The civil administrator denies the news that reports the flight of officials posted in the Southwest region to Douala.
Among the guests of the Sunday noon edition (CRTV national post) of February 17, 2019, there was the governor of the South-West region Bernard Okalia Bilai. The land chief of this region, in the grip of violence, returned to the situation of his administrative unit. He denied the information that reports the flight of officials to Douala illustrating his proposal by the rate of presence in the offices evaluated at 85% at the last score.
Governor Okalia Bilai has used another example to show that the people of the south-west have defied the slogan of the "dead city" of the secessionists: "There are threats, but most of the leaders assume their responsibilities. The state is standing in the area. The different administrative units, despite the difficulties, operate in line with national events. Major national meetings are observed in the region. February 11 was celebrated and I would say with pomp".
He says it was a challenge for young people who have vowed to commune with the rest of the nation's youth and reiterates that the region is under administrative and security control despite threats. The governor also commented on his mishap on the Kumba road last week.While visiting the burned hospital a few days earlier, his motorcade was strafed twice by the separatists. Today, he thanks the Almighty.
"By the grace of God I am standing. By the grace of God and the protection of the defense forces I stand up and give thanks to God. We thank all Cameroonians of good will who support us in their prayers.We say that threats can not stop the functioning of the state. He salutes "the accompaniment of the press that restores the truth" and is willing to return without fear in the capital of the department of the Meme.
"I'm ready to go back to Kumba. We have to go back. In Lebialem too. If we do not go then who will go. People will feel abandoned. We are standing with the people to tell them to hold on. It is not the enemies of peace who control the territory, but the state of Cameroon, "says Okalia Bilai.
Who thinks that it is up to the representatives of the state like him to reassure the people "so that they do not feel that the head of their administrative unit is weakening. It will mean that the situation is serious. Okalia Bilai ends by announcing that people suspected of involvement in the Kumba hospital fire have been arrested.
Source: cameroon-info.net