No, the Street Lights to be Planted in Njaah Don't Have Secret Cameras

No, the Street Lights to be Planted in Njaah Don't Have Secret Cameras

"In order to curb insecurity I decided to buy street lamps worth about one million (1.000.000) Frs to install in the streets of Njaah. Unfortunately the lamps are still packed in the palace because the amba guys said the lamps had secret cameras inside and so I couldn't proceed with the installation of these street lights." Then he went on; "Even before the outbreak of this crisis, I already had this development vision for my village which I shared with my fon way back in 2016"

Ngu Victor Teche, an illustrious son of Njaah village, Gutah zone of the Meta was speaking to Mbengwi Online recently after we learnt of his humanitarian activities in his village and decided to reach him on phone for details considering that it's part of our editorial policy to shine the light on collective and individual developmental strides in Mbengwi that impact mankind positively. 

Street Lamp to be Installed

Tracing the distance so far covered, he narrated that "In 2019 when I traveled home and realised that the existing water structures were damaged leaving the villagers with no option than to trek to far away places to fetch water and with the presence of cholera outbreak in some regions, I was scared this could reach my community especially as most of them had no choice than to drink from nearby streams. I then proceeded with a team of four persons to the catchment site. From there, rehabilitation works started because we noticed there was already a heap of sand in the reservoir and most of the pipes broken. After spending about five hundred thousand (500.000) Frs to buy pipes, tap heads and other equipments necessary for rehabilitation plus building another catchment, pipe borne water started flowing in the village once more. Then later, I proceeded to organise a tournament aimed at bringing life back to the community. This was for 2019."

Apart from water provision, Ngu Victor has also been distributing food aid back home. About this, he said, _"On 30th November 2020, I decided to provide the entire community of Njaah including the Mbororos food items worth seven hundred thousand (700.000) Frs. In a small speech I made during the ceremony, I explained to them that each time I eat something in Yaounde, I often stop and ponder on what my village people who are running to the hills everyday from gunshots have equally been eating. This was what motivated me to supply them with these items ranging from 20 bags of rice, 20 bags of salt, 2.600 cubes of maggi and 4 cartons of soap (300 cubes)."_

Njaah Mothers & Father After Reception of Items

Villagers Pouring Blessings on their Illustrious Son

He added that the community is so grateful indeed and keep showering blessings on their beloved son. All these initiatives he says have been out of his personal efforts. As he himself explained,  "Though I've never received 1Frs from anywhere, I remain motivated by self satisfaction as it pleases my heart to reach out to my community" It should be noted he's also the Yaounde branch president of the Njaah Cultural and Development Association (NJAACUDA)

For the year 2020, he's still not stopped carrying out humanitarian activities in the land of his birth. On the 29th of November, the second edition of his Njaah Football Tournament was launched and is ongoing. Cash prizes worth 300.000Frs shall be shared on the day of the finals. Talking about what's still in the pipeline, Ngu Victor disclosed to Mbengwi Online that "For the entire Meta especially Gutah zone, I really wish I could have more funds to bring development to the area. As for Njaah, I intend to personally build a local market in the community and equally make solar energy available for the people"

Launching of Njaah Football Tournament

Ngu Victor Teche, One of the Developers of Njaah

Thus, if not of the fake news that the street lights he had brought for installation had secret cameras embedded in them, Njaah would've been illuminated by now. The phenomenon of spreading fake news to block a development project is not anew in Mbengwi. In September 2020, the mayor of the Mbengwi Council organised a sports competition worth two million (2.000.000) Frs. Unfortunately teams never went in for the competition after a threatening voice note was circulated on social media warning teams not to dare partake in the competition on the basis that the mayor is rallying the youths for "La Republic" (French) soldiers to come and kill them. No youth has ever been killed in Mbengwi central for playing football.

Two council projects to construct a slaughter house in Acha Tugi and two classrooms in Government School Wumsom have both been stopped, again because of fake news that it's a military camp being built. Mbengwi Online has observed that the government has not been building any new structures to lodge its soldiers. Rather, they take over existing structures, both public and private. The camp in Nyen is in a government school, same for Alabukam. The camp in Alakuma and former Mbengwi Park are both in an individual's house they took over, probably on a temporal basis. As a result, the council is thus compelled to centralise its development projects within the heart of the municipality that's relatively safe, a move that will further enclave the suburbs.

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Many have continued to insist that until the Anglophone Crisis come to an end before any meaningful development can take place. Others differ that life must go on for the development belongs to the people not  "La Republic", an appellation for French Cameroon. In the midst of the tussle between the government and separatists, the civilian population has continued to pay the price. Both factions claim to be fighting for the betterment of the commoner's life. Most of what the people had as development structures have been destroyed in the course of the fighting and attempts to build new structures to remedy the worsening situation are being blocked through fake news, misconceptions, threats and kidnaps. Peaceful negotiations have so far been advanced as the secret exit route out of the current stalemate.

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