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North West Public Independent Conciliator (Left),Mayor Of Ndop Council(Right) By Raymond Dingana The Public Independent Conciliator (PIC) for the North West Region on Friday 28 October 2022 singled out and appreciated Mayor Ntoh Daniel Balengka of Ndop Council for his "level headedness" that let to a 20-year-old problem to be reconciled cordially. This was on day two and final day of a two-day seminar with mayors on Rights, Duties and Ethical Compliance In Council Functioning  on Friday organized by the Office of the Public Independent Conciliator (OPIC) for the North West Region. North West Independent Conciliator, Tamfu Simon Fai At The Seminar With Mayors The Public Independent Conciliator (PIC) for the region, Simon Tamfu Fai saluted Mayor Ntoh of Ndop for answering to the invitation sent to him to report at the Office of PIC concerning a 20-year-old issue that has threatened to tear the council apart.                             What Really Was The 20-year-old Problem I

Public Independent Conciliator North West Region, Tamfu Simon Fai Welcoming Participants By Raymond Dingana While opening a two-day seminar on Rights, Duties and Ethical Compliance In Regional Council Functioning, the Public Independent Conciliator (PIC) for the Nerth West, Tamfu Simon Fai emphasized on the mission of the institution. This came after it's been rumoured that the Office of the PIC has come to police council's causing the PIC to reiterate why the institution was created: "while rectifying the already misconception that the PIC has come to police councils which I have been hearing, permit me reiterate here that the PIC has only three roles which are the role of Pacificator, Watchdog, and Advocate of councils. Focusing on the watchdog role which others see as the policing role will simply dilute the other very key roles of pacificator and advocate if councils," said Tamfu Fai. Tamfu Simon Fai did not cease to salut the collaboration his office is enjoying

By Raymond Dingana During her presentation on Non- Discrimination and Mainstreaming Inclusiveness in Council Functioning at a two-day seminar on Duties and Ethical Compliance in Regional and Council Services, Thursday October 27,2022 organized by the Office of the Public Independent Conciliator [OPIC] for the North West, Ambuban cautioned mayors against dragging their workers in to election campaigns. Nina Ambuban Schooling Mayors On Non- Discrimination And Mainstreaming Inclusiveness In Council Functioning She explained that such acts go a long way to disfavor the workers especially in a situation where a new mayors comes in: "During political campaigns, mayors move out with council staff and if the mayor is not maintained, the incoming mayor will want to discriminate against the staff because they campaign against him or her. Some might even be dismissed and this will mean their Rights have been voilated. Council workers should be allow to chose their political parties, " 

Bus On Fire In Transport Agency In Bamenda By Raymond Dingana Shock and consternation is still the order of the day in Bamenda after a bus went off in flames at a travel agency in Bamenda, war ravaged North West Region of Cameroon Thursday October 27,2022 in the evening hours. We gathered from witnesses who did not want to be named that the said bus packed at the agency located at Food Market road around Small Mankon called Nso Boys suddenly went up in flames. Persons Trying To Put Out The Flames It is not clear if the agency was visited by arsonists or what happened there was just an accident. Only investigtions will unravel the mystry behind the fire incident at Nso Boys. Details are still coming in.

Family Picture Of Staff Of Independent Conciliator North West And Mayors By Raymond Dingana Some council workers working with Local and Regional Councils in the North West Region of Cameroon have appealed to the office of the Public Independent Conciliator (PIC) for the region to defend  and promote their Rights. Speaking during a two-day seminar on Rights, Duties and Ethical Compliance in Council Functioning organized by the PIC, Thursday October 27,2022, Samba Cletus, Council Developement Officer, Misaje council pleaded with PIC to clip the wings of mayors who don't respect the rights of workers: "Council workers are dismissed without taking in to consideration what the labor code says. Those who suffer the more are workers who don't belong to the same political party with the new mayors. This is why we are pleading with the PIC to check the excesses of these mayors and stop them from discriminating against council workers who don't belong to the same political party

By Raymond Dingana At a time when the North West Region and Cameroon as a whole is battling food insecurity because of poor harvest triggered by a plethora of challenges, rural women with all nature has blessed them with lack the push to continue feeding the millions of mouths nation wide. During the 2022 edition of the International Day of Rural Women in Bambili, Tubah Sub Division, Northwest Region of Cameroon, Saturday October 15,2022 with the theme: Rural Women Cultivating Good Food For All, the South West, North West Women Task Force, (SNWOT) and World Food Program, (WFP) made some promisses to the women that brightened their faces. Senjo Emmanuel of WFP The financial officer of SNWOT North West, Leinyuy Saber Emeliene pointed out that the women will be supported in their effort to feed the world: "We have assured them that we will be coming back for more trainings, transportation of crops from farm to market and also support them with farm inputs which are very much needed t

By Raymond Dingana During activities to mark the 2022 edition of the International Day of Rural Women in Bambili, North West Region of Cameroon, Saturday October 15,2022 ,the South West, North West Women Task Force (SNWOT) in partnership with World Food Program (WFP) brought in an agric technician to educate more than 50 women on better farming practices. Before the women were taken to class, they brought out some of the issues affecting them.  Speaking on behalf of the women, Andangfung Afungsha of the Christian Women Fellowship (CWF) listed some of the reasons why harvest has been unfortunate: Andangfung Augustina Afungsha Talking At The Event "Lack of farm to market roads, lack of farm inputs like enhanced seeds, long hours at the farms that leads to backache, abusive use of inorganic manure amongst others are like a wall standing in the way of bountiful harvest." After listening to the rural women as they tabled their problems, Binui Victorine was tasked to introduce them