He officiated the final of Hon. Njingum Musa's Football Peace and Unity Cup in Ndop on March, 19 2016.
Ngoketunjia Division of the North West Region recently got a fresh push to sports development when the Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Bidoung Mkpatt, came visiting on March 19 2016. The event was the final of the Peace and Unity Cup, a regular competition that unites indigenes of all the 13 villages and 3 sub-divisions of Ngoketunjia.
It was eventful for a division that was quick to show gratitude to Minister Bidoung Mkpatt who, some years back, made available 20 million FCFA for a sports complex in Ndop. Some 13 years after, Ngoketunjia stands by the government in the request for the rehabilitation of infrastructure and the construction of a modern stadium. It was against this backdrop that the visiting Minister committed to seek solutions to requests for infrastructure that take sports and physical education forward.
He saluted Hon. Njingum Musa, CPDM Member of Parliament for Ngoketunjia North Constituency and promoter of the Peace and Unity Cup, stressing the role of sports in maintaining peace and unity. Minister Bidoung Mkpatt stated government’s preparedness to continue to stand by all institutions that promote peace, unity, solidarity, team spirit, honour and values of integrity.
Inhabitants of Ndop acknowledged that Minister Bidoung Mkpatt's recent outings to Ngoketunjia have often impacted them. This time around, his visit to sports infrastructure, a sports parade, the football finals and award of prizes, summed up the event. Curtains dropped on the activities with Bamunka Urban FC humbling Bammesing FC by 1 goal zero to win the second edition of the Hon. Njingum Musa Football Cup. Bamunka Handball Club also beat Bamali Handball Club 16 gaols to 13 to lift the handball trophy.
It emerged from the event that the competition was conceived and launched to fetch budding talents, poised to emerge and shine as well as give the youths of Ngoketunjia a chance to compete in peace and make friends amongst themselves. Among the lot who cheered the finals in Ndop was North West Governor, Adolphe Lele L'Afrique, Senator Dingha Ignatius, traditional rulers and elite of Ngoketunjia Division.
