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By Martial Gnoukapasi Mayor Chenwi Peter presenting 2024 stewardship account to councilors Councilors of the Bamenda II council have congratulated the mayor, his staff and collaborators for efforts in revenue mobilisation and project realisation for 2024, despite the security challenges. After careful scrutiny of the council's development action in 2024 with the limited resources it was able to generate, the councilors of the municipality on February 6th at the council hall, validated the accounts, suggesting more avenues through which the council could raise more funds for it's ambitious programs for the population in the sub division.  Councilors at session The Bamenda II council under Mayor Chenwi Peter raised over 984 million for 2024. A budget which upon presentation, balances in income and expenditure. Projects realized for 2024 The council for 2024 was able to realize a good number of projects, some of which was spelled out by the mayor to include: ✓Construction of Mod...

By Martial Gnoukapasi blurred image of Mr Joko Popularly called Pa Joko, Mr Joko Evaristus who turned 80 on January 1st of 2025 didn't have the luxury of celebrating his birthday with his sweetheart, whom he also acknowledged was his mother and best friend. The evil hands of death had snatched Ma Joko Freda from this earth late 2024, after armed men, believe to be separatist fighters championing a course for an independent state in Cameroon, bundled her away from her savannah street residence in Bamenda on Saturday October 26, and killed in the late hours of Sunday October 27 2024. It was at a visit initiated by elite of the North West region to condole with the family, that the widower Joko Evaristus, lamented on the vacuum created in his heart and family by men with smoking guns, whose violent actions have forced many to term the current conflict " senseless". Speaking with a heavy heart he said: " She was my friend, when we were still just joking with life thinki...

By Martial Gnoukapasi The mayor of Bamenda II municipality, Chenwi Peter is again on the spotlight owing to his efforts and contributions towards local development and for continuously working to improve the welfare of those within his council area and beyond. The workaholic mayor bagged home the " The most resilient, innovative and development-oriented mayor" award, honouring his unwavering commitment in the development of the Bamenda II municipality through adaptive measures that have made decentralization real to the population, despite the security challenges. The recognition was handed to him by the Cameroon English Language Newspaper Publishers Association (CENPA), at their maiden edition of a prestigious award ceremony that took place Thursday July 25 at the Yaounde Hilton Hotel. Mayor Chenwi Peter's award handed to him by CENPA Amongst the lot, Mayor Chenwi Peter was found worthy by a cream of jury comprising of Barrister Akere Muna as president, senator Nfon Muke...