Timid Day One In North West Schools

Day one of school' resumption for the 2019/2020 academic year had little to show with few pupils, students and administrative staff braving threats to file out for the learning and teaching process in the North West Region. Prolonged ghost towns and lockdowns of the region's towns and villages did not help matters with those thirsty for education scared of threats from proponents of schools boycott following the socio, political and security crisis rocking the region. 
The Regional Delegate of Basic Education, Wambeng Wilfred Ndong is hopeful about improved enrolment statistics in the weeks ahead. He told Cameroon Tribune (CT) that day one of the academic year featured some 545 pupils in 11 schools in Donga Mantung  Division, 58 in G. S Kiyon, Oku,  Bui Division, 120 at Islamic primary school Wum, Menchum Division, 50 at Ecole publique  Les champion where Bamenda I D.O,  Gilbert  Guibai went encouraging pupils and 22 at Ecole publique  Francophone, both at the Up station  neighbourhood of Bamenda . At press time, Boyo, Momo and Ngoketungia Divisions were yet to feature any pupils in schools. The picture in secondary schools featured three Divisions that effectively opened their doors to ...