Defence and Security: FCFA 247 Billion For Territorial Defence

The Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence, Joseph Beti Assomo on November 22, 2018, defended a draft budget of FCFA 247 billion 447 million for the 2019 fiscal year before members of the Finance and Budget Committee of the National Assembly. The Committee is headed by Hon. Moutymbo Rosette Ayayi with Minister Jules Doret Ndongo representing the Vice Prime Minister, Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Relations with Parliament, Amadou Ali. Going by the budget proposal of Minister Joseph Beti Assomo, priority areas will be safeguarding territorial integrity, ensuring the protection of persons and property, contributing to national development efforts, governance and institutional support to the defence subsector. Explanatory notes on the presentation of the Minister before the Committee members indicate that the Ministry of Defence envisages within the framework of implementation of the proposed budget should it be validated, the setting up of new Gendarmerie units and the intensification of road safety sensitisation campaigns while punishing Highway Code offen ders. The conti...