utilisation rates of the social amenities provided, the f

By Martial Gnoukapasi  A grided photo of the mayor and archbishop with team plus the donation and cathedral under renovation The Archbishop of the Bamenda Archdiocese, His Grace Andrew Nkea Fuanya has express gratitude to the Mayor of Bamenda II Council, Chenwi Peter, for an unexpected donation of 100 bags of cement made by the latter towards the realization of the extension and renovation works currently taking place at the Bamenda Metropolitan Cathedral. His Grace, Nkea shared his satisfaction with the mayor for the gift, Tuesday August 9 at the project site where MNews spotted a few number of men transporting the consignment of cement into the cathedral from a Mercedes truck stationed outside. The Archbishop said the gift wasn't expected but said was a pleasant surprise.  Donated Consignment Archbishop Andrew Nkea presenting state of work at the cathedral to Mayor and team " This is a very big and a pleasant surprise for me, i want to thank the mayor of Bamenda II for com