Decentralisation: Second Phase Transfer of Powers Discussed

 The  first ordinary session  of the Local Services Inter-ministerial Committee  for 2018 took place in Yaounde on May 18, 2018.

The decentralisation process intended to accelerate local development in Cameroon will in the near future witness the second phase of transfer of powers and accompanying resources to municipal councils and the effective putting in place of Regions.

These were some of the perspectives the members of the Local Services Inter-ministerial Committee brainstormed on and made proposals to hierarchy on May 18, 2018.
The Minister of Decentralisation and Local Development who is chairperson of the Committee, Georges Elanga Obam presided at the session.

The first session of the committee for 2018 came within the background of the creation of the Ministry of Decentralisation and Local Development on March 2, 2018 with the mission to accelerate the decentralisation process and enable grassroots population effectively participate in their development.

It was  the first time Minister Elanga Obam chaired the session of the committee. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the session, he said, with the putting in place of the Ministry of Decentralisation and Local Development,  the committee wanted to assess the level of advancement of the  decentralisation process, how the operation of the transfer of powers and resources by the central government to local authorities was being managed, difficulties encountered, how adequate the level of financing was and how the governance of councils was able to address the issue of decentralisation.

He also said the session of the Committee targeted envisaging the second phase of the transfer of powers, identify the powers and ensure that adequate tools are given to councils to effectively meet the objective of decentralisation which is local development.

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