They have embarked on a tour of the region to explain the role of Senators in local development.

Senators of the South West Region have called for a collective action by the Government Delegates, Mayors and Councillors, for the development of their municipalities. They were speaking on May 27, 2015, at the Kumba City Council hall, during a one-day working visit to Meme Division. According to Senator Otte Andrew Mofa, Senators of South West origin have decided to work as a group, to tackle the problem of decentralisation as one man.

“We have decided to come down to the region as a team, to move from the various divisions, look at the problems they face and see how we can channel to the power that be for  lasting solutions. We are out to see how the City Council and the Local Councils can foster development and ameliorate the living standard of the local populace,” Senator Otte stated.

Earlier, the team leader of the South West Senators, Nfor Tabetando, said as Senators, they are bound to work with the councils, reasons why they have come out to mobilize and sensitise them on how they have to jointly develop their council areas. He called on the people to put aside their political differences and strive for development. He used the occasion to condemn those who are going about trying to divide the country by preaching sensation. Nfor Tabetando, said their main objective is dialogue and not discrimination and backstabbing. “Cameroon remains one and indivisible nation, nobody should therefore try to tarnish the image of our peaceful fatherland,” he asserted.       

The Government Delegate to the Kunba City Council, Victor Nkelle Ngoh stressed the need for unity and stated that, “together we stand and divided we fall”. He also called on them to work together so that the agricultural production of the region would increase. The Delegate disclosed that the Senators have handed a computer set and four agro-sprayers for the people of Meme to boost their agricultural production. Victor Nkelle Ngoh, noted that, farm-to- market roads remain the cry of the people of Meme and the region as a whole.