DDR Buea Celebrates Financial Package plus Integration Process for 70 Returnees

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I have come to announce the graduation of the second batch of this Center effective from today

-Belta DOH

Peace had barely returned to the center hosting 184 ex Separatist fighters who started a protest on Monday February 1st 2021. They complained of haven been in the center longer than they were assured.

Programmed to be in Buea on Thursday February 4th, the special envoy of the Prime Minister came 24 hours earlier, Wednesday February 3rd, urgently address the situation.

She was accompanied by an interministerial delegation from the Ministries of Fishery and Animals husbandry, Youth Affairs and Civic Education and that of Agriculture. Potential ministries that can Facilitate the employment possibilities of the ex-Fighters.

In a hall full of tension, placards visible at every end calling for their release back home, only an assuring message from the special Adviser of the Prime Minister, Madam Doh Belta could savage the situation. It was her third time at this Center sent by Prime Minister, Joseph Dion Ngute. She regretted the fact that a lot would have been done at the center Early enough if not of the coronavirus pandemic that caused a global standstill late last year.

After these following words of hers, the hall went wild in euphoric flames.

                                                                                       Inmates handed Money by Doh Belta

The incidence which occurred on Monday the 1st did not leave the Prime Minister indifferent. As a father who has your interest at heart has sent me to you. Under his instructions, I have come to announce the graduation of the second batch of this Center effective from today “Doh Belta, declared.

Madam Doh went ahead to give out physical cash of One Million Frs CFA to the Director of the center in order to speedily Facilitate the documentation process of the second batch of 70, especially in the Production of their National Identity Cards.

                                                                                                        Col Ekoss and Doh Belta

 

More jubilations filled the space when a physical cash of 3 million frs CFA was handed over to these Returnees as upkeep allowance from the Prime Minister. Everyone entitled to approximately 16,000 Frs

As the first 70 chosen to celebrate, it took the Deputy National Coordinator of the DDR centers, Col. Francis Ekoss, tact to convince others that their turn is ahead. He however promised to do his best with the Government in ensuring that these Returnees are Reintegrated into Society.

While chanting the popular patriotic song “Paul Biya, notre Président”, luring the August guest into her car, Madam Doh Belta reminded them of the need to remain patriotic and continue to invite their peers in the Bushes to drop their arms.

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