Politique

North West Elite Open Up

Par Erick Maville, Directeur Général de l’association Santé en Entreprise (SEE)
28 nov. 2016 11:56
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“Channels of Dialogue Have Opened”

Barrister Harmony Bobga, Common Law Lawyers leader.

“The channels for dialogue have opened after we met the Prime Minister, Head of Government in Bamenda. Nothing concrete emerged from the consultations beyond the opening of a window of opportunities for dialogue to prevail. It is on this account that the Common Law Lawyers strike action continues while we have been directed to open up to an enlarged meeting with the Minister of State, Minister of Justice. We will be signing a Memo with the Prime Minister to include a request for the meeting with the Minister of Justice. We hope that the government will have the same open mindedness as we have. One thing which stands out is that the word federalism which we analyze as a means of having a sustainable solution to the problems we have raised is taboo to the government and we have been invited to be tolerant and we also insist that it should be a two-way traffic. Evidently, the meeting with the Prime Minister is a good beginning. He was frank and the discussions were open”.

“Issues Raised Will be Handled Progressively”

Afuh Stephen, PEATTU Teachers Trade Union leader.

“Teacher Trade Union leaders in Bamenda used the opportunity offered by the Prime Minister to articulate reasons why we did not honour the invitation by the Minister of Higher Education in Yaounde. We respect him as the Prime Minister, Head of Government and took his word for serious given that he personally came to dialogue with teachers. The issues we raised were not easy to reach a consensus on day one and it was only after stalemates and suspensions of talks to re-strategize that we finally reached an agreement with the P.M, to the effect that issues raised will be handled progressively within a time frame to be decided by a new institutional framework to be created by the government. So the strike will only be suspended when at least one of the resolutions adopted is implemented on or before 30^th November 2016”

“Give a Listening Ear to Problems”

-Ni john Fru Ndi, SDF National Chairman.