Interview: “Togetherness Is trength”

North West Governor, Adolphe  Lele Lafrique  on the week’s riots in Bamenda.

How is Bamenda days after the Monday, 21^st 2016 disorder?

We spent Thursday, November 24^th 2016 on the field visiting and sizing up the situation at the hot spots of Monday’s disorder. We were at Mile 90, Bamenda, Commercial Avenue, Matazen, Santa Subdivision, Bamenda main market and some areas in Bamenda I, II and III Subdivisions and calm reigns everywhere. The population has resumed their activities and people are going about their businesses in peace and serenity.

You also met other local leaders, what message was taken to them?

We have also visited some traditional palaces in Mezam Division and we are calling on the traditional rulers to be the true custodians of tradition. Our traditional rulers are auxiliaries of the administration and we have admonished them to talk to their people, advise the population to desist from destruction that doe...