Wum Council adopts FCFA 951,000,000 as budget for 2022 fiscal year

By Martial Gnoukapasir

Photo credit: Ojang Stephen

Mayor Dighambong Anthony addressing councilors at budgetary session

The budget that witnessed some FCFA 950,000 increase from that of 2021 fiscal year, was examined, scrutinized, voted and adopted during the Council's budgetary session held at the Council premises on December 15, 2021 under the supervision of Abdoullahi Aliou, Senior Divisional Officer for Menchum.

 

Mayor Dighambong Anthony Mvo in his opening speech enlisted the following projects envisaged for 2022 Fiscal Year:

-Construction of a workshop for the manufacture of compressed blocks and pavement blocks,

- Creation of Council farm Support to 10 persons living with disability in Wum Municipality, 

-manual maintenance of rural roads, construction of a municipal museum, 

-purchase of a front head loader, creation of a Wum Council farm for (Poultry, Piggery, Plantain and Pineapple) known as 4Ps, to improve modern farming techniques, 

-promote agriculture and improve upon the Local Economic Development and also, the embellishment of the Wum Council premises. Etc

 

councillors deliberate or key projects targeted by the budget

Deliberations that would enhance the development of the municipality were taken by the Councillors who intend to work extra hard so as to take the municipality to another level. 

Seen as a realistic budget, councillors scrutinized all possible avenues where revenue could be collected.

 It is worth noting that the Wum Council 2022 Budget is very much investment oriented and at the same time does not undermine the smooth functioning of the council especially as it concerns taking care of staff welfare. 

 

He christianed the budget "THE BUDGET OF PEACE CONSOLIDATION, INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND INCLUSIVENESS”. 

It balances in revenue and expenditure at the sum of Nine hundred and fifty one Million (951.000.000) francs, this represent an increase of 0.1% of the 2021 budget.

The investment budget will finance twenty-two (22) projects, thirteen (13) of which are drawn from the Public Investment Budget (PIB) of some sector ministries. The Wum Council plans to carry out thirteen (14) projects with the technical collaboration of some sector ministries. 

The council is determined to create the council farm this year.

 All council projects amount to the sum of 316.05million FCFA. Its high level of realization will enhance the development of the socioeconomic life of the populations of the Wum Municipality.

 

Councillors of the Wum Council decried the fact that their lofty ideas and bright dreams for a more advanced municipality, are hampered by the poor road network.

 

Prior to this Budgetary Session, the Mayor of the Wum Council visited some ongoing projects such as the giant ultra-modern Wum Cattle Market, the futuristic Wum Town Hall, the newly constructed market sheds at the Wum Main Market and the small ruminant market.

During the visit of ongoing projects, Mayor Dighambong exhorted his population to continue respecting barrier measures against COVID-19.

"We are trying to ensure that our population gets better services. For this to be effective, we are calling everyone inhabitant of this municipality to put hands on deck. And to those who think they can drag us behind, posterity will judge them. 

The Corona pandemy is far from its end Let's keep watching out by simply respecting the barrier measures prescribed by the Cameroon government. let's protect ourselves and those around us. Mayor Dighambong said.