Bamenda City Council Blames Water, Energy Mess On Insecurity

 By Raymond Dingana

The Mayor of the Bamenda City Council, Achobong Tembeng Paul has blamed the Water and Energy crisis the population is going through on the ongoing Socio-political crisis.

The Mayor was speaking during the 2020 Administrative and Management Account session of the Bamenda City Council, Wednesday March 31.

One Of The Taps That Has Remained Dry  For Years Because Of  Water Crisis.

He said the water crisis is as a result of the socio political crisis in Bamenda that has scared the contractors away.

"The water project which we were supposed to catch water from a stream in Awing is not going because of insecurity that has caused the contractors to leave," he said.

He however assured the population that, the council has identified other sources that will be developed in order that, the water crisis is brought under control.

"I have had some catchments, some of the streams and springs which we are going to develop and build some reservoirs where we can catch water and see how we can arrest the water crisis in Bamenda and its environs," he added.

On electricity, mayor Achobong vindicated ENEO saying the epileptic electricity situation in Bamenda is not their fault, but that of SONATREAL.

He said SONATREAL has not been able to transport the transformers paid for by ENEO to Bamenda because of the risky nature of the town and the region as a whole.

"ENEO has to the best of my knowledge ordered for new transformers which have already been bought and are laying idle in Douala. They have not arrived Bamenda because of the prevailing situation,’’ he said.

Quizzed on what the city council intend doing to see in to it that, the transformers are brought to Bamenda, the mayor said:

“We are looking for a specialized vehicle to transport the equipment from Douala to the ENEO station in Ntarinkon where they will be installed to solve the energy crisis in Bamenda and the North West Region as a whole,” he indicated.

Bamenda and the north a region in general is undergoing what many have described as acute water and Energy Crisis that have made life unbearable for the population, yet, water and electricity bills keep sky-rocketing.

Many neighborhoods have gone without these two basic needs for months now and the situation has not changed with no one having a clue as to when things will get better.