PIB Mezam: Follow up committee gives a pass mark on execution after field visit

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By Martial Gnoukapasi

Committee Chair Hon. Agho Oliver with other project stakeholders on field duty


Stakeholders of the committee charge with the execution and follow up of public investment projects in Mezam have evaluated the realisation rate of projects accorded the division in 2023.

Despite the security challenges, the committee members headed by chairperson Hon. Agho Oliver, member of parliament for Bafut-Tubah constituency, for the first time after a very long time, took a decision of actually descending to the field to ascertain if the executed projects actually met the specifications enshrined in the respective tender documents for projects that were tendered for.

The field visit of Wednesday January 10th, ensued by a gathering of the stakeholders at the conference hall of the North West regional delegation for the economy, planning and regional development according to the member of parliament, was also to ensure that the projects executed actually meets the needs of those in these communities.

Committee team on inspection mission

Mezam division for 2023 had a total of  129 projects and as at December 2023, 96 of these projects had been completely executed. Over 18 ongoing with less than 14 engaged but still to be touched.

A slideshow presentation bringing to light images of realized projects also justified why physical realisation of 2023 projects stood at 85% with financial engagement at 99% as at December 2023.

The municipalities of Santa, Tubah and Bafut were given a standing ovation for all realising their projects at a hundred percent and within record time, while others were asked to sit up. 

" I think firstly, I will like to appreciate the job that has been done. we've visited projects in Bamenda III under the public investment budget, and have other council areas that have also done well. For the contractors that are still lingering around with projects we are hoping in the days ahead they will be able to complete them and hand to the communities concern" Agho Oliver told MNews


On contractors that are still hiding behind insecurity for not delivering their projects on time, the member of parliament said "The way forward is local dynamics, bringing every stakeholder as far as project realization is concern, more especially the beneficiary population who are the key stakeholders. You cannot claim to execute anything better in a community than the people themselves. we've advised ourselves to work in that regard, bringing local solutions to local problems. it's a strategy that has been implemented by the mayor of Santa and that of Bafut which has permitted them to score a 100%"

Slideshow presentation of realized projects
Minepat Mezam divisional delgate Mawong Evelyn

Mezam divisional delegate of planning and regional development, Mawong Evelyn was saluted for her efforts in giving visibility and shining a light to some of job that was being done on the field.

A good number of recommendations were taken at the meeting that also had in attendance the Fons, civil society actors, quarter heads and community representatives from the various project areas, who from time to time had the opportunity to say Yes or No if a project within their respective communities was actually delivered or not.

The chairman of the committee also used the evaluation to call on the stakeholders to keep away sentiments and greed, work selflessly for the beneficiary community while promoting transparency in the award and management process. 


He urge them to work hard this 2024, ensuring that no credit cards goes back to Yaounde. 

Despite being in what many have termed as a red zone, mayor Ngwakongho Lawrence  of Bafut council facing the press said the secret behind the successful implementation of his projects is simply "giving to the people base on their needs and not what the council wants"

" Through our budgetary orientations we are able to know what the various  communities have as priority. we submitted the projects according to their needs and act accordingly" 

Mayor Ngwakongho Lawrence of Bafut council

For the mayor of Santa, objectivity, management of time, working with the local problem and applying local solutions to local problems are some of the techniques he used in realizing his projects in record time

Mayor of Santa council


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